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Jordan (AP) — Jordan's state news agency says King Abdullah II has blamed Israel for deadlocked Mideast peacemaking. Petra News Agency says Abdullah was specifically concerned over Israel's "unilateral policies." He says that includes changing the...
Jordan (AP) — Jordan's state news agency says King Abdullah II has blamed Israel for deadlocked Mideast peacemaking. Petra News Agency says Abdullah was specifically concerned over Israel's "unilateral policies." He says that includes changing the...
Jordan (AP) — King Abdullah II on Tuesday blamed Israel for deadlocked Mideast peacemaking in a meeting with U.S. Jewish leaders, the official Petra News Agency said. But the king's guests offered a more optimistic version of events, saying Abdullah had...
Al Omari also stressed the importance of this initiative in offering new job openings, enhancing economic development, and promoting self-employment, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. It is worth mentioning that the seventh session of King Abdullah...
After months of speculation, a task force recommended that the Southern Baptist Convention retain its historic name. The Jerusalem Post: 100 Jewish group leaders to meet king in Amman Nearly 100 leaders of US Jewish organizations will travel to Jordan...
Jordan - The royal palace says Jordans King Abdullah II has called on lawmakers to speed up reform legislation designed to increase the publics role in the government process. Abdullah’s remarks to the 120-seat parliament follow widespread criticism...
100 leaders of US Jewish organizations will travel to Jordan Tuesday to meet King Abdullah II and show support for his sponsorship of last month’s low-level Israeli-Palestinian talks. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,...
“There is an empty chair in the room,” said Molho to the envoys at the meeting. “Where is Saeb Erekat?” For over a month, the Quarter envoys attempted to bring the Palestinians to the negotiation room, but only when King Abdullah II began to apply...
I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite, which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideological he lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger, but he does wear a nice suit so maybe...
“If there is a country which wants to showcase itself as a model of multiracial unity, I don’t think there is a country better than Malaysia,” said Najib. The World Inter-Faith Harmony Week is the brainchild of King Abdullah II of Jordan and his son...
Their foreign and intelligence services will have told them how different the two countries are. Yet the example of Libya may have misled them into writing off Assad prematurely. Months ago, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was saying that Syria's...
The British minister flew to Amman after Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II last week about finding an "effective solution" to the case. Britain has been trying to extradite Abu Qatada to Jordan for the past six years,...
The British minister flew to Amman after Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II last week about finding an "effective solution" to the case. One of Abu Qatada's brothers told AFP that the Islamist cleric had asked his family...
Office minister James Brokenshire flew to Amman, government sources said, after Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II last week about finding an "effective solution" to the case. Qatada was released on Monday to his home in...
Their foreign and intelligence services will have told them how different the two countries are. Yet the example of Libya may have misled them into writing off Assad prematurely. Months ago, the Israeli Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, was saying Syria's...
"Constitutional reforms instituted last year prohibit all forms of torture or physical or psychological abuse" in the country, he added. On Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with King Abdullah II about finding an "effective solution"...
Prime Minister David Cameron and Jordan's King Abdullah II have agreed to cooperate in attempts to extradite an extremist cleric. Britain has been prevented from sending Abu Qatada to his native Jordan _ where he is wanted to face terrorism offenses _...
Jordan — Beneath a statue of a glowering Saladin, the medieval Islamic warrior, a crowd unfurled banners and began chanting protests against the country’s leadership in its palaces and government offices far below the precipices of this ancient...
Abdullah II bin al-Hussein (Arabic: الملك عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين, al-Malik ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī bin al-Ḥusayn born Amman, 4 February 1962) is the current King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah is a member of the Hashemite family and is... Full Article
Photos of Jordan's late King Hussein, left, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, are seen as a Jordanian border policeman shuts the gate to Syria near Mafraq city at the Jordanian- Syrian border, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
View Photo »French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie takes a seat under pictures of Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) and his late father King Hussein before talking to the press following her meeting with the Jordanian monarch in Amman 05 November 2006. Alliot-Marie said military ties would...
View Photo »In this photo released by the Jordanian Royal Palace Jordan's King Abdullah II, left, shakes hand with U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon upon his arrival at the Royal Palace in Amman Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012.
