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IRAN BLASTS JORDAN'S KING OVER 'UNFAIR' STATEMENT
Iranian FM rejects comments made by King Abdullah II, who said the country was 'meddling in the region'... READ MORE›
JORDAN ENDS BREAD SUBSIDY, DOUBLING PITA PRICES
The price of a kilo of white pita bread was raised 60 percent to 0.40 dinars 0.5 from 0.25 dinars 0.3 and price of large pita bread nearly doubled... READ MORE›
US' ICE ACCUSED OF CRUELTY IN AMER OTHMAN ADI CASE
Amer Othman Adi to be deported days after agency told him he could stay in the US, in case that spurred outrage in Ohio... READ MORE›
TRUMP THREATENS TO PULL AID TO PALESTINIANS IF THEY DON'T PURSUE PEACE
Speaking in Davos, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said only the United States could broker a peace deal... READ MORE›
US UNRWA AID CUT TO HARM PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN SYRIA
At least 125,000 of the prewar population have since fled Syria and landed in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Europe and elsewhere, according to UNRWA... READ MORE›
AMENA KHAN QUITS L'OREAL CAMPAIGN AFTER ISRAEL BACKLASH
Critics were disappointed in how L'Oreal and Khan handled the backlash following the anti-Israel tweets... READ MORE›
TOUGHER SCREENING FOR MIDDLE EAST CARGO FLIGHTS TO US
Flights originating from Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will have to undergo extra screening... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH TELLS PENCE OF CONCERN OVER JERUSALEM
Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 and later annexed east Jerusalem in a move never recognised by the international community... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S KING DELIVERS POINTED REMARKS TO PENCE ON JERUSALEM
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza probably will also stage protests to coincide with Pence's visit... READ MORE›
PENCE IN ISRAEL ON VISIT OVERSHADOWED BY TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECLARATION, PALESTINIAN BOYCOTT
Pence is thought to have pushed hard for both Jerusalem's recognition as Israel's capital and relocation of the U.S. Embassy to the city... READ MORE›
PENCE USES TROOP GATHERING AS BACKDROP TO ACCUSE CONGRESS OF PLAYING POLITICS WITH MILITARY PAY
Vice President Mike Pence, weighing in from the Middle East on the shutdown in Washington, accused the U.S. Congress of playing politics with military pay,... READ MORE›
WHY IS JERUSALEM SO CENTRAL TO PENCE'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT?
But the United Nations regards East Jerusalem as occupied, and the city's status as disputed until resolved by negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION LOOMS LARGE OVER VISIT
JERUSALEM -- Vice President Pence has embarked on a short visit to the Middle East for a trip that had been postponed already twice since December... READ MORE›
JORDAN'S KING TELLS MIKE PENCE U.S. MUST 'REBUILD TRUST'
Israel media reported Netanyahu as saying Israel had expressed remorse over a shooting at its Amman embassy last summer that killed two Jordanians... READ MORE›
ISRAEL APOLOGISES FOR DEADLY EMBASSY SHOOTING IN AMMAN
Israel has formally apologised for the fatal shooting of two Jordanian citizens by an Israeli embassy guard in Amman last year, Jordan's foreign ministry said... READ MORE›
BELGIUM PLEDGES $23M TO UNRWA AFTER US AID CUT
The agency now offers support to approximately five million Palestinians in education, healthcare and housing, and is active in Palestinian occupied territories, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan... READ MORE›
'MAKE TRADE, NOT WAR' IS CHINA'S DARING PLAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The New Silk Roads, or the Belt and Road Initiative, involve six key economic corridors, connecting Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe... READ MORE›
U.S. CUTS $65M IN PALESTINIAN AID FOR NOW, PROMPTING UN DONATIONS APPEAL
UNRWA said the Palestinian refugee crisis stems from the failure of Israel and the Palestinians to agree a solution for Palestinian refugees... READ MORE›
GLOBAL NGOS CRITICISE DRASTIC US CUTS OF UNRWA FUNDING
