Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com AMMAN — Jordan has come under increasing domestic pressure not to join the U.S.-led war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The Islamic opposition as well as parliamentarians have lobbied against the participation of Jordan in any anti-ISIL coalition. The critics warned that the Hashemite kingdom could face a backlash […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Egypt has rejected a Jordanian offer to help protect an embattled natural gas pipeline in the Sinai Peninsula. A senior Jordanian official said Cairo dismissed a Hashemite kingdom offer to help protect the Arab Gas Pipeline, meant to provide more than 60 percent of Jordan’s gas requirements. Jordanian government spokesman […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Despite repeated government denials, Jordan has agreed to accommodate Hamas leaders from neighboring Syria. Islamic sources said Jordan allowed several senior Hamas members to resettle in Jordan from Damascus in late 2011. The sources said Jordan has been under pressure from both Qatar and Saudi Arabia to host the Hamas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has failed to approve membership applications for Jordan and Morocco. Officials acknowledged that the GCC was divided over whether to admit Jordan and Morocco amid rising tension with neighboring Iran. They said several of the six GCC members, including the United Arab Emirates, determined that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan, in what was expected to hamper reconciliation, has blocked an official visit by Hamas. The Hashemite kingdom has prevented a visit by Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al. Jordanian sources said the General Intelligence agency recommended against allowing Masha’al to enter amid rising Islamic unrest. “There are official sides […]