View Photo »U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, meets with Jordan Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, in Amman, Jordan Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012. Jordan is the first stop on Ban's Mideast tour taking him to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Pictures on the wall depict the late King Hussein,...
View Photo »Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) meets with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Qatar's Crown prince, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C), at the Royal Palace in Amman on January 29, 2012. Meshaal arrived in Jordan on his first official visit since his expulsion in 1999, a trip seen as a...
View Photo »Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) meets with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (2nd L), his second in command Mussa Abu Marzuk (L) and Qatar's Crown prince, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (C), at the Royal Palace in Amman on January 29, 2012. Meshaal arrived in Jordan on his first official visit...
View Photo »Crown Prince of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, center, speaks to Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, left, and King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. Jan. 29, 2012. A high-profile visit to Jordan by the leader of Hamas has revived contacts with the Palestinian...
View Photo »Jordanian King Abdullah II speaks about US and Jordan trade relations during a luncheon at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2012.
View Photo »Jordanian King Abdullah II shakes hands with Thomas Donohue (L), President of the US Chamber of Commerce, prior to speaking about US and Jordan trade relations during a luncheon at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2012.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose at the State Department January 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. Abdullah met with U.S. President Barack Obama January 17, and Clinton today about attempts to restart peace talks...
View Photo »Jordan's King Abdullah II , second from right, with his Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, fourth from right, meets leader of the House of Representatives, from second left, House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. , House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. , House Minority Whip Rep....
View Photo »Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, responds to a question from a reporter during a meeting with leaders of the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Seated on the far left is Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
View Photo »Jordan's King Abdullah II, front left, greets Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, as House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. , center watches on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Jordan's King Abdullah II meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012.
View Photo »German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and King Abdullah II of Jordan leave after a joint press conference following their meeting on bilaterial ties and regional issues including Middle East peace efforts, Egypt and Syria on November 29, 2011 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Merkel said...
View Photo »German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and King Abdullah II of Jordan give a press conference after their meeting on bilaterial ties and regional issues including Middle East peace efforts, Egypt and Syria at the Chancellery on November 29, 2011 in Berlin. Merkel said she was 'very sorry'...
View Photo »Jordanian King Abdullah II (C) lays a wreath at the tomb of later Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 21, 2011. Jordan's King Abdullah II was holding talks in Ramallah with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on his first visit to the West Bank...
View Photo »King Abdullah II of Jordan, center, lays a wreath at the memorial of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, following a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Jordan's King Abdullah II paid a rare visit to the West Bank on...
View Photo »RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 21: King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meet on November 21, 2011 in Ramallah, West Bank.
View Photo »King Abdullah II of Jordan, second left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, inspect the honor guard prior to their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. King Abdullah II is paying a rare visit to the West Bank to show support for Palestinian...
View Photo »King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. King Abdullah II paid a rare visit to the West Bank on Monday to show support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as the two moderate leaders...
View Photo »King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walk together prior to their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. King Abdullah II is paying a rare visit to the West Bank to show support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. ...
View Photo »King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walk past an honor guard prior to their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. King Abdullah II is paying a rare visit to the West Bank to show support for Palestinian President Mahmoud...
View Photo »Jordanian King Abdullah II (C) stands alongside Palestinian officials and leader Mahmud Abbas (2nd R) during a welcome ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 21, 2011. King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah for talks with Mahmud Abbas in his first visit in more than a decade.
View Photo »King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, is greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, as he arrives in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. King Abdullah II is paying a rare visit to the West Bank to show support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Monday's...
View Photo »Photos of Jordan's late King Hussein, left, and Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, are seen as a Jordanian border policeman shuts the gate to Syria near Mafraq city at the Jordanian- Syrian border, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.
View Photo »I do believe they want a way out, a way to get to [direct] negotiations
demonstrate support for the political reforms that King Abdullah II is leading to produce a government that is more transparent, inclusive, and responsive to the aspirations of the Jordanian people
I am cautious about saying that I'm cautiously optimistic
The more the Israelis play with kicking this down the line, the more they are in danger of losing what they think is the ideal future Israel ... waiting is the worst mistake the Israelis can make.
