Jordan

  • United States President Donald Trump has again insisted that the US will take control of the Gaza Strip. Trump made this statement while meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was Trump’s first meeting with his Jordanian counterpart since announcing his plan to take over Gaza. Recently, Trump suggested he…

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  • Jordan asks Iraqi govt to extend oil supply deal

    Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said on Sunday that it has sent a letter to Iraq’s Ministry of Oil demanding the extension of an oil supply deal, under which Jordan imports around 10,000 barrels of oil daily from Iraq. Iman Awad, director of Oil and Natural Gas at Jordan’s ministry, said Jordan requested…

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  • How the US might react to deadly Jordan drone attack

    We have been reporting this week that the United States is preparing its response to a drone attack on a military base in Jordan which killed three US service members and injured at least 40 others on Sunday. The US has blamed the attack on Iran-backed militants and has warned of retaliation. In a news…

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  • Jordan detains 4 Israelis for mistakenly crossing border

    Jordanian border guards have briefly detained four Israelis who mistakenly crossed the border, Jordanian state TV is reporting.  The four are understood to have crossed by mistake on Thursday, according to the reports citing a military source.  They were later returned to the Israeli authorities via the official channels. 

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  • Jordan’s foreign minister has said “no one is buying” the Israeli narrative about the Gaza hospital explosion. Ayman Safadi told NBC’s Lester Holt that people “in this part of the world” will not believe Palestinian militants accidentally bombed al Ahli Hospital unless there is an independent inquiry. Asked whether he believed Israel, Mr Safadi said:…

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  • Hundreds of protesters are on the streets in the capital of Jordan, expressing solidarity with Palestine and showing support for Hamas.  Reporting from Amman, Sky News international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn says a summit planned today between Joe Biden and Arab leaders has been replaced by large-scale protests in the city. As he reports live, the shouts…

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  • Abstract The aim of this paper to outline the E-voting system readiness and design in Jordan, the researchers illustrate the guideline for developing and designing E-voting system in Jordan election. Moreover, the paper used TAM model to test the Acceptance of the proposed system from voter’s perspective and the readiness of the system to be used. Introduction…

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  •   An Italian player and a Latvian player during a European Beach Rugby Championship match between the women’s national teams of Italy and Latvia. August 5. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he provides field guidance at a catfish plant in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)…

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  • A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed, BBC News reports. Image: Nahid Hatter Nahid Hattar was hit by three bullets outside the court in the capital Amman where he was standing trial. Police have arrested the suspected shooter, Riad Abdullah. Jordanian media…

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