Queen Rania of Jordan

May 19, 2024 | |

Israel Renews Water-Sharing Agreement With Jordan Despite Strained Bilateral Ties

Israel renewed its water-sharing agreement with Jordan on May 16 for six months. The Jewish state has transferred fresh water to Jordan for 30 years under the terms of the two countries’...

April 1, 2024 | |

Jordanian Activists Demand End to Peace With Israel

Jordanian activists renewed calls on March 31 to demonstrate against the Gaza war and demand an end to Israeli-Jordanian peace. A group named the Jordanian Youth Gathering urged...

March 6, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The Queen’s speech

Her Majesty Rania Al Abdullah misses an opportunity

March 5, 2024 | |

Jordan Asks Israel to Extend Water-for-Energy Deal

Jordan asked Israel on March 3 to extend a water-for-energy deal by an additional year that the two countries signed in 2021. Brokered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the agreement...

February 10, 2024 | |

Biden to Host King of Jordan at White House

Jordan’s King Abdullah II will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on February 12, the Biden administration announced on February 8. White House Press Secretary Karine...

October 24, 2023 | Natalie Ecanow |

Did Hamas just prove the Abraham Accords right? 

Four days after Hamas began its massacre of Israeli civilians, King Abdullah II of Jordan addressed his country’s parliament, telling lawmakers that Jordan’s “compass...

October 23, 2023 | |

Egypt and Jordan Condemn Israeli Response to Hamas Massacre

Latest Developments Egypt and Jordan on October 21 condemned Israel’s military response to the October 7 massacre by Hamas. Speaking at a peace summit in Cairo, the leaders of both Arab nations denounced...

June 28, 2011 | |

Israel’s Jordanian Friends

Jordan remains stabilizing factor, Israel committed to helping monarchy survive

April 23, 2011 |

Revisiting the Jordan Option

By Asaf Romirowsky Amid the unrest now sweeping the Middle East, Israeli government and security officials are quietly discussing an unusual strategy that would pass the Palesti...

February 23, 2011 |

The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to Jordan this month for talks with King Abdullah II, just days after the monarch swore in a new governme...

November 20, 2005 | FrontPageMagazine

A Hashemite Revolution?

By: Dr. Walid Phares. In world history, it is rare to see a monarchy leading a revolution, but in Jordan, it may be happening now. Since the bloody strikes by terrorist Abu Mus&...