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Jordan prime minister Hani Mulki resigns after anti-austerity protests, says government source
• 7 years agoJordanian prime minister Hani Mulki resigned on Monday after he was summoned by King Abdullah II over growing protests against his government's austerity measures, a government source said.
Narendra Modi's Ramallah visit shows India's foreign policy is little more than virtue-signalling impulses
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoNarendra Modi’s “landmark” visit to Ramallah, the first-ever by an Indian prime minister, is reflective of the muddle that is Indian foreign policy.
In historic visit to Palestine, Narendra Modi travels to Ramallah in Jordanian chopper, escorted by Israel Air Force
Fp Staff • 7 years agoNarendra Modi met Mahmoud Abbas on a historic visit to Palestine during which the Palestinian president sought India's support for a multi-country mechanism to achieve a "just and desired peace" with Israel in accordance with the two-state solution.
Narendra Modi in Jordan: Ahead of Palestine visit, PM meets King Abdullah II, interacts with Indian diaspora in Amman
Fp Staff • 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jordan on the first leg of his tour of three West Asian countries, during which he would hold talks on deepening cooperation in strategic areas such as security and trade
Narendra Modi arrives in Jordan on first leg of three-nation West Asia visit, to meet its leader King Abdullah II
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jordan on the first leg of his tour of three West Asian countries, including Palestine, during which he would hold talks on deepening cooperation in strategic areas such as security and trade
Two Jordanians killed, one Israeli wounded in embassy shooting in Amman
• 8 years agoTwo Jordanians were killed and an Israeli seriously wounded in a shooting Sunday at the Jewish state's embassy in Amman, a security source said.
Jordan attack: Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack on police, tourists
• 8 years agoSunday's shootings were the bloodiest in Jordan in recent memory and raised new concerns about the rise of Islamic militancy in the pro-Western kingdom.
Jordan shuts down Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters in Amman
• 9 years agoJordan views the Muslim Brotherhood as an illegal organisation because its licence was not renewed in accordance with a law adopted in 2014.
The real 'Airlift': Air India's rescue mission in Kuwait won it a place in Guinness Records
Fp Archives • 9 years agoFormer Air India (AI) executive director Jitender Bhargava has revealed how the rescue mission in Kuwait entered the Guinness Book of World Records.
Two Americans killed by Jordanian police officer; Obama taking it 'seriously'
Fp Archives • 9 years agoA Jordanian police officer opened fire Monday at a regional police training center in the Jordanian capital, killing two Americans, a South African and a Jordanian before being shot dead, the Jordanian government spokesman said.