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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera meet on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa Summit, in Moscow, Oct. 30.
Security personnel stand outside Saint George’s Greek Orthodox Church, where gunmen opened fire during a funeral the previous day, in the village of Hamoud, Karak, Jordan, October 24, 2026.

Jordanian officer killed, one other wounded in Amman stabbing, suspect arrested

Jordanian freed prisoner Ahlam Tamimi waves as she arrives at Queen Alia international airport in Amman, late October 18, 2011. Ahlam was sentenced to 16 life terms in jail for her involvement in attacks on the Sbarro Pizzeria in Jerusalem in August 2001.

Sbarro bombing terrorist Ahlam Tamimi served with US lawsuit via X

Mourners attend the funeral of four members of the same family, including three children, who were killed in a reported Jordanian airstrike in the town of Al-Mismiyah, in Syria's southern Daraa province, October 27, 2026.

Jordan and Syria tout close ties, but border smuggling and strikes tell another story – analysis


A good deal in bad neighborhoods: Why the Gulf’s best bet remains in Jerusalem - opinion

Through what is its longest war, Israel has done what few thought possible: cemented itself as an undisputed, stable economic powerhouse in the world’s most dangerous and unstable neighborhood.

 AL ZAYANI, NETANYAHU, Trump and bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords.

Eleven injured in ammonia gas leak at Jordan's Aqaba industrial complex - report

The commissioner for environment and public safety at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Nidal Al-Ouran, said the leak had been contained and that the injuries ranged from minor to moderate.

A container ship is docked as its cargo is unloaded at the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in Aqaba, Jordan, August 30, 2026.

Israel attacks only when attacked - and the Jordanian border is proof - opinion

Israel’s border with Jordan, at least double the length of either its border with Lebanon or Gaza, proves that Israel attacks and destroys infrastructure only when attacked.

 An Israeli soldier with a prayer shawl seen during a morning prayer near his tank near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 25, 2023

US military aircraft damaged in strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan - report

An A-10 Thunderbolt and roughly eight F-15s were damaged in overnight strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East, July 23, 2026.

Eight countries welcome UK decision to ban imports from West Bank settlements

In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan said they hoped the move would mobilize other countries to take similar action.

A Palestinian worker sorts dates at a date farm owned by Kibbutz Almog, after the UK, France and Canada announced plans to ban imports from West Bank settlements, near Kibbutz Almog and the northern Dead Sea in the West Bank, September 9, 2026.

Iran's attacks on Jordan show how the kingdom has become frontline state - analysis

Tuesday night was not the first time Iran has targeted Jordan and claimed it was striking at US bases there; however, the large number of missiles launched by Tehran indicates that Iran is escalating

Thick black smoke is seen rising from King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan, after it was hit by Iranian ballistic missiles on July 19, 2026..

Arab Gas Pipeline revival: Jordan approves strategic natural gas supply route to Lebanon via Syria

Under the new arrangement, Jordan will import liquefied natural gas and regasify it using existing infrastructure at the Aqaba Port, before transporting the product to Lebanon through Syria.

A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq.

Secret 1993 Peres-Hussein meeting helped pave way for Israel-Jordan peace, revealed documents show

The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation described the historic exchange as a kind of "testament for peace" by two leaders who sought to change the region.

THE LATE Shimon Peres at his desk in 1994.

De facto annexation in the West Bank: Israel cannot have it both ways - opinion

Israel’s ongoing threats to punish countries that take measures against settlements in the West Bank and goods they produce remind me of expressions describing having things both ways.

View of Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 24, 2025.

IRGC targeting bases to push US out of region before renewed Israel war, expert tells 'Post'

On the Israeli side, Cooper said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was likely trying to “spend” American military support while he has it.

US Soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, deplane a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after touching down at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.