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Kushner and Greenblatt meet with King Abdullah to talk peace
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and special advisor Jared Kushner and the US special Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday to discuss the peace More...
Saudi King Abdullah Is Dead at 90, Should We Care?
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who ascended to the throne on 1 August 2005, at age 80, after his half-brother, King Fahd, had died, is now gone, too. And the world is busy trying to figure out just More...
Jordan’s King Abdullah: Two-state solution basis of Middle East peace
The Arab summit opened in Jordan, beside the Dead Sea, on Wednesday with a call to protect occupied Jerusalem from Israeli designs. In his speech, Jordan’s King Abdullah said Middle East peace would More...
Report: Gov. Christie Squeezed Lots of Juice out of Adelson, King Abdullah
He might have been flown over to Israel by Sheldon Adelson on his private jet, but it was the King of Jordan who picked up the $30, 000 tab for New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s hotel room and other More...
US Mideast team arrives in Egypt ahead of Trump meet with Jordan’s king
US President Donald Trump’s Mideast team arrived in Cairo on Thursday, the White House said, the latest stop in a regional tour to discuss a blueprint for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Trump’s More...
Saudi prince Miteb bin Abdullah pays $1 Billion in corruption settlement
DUBAI – Once seen as a leading contender for the throne, senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been released on Wednesday from detention after agreeing an “acceptable settlement” More...
Jordan’s king asks Netanyahu to remove metal detectors from Temple Mount
Jordan’s King Abdullah asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call Monday to remove the metal detectors at entrances to the Temple Mount, according to Jordan’s state news agency Petra. Abdullah More...
King of Jordan refuses to talk with Netanyahu due to Temple Mount tensions
Ynet News cites Al-Rai Al-Youm published in London that Jordanian King Abdullah refuses to talk with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to the Temple Mount tensions. Jordanian official told “Al-Arabi More...
New Saudi King Spent $32.2 Billions in Coronation Gifts, Now Comes the Tough Part
When King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud inherited the throne, he gifted his people, big time: all government employees received two months’ salary bonuses, altogether an estimated an estimated $32.2 billion. “The More...
After king’s death, status quo expected for Saudi relations with Iran and Israel
/By Alina Dain Sharon/ The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Thursday (U.S. time) shouldn’t change how the Gulf nation treats its relations with Iran and Israel, experts say. Saudi Arabia remains More...