With recent protests and many in the kingdom furious over upcoming U.S.-sponsored peace summit, King Abdullah may prefer his subjects to be preoccupied with a TV show
As the only Arab states to have reached peace agreements with Israel, Egypt and Jordan's participation in the U.S.-led conference is considered especially important
King Abdullah reportedly says Jordan ‘should take part’ in talks so as not to ‘be left out of the room’
Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser will meet with King Abdullah and Netanyahu alongside Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and Brian Hook
Laws in many Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East are actually more lenient than those currently being pushed in some U.S. states, Haaretz finds
A report by a former Israeli ambassador in Amman points to the taboo issue of the kingdom’s very stability
King Abdullah says move to replace his intelligence chief was prompted by complaints of shortcomings in the intelligence system
Senators Mitt Romney and Chris Murphy warn that in Jordan, where the majority of the population is of Palestinian origin, ‘the reaction on the street to a peace framework that is not true’ could be serious
'Making Jordan the homeland for Palestinians' is off the table, U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt vows, as details of much anticipated plan remain veiled
Water crisis in the Hashemite kingdom can be eased by desalinating water from the Red Sea, with brine waste used to replenish the vanishing Dead Sea — but experts don’t agree if it will succeed
Five lions, five monkeys, four ostriches, three peacocks, two wolves and a hyena departed for 'a better place to live'
Americans can't function as go-between on matters concerning Jerusalem in the wake of embassy move, Jordanians say
Despite formal peace, you won't find maps naming Israel in Jordan. Visit the kingdom's archaeological sites, and the message is clear: 2000 years ago, Jews were already 'oppressors' in the Middle East
Police conclude that the tree fell due to the strong winds in Eilat; a third worker was wounded too, but sustained minor injuries only
The demonstrators held anti-Israel signs and chanted slogans in support of Hamas as part of an annual protest to commemorate Land Day
Romania's prime minister told AIPAC that the country would move its embassy in Israel, but the statement was strongly contradicted by the country's president
Mosaics and isotope analysis show that early Christians came from Europe, Turkey and the northern Levant to pray at Mount Nebo, from where Moses saw Canaan
The Interior Ministry has ordered the expulsion of Palestinian press photographer Mustafa al-Kharouf, 31, who was born in Algeria but has lived in Jerusalem with his family since age 12 and is married to a woman from E. Jerusalem
Demonstrations against corruption, rising unemployment and reports that the U.S. will support giving the Saudis and Moroccans a say on the Temple Mount are threatening the king’s throne
Amman officials have said in the past they would only support a peace plan that includes creation of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital
