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Jordan is trying to relaunch the plan for a Red Sea-Dead Sea aquaduct

Jordan is trying to relaunch the plan for a Red Sea-Dead Sea aquaduct

23 November 2018
When it comes to water, Jordan is the fifth poorest country in the world. During recent years, its consumption has increased by 40% whilst its supply continues to decrease.
While this is going on, Israel has had to deal with an evaporating volume of water from River Jordan (the volume has reduced by half since 1950) and the drying up of the Dead Sea.
On 19 November 2018, King Abdallah II, King of Jordan, sent a Jordanian delegation to Israel, to present the proposals of Kingdom.
The (...)

The Silk Route will pass through Jordan, Egypt and Israel

The Silk Route will pass through Jordan, Egypt and Israel

19 October 2018
After the Daesh attack on the city of Palmyra, China renounced the traditional “silk route” (Bagdad, Palmyra, Damas-Tiro). An alternative trail had been envisaged, no longer across Syria but Turkey. This has also been abandoned.
During antiquity there was also a secondary route through Petra (Jordan) and Alexandra (Egypt). In the final analysis, the new Silk route should pass through Jordan then bifurcate with one branch leading to Egypt and the other in the direction of Israel.
The path (...)

Remarks by Abdullah II of Jordan to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

by Abdullah II of Jordan

Remarks by Abdullah II of Jordan to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York (USA) | 25 September 2018
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,
Madam President,
Mr. Secretary General,
Your Excellencies,
Thank you. It is an honour to take part, once again, in this great General Assembly.
The United Nations was bom in the ashes of the Second World War, out of a deep desire to protect new generations from suffering, destmction, and want. Today, these hopes still face challenges; peace and stability have met threats in every region; too many people remain excluded from the (...)

Jared Kushner and the Palestinians’ « right to happiness »

by Thierry Meyssan

Jared Kushner and the Palestinians' « right to happiness »

Damascus (Syria) | 26 June 2018
We were wrong to believe that the US project for the Middle East was a peace plan for Palestine. Despite the communications from the White House, this is not what President Trump is seeking. He is approaching this question from a radically different angle than that of his predecessors – not attempting to render Justice between his vassals, as an emperor would, but to unblock the situation in order to improve the daily lives of the populations involved.

Angie hits Jordan and Lebanon

by Thierry Meyssan

Angie hits Jordan and Lebanon

Damascus (Syria) | 26 June 2018
Throughout her voyage of the Levant, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel (Angie), is presenting herself as a person with a good heart, who wants Germany to play its part to helping the Syrian refugees. But the people that she is speaking see her as a fallen angel, who is masking her true intentions which are to wage war against Syria.

Netanyahu’s surprise visit to Jordan

Netanyahu's surprise visit to Jordan

22 June 2018
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, made a surprise visit to Amman, the capital of Jordan. He was accompanied by the Head of Mossad, Yossi Cohen. The delegation was received by King Abdallah II.
According to our sources, the talks focussed on the establishment of pro-Iranian sources in the South of Syria and views were exchanged on the proposed US Peace Plan— before the arrival of the US delegation composed of Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt.
Israel and Jordan are looking on (...)

Why is Washington pressuring Jordan?

by Thierry Meyssan

Why is Washington pressuring Jordan?

Damascus (Syria) | 12 June 2018
Are the Jordanian demonstrations a sign of a new episode of the Arab Spring, or, on the contrary, are they a means of pressuring King Abdallah II to accept the US plan for Palestine ?

What’s happening in Jordan?

What's happening in Jordan?

9 January 2018
King Abdullah II of Jordan has announced that Princes Ali, Faisal and Talal are retiring from their military offices.
Prince Ali ben Al Hussein is the son of the former King Hussein and his third wife. He was the head of the Royal Guard. Whilst the United States was dreaming of re-establishing the monarchy in Iraq, Prince Ali had married a CNN journalist, Rym Brahimi. The latter is the daughter of Lakhdar Brahimi, who was at the time the UN Special Representative in Iraq. He was one of (...)

Jordan lends its support to Syria

Jordan lends its support to Syria

30 August 2017
The Minister of Jordan in charge of press relations, Mohamed Momani, appeared on national television to show case the excellent relations his country has with Syria.
According to the United Nations, Jordan is providing a safe haven to 650 000 Syrian refugees. However Amman thinks that the actual number is probably more like 1.4 million; a huge population considered to balance out the Jordanian demographics where 80% of the inhabitants are Palestinian.
During the war, Jordan tried as far (...)

Jordan support to jihadists in Syria

by Bashar Ja’afari

Jordan support to jihadists in Syria

New York (USA) | 30 September 2016
On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters concerning the Jordanian regime’s support for the armed terrorist groups that are active and have committed brutal terrorist acts in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, I should like to inform you that the Jordanian regime has facilitated the entry, through a number of border crossings, of trucks carrying weapons destined for armed terrorist groups.
• At 1045 hours on 16 August 2016, armed terrorist groups (...)