US withholds 65m out of 125m aid package earmarked for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, prompting condemnation... READ MORE›
JORDANIAN POLICE RAID FACILITY IN DRUG BUST
The main suspect was arrested at the facility, after the AND had worked for months pursuing information based on a tip-off... READ MORE›
PALESTINIAN KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES EAST OF QALQILYAH
A Palestinian man has died of his wounds after being shot by Israeli forces during confrontations in the occupied West Bank, according to officials... READ MORE›
AIR STRIKES AND MISSILE ATTACKS SHOW ISRAEL IS FLEXING ITS MUSCLES IN SYRIA
The latest Israeli air strikes and the angry Syrian response show that both sides are muscle-flexing... READ MORE›
JORDAN ALLOWS ONE-OFF AID DROP TO RUKBAN BORDER CAMP
The Rukban refugee camp has received UN aid from the Jordanian side in a one-off delivery... READ MORE›
ARAB YOUTH OPTIMISTIC DESPITE REGION'S TURMOIL
A study by Germany's Friedrich Ebert Foundation shows that young people from Arabic-speaking countries have an optimistic outlook on life, but little faith in politics... READ MORE›
ASSAD GIVEN 'GREEN LIGHT' BY UK TO MURDER SYRIANS
In 2013, the Assad regime was alleged to have murdered hundreds of people with a sarin gas attack near Damascus... READ MORE›
SAUDI-ISRAEL ALLIANCE WILL BE DRIVING FORCE OF NEW MIDDLE EAST
And now America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital could mean the end of the two-state solution once and for all... READ MORE›
TRUMP UN CUTS WILL HAVE 'MARKED EFFECT' ON HEALTH PROJECTS FOR WOMEN REFUGEES, AID MINISTER ALISTAIR BURT WARNS
Trump UN Cuts Will Have 'Marked Effect' On Health Projects For Women Refugees, Aid Minister Alistair Burt Warns... READ MORE›
'DEVASTATING': ISRAELI TEAR GAS' EFFECT ON PALESTINIANS
People in Aida refugee camp in occupied West Bank are frequently exposed to massive amounts of Israeli tear gas... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON DROP BELOW 1 MILLION FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2014
The number of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon has dropped to below 1 million for the first time since 2014, the United Nations told AFP on Tuesday. A... READ MORE›
IT'S 'CHECKMATE' FOR ISRAELIS BARRED FROM INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA
At an international chess tournament in Saudi Arabia, women are not forced to cover their heads, but Israelis are excluded... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Muwaqqar
SPIDER BITES AUSTRALIAN MAN ON PENIS AGAIN
A 21-year-old Australian tradesman using a portable toilet on a building site is bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION PROMISES UPHEAVAL
, descriptionText President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference at the White House... READ MORE›
TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL, DEFYING ALLIES AND FOES
I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump said in a speech in the White House... READ MORE›
SAUDI KING SALMAN DECRIES TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reiterated the Kingdom's stated commitment to a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital... READ MORE›
TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL, DEFYING ALLIES AND FOES
I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump said in a speech in the White House... READ MORE›
MISS IRAQ FORCED TO FLEE OVER SELFIE WITH MISS ISRAEL
Because Idan posed with Miss Israel, Adar Gandelsman, at a Miss Universe International Beauty Pageant, the Times of Israel reported... READ MORE›
US VETOES UN RESOLUTION ON WITHDRAWING TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION (WATCH LIVE)
US vetoes UN resolution on withdrawing Trump's Jerusalem decision WATCH LIVE -- RT US News... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL SPARKS WEST BANK CLASHES
Israel deployed extra security forces in anticipation of more clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank cities... READ MORE›
WILL JERUSALEM ISSUE PROMPT JORDANIAN POLICY RETHINK?
Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets, burning American and Israeli flags in protest against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
JORDAN EXECUTES TWO IN RESPONSE TO PILOT'S SLAYING
Al-Rishawi has been on death row for her role in a triple hotel bombing in the Jordanian capital Amman in 2005 that killed dozens... READ MORE›
ISRAELI MINISTER KATZ 'INVITES SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'
Israel's Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz has invited Saudi Arabia's crown prince to visit Israel in an interview with a Saudi news outlet, according to Haaretz... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS NO LONGER ACCEPT US ROLE AS MEDIATOR, ABBAS TELLS SUMMIT
Recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel was a crime that threatens world peace, Palestinian president tells delegates in Istanbul... READ MORE›
HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST YEAR CHANGED THE MIDDLE EAST
It marked Iran's resurgence, and, in turn, the failure of American foreign policy... READ MORE›
1 DEAD, DOZENS INJURED IN GAZA PROTESTS AFTER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM ANNOUNCEMENT
A 30-year-old Gaza man was killed by Israeli gunfire, the first death of a protester since Trump's dramatic midweek announcement... READ MORE›
'BULLYING' US WARNS UN DIPLOMATS IT WILL BE 'TAKING NAMES' OF THOSE WHO VOTE AGAINST JERUSALEM DECISION
Only 10 such emergency sessions have been convened since 1950, and the last time was in 2009, to discuss occupied East Jerusalem and Palestinian territories... READ MORE›
JORDAN EXECUTES CONVICTED JIHADISTS
Jordan's King Abdullah hailed Lt Kasasbeh as a hero, saying Jordan must stand united in the face of hardship... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP SET TO ANNOUNCE US WILL RECOGNISE JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL, WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS
The White House confirms President Donald Trump will formally recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
CLASHES ERUPT OVER US JERUSALEM MOVE
Violence has flared between Israeli forces and Palestinians protesting at Donald Trump's contentious recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
PALESTINIAN SHOT DEAD IN GAZA AS PROTESTERS CLASH WITH ISRAELI TROOPS IN WEST BANK
Clashes erupt as people across Muslim world demonstrate against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
PROTESTS NEAR US EMBASSY IN LEBANON OVER TRUMPS DECISION
Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trumps Jerusalem Decision... READ MORE›
'OUR BABY DIED AFTER DOCTORS PUT HIM IN A PLASTIC BAG'
Some 330,000 Palestinians live in East Jerusalem, along with about 200,000 Israeli Jews in a dozen settlements there... READ MORE›
JORDAN 'BOMBS IS' AFTER PILOT DEATH
The murder of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh is part of Islamic State's strategy to terrify opponents by releasing sadistic videos, argues Shiraz Maher... READ MORE›
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION AND WHY IT'S SO CONTROVERSIAL
Decades later, Israel captured that land from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East war, and annexed it... READ MORE›
FAMILY OF IRAQI BEAUTY QUEEN 'FORCED TO FLEE COUNTRY AFTER SHE TOOK A SELFIE WITH MISS ISRAEL'
Sarah Idan, Miss Iraq, and Adar Gandelsman, Miss Israel, took the picture together at a beauty pageant in Las Vegas on November 14... READ MORE›
JERUSALEM CAPITAL OF ISRAEL CONTROVERSY: TO UPEND PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST
Why declaring Jerusalem as Israel's capital may upend peace in Middle East... READ MORE›
WHY IS THERE UPROAR OVER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECLARATION?
Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognized internationally... READ MORE›
GUNMEN ATTACK MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE IN KABUL
Gunmen stormed a military training centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, triggering clashes with police... READ MORE›
FIVE KILLED AS ISIL BOMBER TARGETS SPY AGENCY
The attack near Abdul Haq Square comes one week after gunmen stormed a military training centre in Kabul, an assault also claimed by ISIL... READ MORE›
BILLIONAIRE SABIH AL-MASRI DETAINED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Palestinian billionaire businessman Sabih al-Masri has been detained in Saudi Arabia on a business trip to Riyadh, his family confirmed to Reuters news agency... READ MORE›
JORDAN VOWS 'SEVERE RESPONSE' TO IS
Jordan had sought to secure Lt Kasasbeh's release in a swap involving Rishawi, but IS is believed to have killed him a month ago... READ MORE›