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Israel Police examine kits suspected of containing liquid cocaine that UN employees allegedly tried to smuggle into Israel from Jordan on June 25, 2023. (Israel Police)
June 25, 2023, 8:03 pm
Police detain 3 UN employees for smuggling liquid cocaine into Israel from Jordan
Customs officers at border crossing catch workers who allegedly hid drug inside kits for preparing perfume
By ToI Staff
Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein and Saudi Rajwa Alseif wave to well-wishers during their wedding ceremonies in Amman, Jordan, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 1, 2023, 9:21 pm
Jordan’s crown prince marries scion of Saudi family in star-studded wedding
Royals including Britain’s William and Kate and other VIPs like Jill Biden on hand to watch Hussein tie knot with Rajwa Alseif
By Isabel Debre
Crown Prince Hussein attends a celebration a day before his wedding to Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, in Amman, Jordan, on May 31, 2023, (Royal Hashemite Court via AP)
June 1, 2023, 12:35 pm
Jordan’s royal wedding kicks off as Britain’s William and Kate make surprise arrival
Crown Prince Hussein to marry Saudi Arabian aristocrat Rajwa Alseif, in event seen as introducing prince to global audience and cementing ties between kingdoms
By Isabel Debre
A poster with pictures of Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein and his fiancee, Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif hangs at the front of a building in Amman, Jordan, May 30, 2023. (Nasser Nasser/AP)
May 31, 2023, 11:08 pm
An architect and a crown prince — the bride and groom in Jordan’s royal wedding
Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, 28, heir to the Hashemite Kingdom, is set to marry Saudi aristocrat Rajwa Alseif, 29, on Thursday
By AP
A man holds up a pre-wedding poster showing Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein and his fiance Rajwa al-Saif, during a free concert to celebrate the upcoming wedding at Amman International Stadium on May 29, 2023. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
May 30, 2023, 2:10 pm
Jordan starts celebrations ahead of first royal wedding in years
Crown Prince Hussein to marry Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif on Thursday at Zahran Palace, the venue where his father, King Abdullah II, and grandfather, the late King Hussein, wed
By Karin Laub
US First lady Jill Biden waits with President Joe Biden to greet South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on the North Portico of the White House in Washington ahead of a State Dinner, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
May 27, 2023, 7:01 pm
Jill Biden to promote women, youth on trip to Mideast, North Africa, Europe
First lady to attend wedding of Jordan crown prince and highlight US investments that help support education programs and efforts to boost economic opportunity in Egypt, Morocco
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
This combination picture shows Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan, arrested at the Allenby Bridge border crossing, and handguns allegedly seized from him on April 23, 2023 (Jordanian media; courtesy)
May 17, 2023, 12:58 am
Jordanian lawmaker charged for trying to smuggle over 200 guns into West Bank
Imad al-Adwan, 35, faces up to 15 years in prison following arrest by Israel last month at Allenby crossing with firearms, gold
By AFP and ToI Staff
Jordanian soldiers patrol along the eastern Jordan-Syria border, in al-Washash, Mafraq governorate, Jordan, February 17, 2022. (Raad Adayleh/AP)
May 8, 2023, 3:30 pm
Alleged Jordanian airstrikes kill Syrian drug kingpin, his wife and six children
War monitor says Amman likely behind bombings that targeted home of Merhi Ramthan near its border and drug factory in southern province of Daraa
By Kareem Chehayeb and Bassam Mroue
This combination picture shows Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan, arrested at the Allenby Bridge border crossing, and handguns allegedly seized from him on April 23, 2023 (Jordanian media; courtesy)
May 7, 2023, 10:31 am
Israel hands over Jordanian MP who allegedly smuggled 200 guns into West Bank
Shin Bet says Imad al-Adwan smuggled contraband, including firearms, 12 times since February 2022 using his diplomatic passport in exchange for ‘large sums of money’
By Emanuel Fabian
Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan speaks at the Jordanian Parliament in Amman, February 2022. (Screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 2, 2023, 4:39 pm
Israel has yet to decide whether to send detained Jordanian MP back home — diplomat
Imad al-Adwan, arrested on suspicion of gun smuggling, could still face charges in Israel, says official
By Lazar Berman
A site that researchers say is the remain of a temporary Roman camp in the Arabian desert. (APAAME)
April 30, 2023, 10:42 am
Newly identified Roman army camps indicate unknown ancient campaign in Arabia
Google Earth imagery shows outlines of three sites in Jordan that have classic design of temporary bases built by Rome; believed tied to conquest of Nabatean kingdom
By Stuart Winer
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 24, 2023, 2:23 pm
FM Cohen: We don’t hold Jordan responsible for its MP’s weapons smuggling attempt
Israel tries to avoid crisis with Amman after lawmaker arrested trying to bring 200 guns into country, but pledges he will see justice; Jordan’s ambassador meets with MP in custody
By Lazar Berman
This combination picture shows Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan, arrested at the Allenby Bridge border crossing, and handguns allegedly seized from him on April 23, 2023 (Jordanian media; courtesy)
April 23, 2023, 8:20 pm
Israel arrests Jordanian MP for trying to smuggle 200 guns into West Bank, says Amman
With bilateral tensions already high, Foreign Ministry won’t comment on reports that Imad al-Adwan was caught at Allenby Bridge with a dozen assault rifles, 200 handguns in his car
By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
King Abdullah II of Jordan listens to French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) during a working lunch at the Al-Husseiniya Palace in the Jordanian capital Amman on December 21, 2022. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP)
April 3, 2023, 5:59 am
Jordan king says Muslims have ‘duty to deter Israeli escalation’ in Jerusalem
Abdullah II meets with delegation led by PA president, weeks after diplomatic tiff with Israel over Smotrich’s comments on Palestinians while standing behind ‘Greater Israel’ map
By AFP and ToI Staff
Composite image shows Michael Herzog, left, now Israeli ambassador to the US, at a conference in Jerusalem, February 15, 2016. At right, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the State Department in Washington on August 18, 2021. (Tamir Hayoun; AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
March 22, 2023, 4:10 am
Israeli envoy called to US State Department in protest of Disengagement Law’s repeal
Ambassador Mike Herzog summoned for meeting with deputy secretary of state, who conveys concern over legislation green-lighting resettlement in northern West Bank
By Jacob Magid
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