Arms trafficking from Jordan to Syria

by Bashar Ja’afari

Arms trafficking from Jordan to Syria

New York (USA) | 25 August 2016
On instructions from my Government, I should like to draw your attention to the following:
Further to my numerous letters concerning the support the Jordanian regime provides to armed terrorist groups in Syria, including facilitation of the entry via Syrian border crossings of trucks loaded with weapons destined for armed terrorist groups in Syria, in flagrant violation of Security Council resolutions concerning counter-terrorism, including resolutions 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2199 (...)

Jordanian government support to terrorists in Syria

by Bashar Ja’afari

Jordanian government support to terrorists in Syria

New York (USA) | 29 June 2016
On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters concerning the support the Jordanian regime provides to terrorist groups that are active and perpetrate savage acts of terrorism in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, I should like to convey to you the following information regarding the facilitation by the Jordanian regime of the entry of trucks loaded with weapons destined for armed terrorist groups in Syria.
• At 1320 hours on 2 June 2016, armed terrorist (...)

Jordan Answer to the Syrian accusations

by Dina Kawar

Jordan Answer to the Syrian accusations

New York (USA) | 20 June 2016
On instructions from my Government, and with reference to the repeated letters from the representative of the Syrian regime, the latest of which is dated 7 June 2016 (S/2016/517), and our responses to those letters addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, I should like to state the following:
The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan finds it deplorable that the representative of the Syrian regime has once again made baseless and misleading (...)

The Petra Agency declares that it is not the author of the Press release that it published about Hillary Clinton

The Petra Agency declares that it is not the author of the Press release that it published about Hillary Clinton

15 June 2016
On the morning of 12 June, the official Press agency for the Jordanian government, Petra, published on its Internet site a Press release which reproduced the exclusive declarations of Prince Mohammed ben Salman of Saudi Arabia. However, at the moment when the Institute for Gulf Affairs (representing the Saudi opposition in Washington) was taking the case under consideration , the Petra Agency declared that its site had been hacked, and that they were not the authors of the release. The (...)

Jordanian Support to terrorists in Syria

by Bashar Ja’afari

Jordanian Support to terrorists in Syria

New York (USA) | 7 June 2016
On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters regarding the support provided by the Jordanian regime to armed terrorist groups that are operating and committing barbaric acts of terrorism in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, I should like to convey to you the following information concerning the Jordanian regime’s facilitation of the entry into Syria of trucks loaded with weapons for use by armed terrorist groups:
– On 28 May 2016, at 2330 hours, armed (...)

Israel and the Emirs in Nato

by Manlio Dinucci

Israel and the Emirs in Nato

Rome (Italy) | 3 June 2016
The same day (4 May) that the new Supreme Allied Commander in Europe - US General Curtis Scaparrotti - took office at Nato, appointed just like his 17 predecessors by the US President, the North Atlantic Council announced that an official Israeli mission would be established at Nato’s headquarters in Brussels. [This mission] will be headed by the Israeli ambassador for the EU.
So, Israel is even further integrated into Nato, to which it is already closely linked through the “Individual (...)

Supply of weapons to jihadists in Syria from Jordan

by Bashar Ja’afari

Supply of weapons to jihadists in Syria from Jordan

New York (USA) | 25 May 2016
On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters, the most recent of which was issued as document S/2016/418, regarding the support provided by the Jordanian regime to armed terrorist groups that are committing barbaric acts of terrorism in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, I should like to inform you of the following:
On Saturday, 7 May 2016, at 0200 hours, armed terrorist groups affiliated with the so-called Sunni Youth Squad brought 13 locomotive and (...)

NATO accepts five new “observer” states

NATO accepts five new “observer” states

9 May 2016
NATO has accepted that five states be considered «observers» and benefit from an office at the Alliance headquarters.
They are - Bahreïn, Israël, Jordan, Qatar and Kuwait.
The Emirates do not seem to have wished for their own office.
The announcement was held up by the Turco-Israëli negotiations, and published on the 4th May 2016, on the occasion of the investiture of the new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Curtis M. (...)

Jihadists’ reinforcements in Syria from Jordan

by Bashar Ja’afari

Jihadists' reinforcements in Syria from Jordan

New York (USA) | 5 May 2016
On instructions from my Government, and further to our previous letters regarding the support provided by the Jordanian regime to armed terrorist groups active in Syrian territory, we should like to inform you that, on 19 April 2016, the Jordanian authorities helped 150 terrorists equipped with some 30 four-wheel drive vehicles enter Syria from Jordanian territory through several border crossings and reach the city of Busra al-Sham, Dar‘a governorate. Those terrorists had been trained in (...)

The art of war

The Pope between truth and diplomacy

by Manlio Dinucci

The Pope between truth and diplomacy

Rome (Italy) | 6 December 2014
The Pope’s statements in Turkey shocked Syrian refugees. Indeed, the head of the Catholic Church thanked Ankara for its assistance without referring to the context. The flight of the Syrian population was in fact caused by the military support provided to the jihadists, including by Turkey. In addition, the situation of refugees may turn to disaster after international food assistance as halted on 1 December. The UN thereby intends to punish the refugees, who, since the Syrian presidential election in June, have proven that far from being opposed to the Syrian Arab Republic they are overwhelmingly in favor.

