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Israeli police officers take positions on the roof of al-Aqsa mosque during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem’s Old City September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Jordan Denounces Israeli Decision to Shut Down Aqsa’s Bab Al Rahma Building

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Amman- Jordan on Tuesday strongly condemned a recent decision by the Israeli Magistrates Court to close down the Bab Al Rahma building on the Al Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Bab Al Rahma (Arabic for “the door of mercy”) is located...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi attend a news conference in Amman, Jordan September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Lavrov Discusses in Amman Syrian De-escalation Zones, Truce in the South

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East

Amman- Amman and Moscow have stressed on Monday that they were cooperating with Washington to establish a de-escalation zone in southeast Syria after the “success” of the ceasefire agreement, which was reached around two months ago thanks to a tripartite cooperation....

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a joint press conference with King Abdullah II of Jordan. AFP

King Abdullah II Hopes for Bigger Syria Ceasefire

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East

London- King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday he hopes that a recent ceasefire in southern Syria will spread to other parts of the country to lead to a negotiated peace. “In Syria, we hope that the ceasefire in the southwest will be replicated elsewhere in the...

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Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury. UN

Jordan Reviews Economic Challenges with UN Team

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Aug 30, 2017 | Business

Amman- Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury Tuesday briefed a US fact-finding mission, affiliated with UNHCR, on the economic challenges facing Jordan as a result of the regional turmoil and hosting of the Syrian refugees....

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Syrian children collect water from the side of a road in the northern Syria city of Aleppo. (AFP)

World Bank Urges Middle East to Take ‘Urgent’ Action over Water Scarcity

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

The World Bank urged the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday to take “urgent” action to prevent the negative consequences of inadequate supply of water and sanitation. It said that the region loses about $21 billion over these issues, saying that urgent action...