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- U.K. releases 2nd suspect linked to bin Laden
The 45-year-old Algerian, identified by U.S. prosecutors as the mastermind of an abortive plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in December 1999, was freed Thursday on tight bail conditions, two weeks after a Jordanian suspected of strong influence in the ranks of Al Qaeda was released.
- Iraq receives 1.37 mln t of mainly U.S. wheat in 2008
AMMAN, July 3 (Reuters) - Iraq took delivery of over 1.37 million tonnes of mainly North American wheat from Jan. to June of 2008 compared to 1 million tonnes in the same period last year, Iraqi officials and shippers said on Thursday. They said Umm Qasr
- Jordan's king to visit Iraq
(AP)
AP - Iraqi officials say Jordan's King Abdullah II plans to visit Iraq next week in the first trip by an Arab head of state since Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003.
- Egypt and Jordan in ME talks
Jordan's King Abdullah II, who arrived yesterday to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, held summit talks with President Hosni Mubarak that dealt with the regional scene, the official Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported.The
- Netherlands Okays Jordan Prosecuting MP Wilders
- Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen has declined to complain to Jordan about Dutch MP Geert Wilders awaiting prosecution in that country. Wilders had asked Verhagen to summon the Jordanian ambassador in The Hague to protest against the possible court
- Mideast leaders meet in Japan
AFP, Tokyo Senior officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority held talks Wednesday in Japan in a bid to lay the groundwork for peace by improving the Palestinian economy. Japan, which is seeking a greater role in the Middle East, hopes
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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-1999). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population, through several wars and coup attempts. In 1989 he resumed parliamentary elections and gradually permitted political liberalization; in 1994 a formal peace treaty was signed with Israel. King ABDALLAH II - the eldest son of King HUSSEIN and Princess MUNA - assumed the throne following his father's death in February 1999. Since then, he has consolidated his power and established his domestic priorities.
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AFP - Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit Iraq next week, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Thursday, in what would be the first trip by an Arab head of state since the US-led invasion of 2003.
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