Sino-Jordanian agreement against Turkish security services

Sino-Jordanian agreement against Turkish security services

11 July 2014
China’s Ministry of State Security (Guoanbu) and the Jordanian General Intelligence Department (GID) have concluded an exchange of information agreement on the presence of Chinese nationals in Syria and Iraq.
The Chinese authorities strongly suspect that the Turkish national security agency, Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), mobilizes Turkic Uighurs, gives them jihad training in Syria and Iraq, and sends them back to perpetrate attacks in (...)

Jordan to build massive refugee camp

Jordan to build massive refugee camp

4 May 2014
Jordan is about to build, in Azraq, a new camp to house refugees from Syria. It should cost $ 63.5 million and accommodate 130,000 people, some from Zaatari.
There are currently 106,000 Syrians Zaatari refugee camp (photo), designed to accommodate only 85,000 (this is the second refugee camp in the world after the one in Dadaab, Kenya). The running costs amount to a little over $ 500 000 a day, including food distribution. On 5 April, a riot there was triggered by Jihadists who burned six (...)

Towards an Arab NATO

Towards an Arab NATO

17 April 2014
The Gulf Cooperation Council has invited Morocco and Jordan to form a military alliance.
In 2012, the GCC had presented the two monarchies with $ 5 billion to join the organization. It is now a matter of going one step further and placing the respective armies under a joint command, headed by prince Mutaib bin Abdullah, Minister of the Saudi Royal Guard .
The question of Egypt’s participation remains open, despite its republican political system.
The Joint Military Command, which should (...)

Syria: Hollande off to Qatar and Jordan

Syria: Hollande off to Qatar and Jordan

22 June 2013
The French press has depicted President François Hollande’s trip to Qatar as an intent to normalize relations between the two countries. It highlights the development of relations with other Gulf states, the controversy over Qatar’s investment in the Muslim-populated suburbs of France and, finally, hones in on the prospect of lucrative contracts.
The foreign media, on the other hand, interpret the trip from a different angle. For them, Hollande’s jaunt to the Gulf is a facade for a tour (...)

Muslim Brotherhood calls for Jordanian Spring

Muslim Brotherhood calls for Jordanian Spring

9 October 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood organized a large demonstration in Amman, on Friday, 5 October 2012, at the end of prayer. At first convened to prod the monarchy towards transformation, it soon rose to near-insurgency levels to the, by now classic, cry of "The people want the regime to go!".
The Muslim Brotherhood believe they enjoy Washington’s support to accede to power - with or without the consent of the king - since they have pledged not to challenge the separate peace between Egypt and Israel (...)

’Jordan on Verge of Political Crisis’

'Jordan on Verge of Political Crisis'

2 September 2012
Jordanian riot police prevent the Islamic Action Front Party protesters from approaching the government office on December 24, 2011, during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Amman.
A senior Jordanian opposition figure lashed out at the country’s government for blocking political reforms, cautioning that the policy has brought Jordan on the verge of crisis and collapse.
Speaking to Fars News Agency on Saturday, Secretary-General of the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party (...)

“Terrorists!”

by Aouda Boutros Aouda

19 September 2005
The responsible for and leaders of a divided Arab world are striving to serve the U.S. interests and have the blessings of the Bush administration. In that context, and to confirm their absolute submissiveness to the latter, these people have kept supporting, since 9/11, any U.S. accusations which connect terrorism to Islam. While our Arab leaders have chosen a strategy of hypocrisy toward him who protects them from the wrath of their peoples, a voice strange to the Arab world has risen (...)

“The Moscow-Berlin-Paris Axis”

by Tarek Massaroua

8 September 2005
As a result of the war in Iraq, the common Arab citizen cannot be aware of the changes taking place in the international arena. Among the most outstanding changes that we, Arabs, refuse to see and understand is the emergence of the Moscow-Berlin-Paris axis to face the U.S. tyranny. But one should not believe that the Iraq war is the only cause for the creation of that axis, since it also represents the collapse of the unipolar supremacy of the United States, which aspired in vain to stir up (...)

Press Point by Vladimir V. Putin and Abdullah II of Jordan

18 August 2005
PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: Ladies and gentlemen,
It gives me sincere pleasure to welcome our respected guest, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Today we held substantial talks and discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues and international and regional questions of the greatest importance.
Our talks took place in a frank and friendly spirit that has become a good tradition during our regular meetings.
Above all, we analysed the situation and the prospects for (...)

“The Middle East Is Becoming Burdensome in its Relations With the United Status”

by Hassan bin Talal

9 June 2005
Although it might seem paradoxical, I am a prince who is in favor of strengthening civil society. I do not believe in paternalistic relations. All societies go through that phase, which is no more than a stage of their development. I believe in progress, in the revolution of understanding; but it is not indispensable to change the structure of the state. A democratic state can be constructed with the aid of government, and I am not speaking of a lay government, because conservatives would (...)

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