Nov 04 WATCH: Blinken meets with Arab leaders to discuss Gaza's future amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to build support Saturday for planning a postwar future for Gaza as he met with wary Arab leaders during his latest urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict began. Continue reading
Nov 01 Blinken heads to Israel and Jordan as Israel-Hamas war intensifies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be entering a diplomatic maelstrom that will likely complicate his mission. Continue reading
Oct 21 At Cairo peace summit, Arab leaders express growing anger with Israel over its war in Gaza By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war against Hamas. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: 'You are not alone' Biden tells Israel during visit in aftermath of Oct. 7 Hamas attack By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Israel has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt with the understanding that inspections must be allowed and that the aid should go to civilians and not Hamas. Continue reading
Oct 17 Summit with Arab leaders in Jordan called off as President Biden heads to Israel By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Jordan called off the president's planned summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds. Biden now will visit only Israel and will postpone his travel to Jordan, a White House official says. Continue reading
Jul 05 Jordan's debt to China soars as troubled power plant sparks concerns about Beijing's influence By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The power plant characterizes China’s wider model in poorer states and serves as a cautionary tale for the region. Continue reading
Jun 01 In wedding of Jordan's crown prince, a ceremony packed with VIPs and deep symbolism By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The wedding of Jordan's crown prince and an architect from a prominent Saudi family is set to begin in the Jordanian capital of Amman. Continue reading
Jan 24 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu meets Jordan's king in surprise trip amid tension By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Tuesday marked Netanyahu's first visit in over four years as he seeks to shore up ties that have strained since he took office at the helm of Israel's most right-wing government in history. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 8:47 Jordan battles influx of cheap amphetamines from neighboring Syria By Simona Foltyn In the first part of our series on the regional drug trade in the Middle East, we explored how crystal meth is affecting Iraq. In this segment, we turn our attention to Captagon, a cheap amphetamine that is popular in… Continue watching
Sep 16 WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken signs strategic economic agreement with Jordan prime minister By Associated Press At a news conference following the signing, Blinken addressed the recent unearthing of bodies by Ukrainian authorities from a mass burial site in an area recently recaptured from Russian forces. Continue reading