The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/amman/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:45:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Amman | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/amman/ 32 32 Abbas urges Hamas to free hostages, says terror group won’t rule postwar Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-urges-hamas-to-free-hostages-says-it-wont-rule-postwar-gaza/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:31:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3597464 Meeting former UK premier Tony Blair in Amman, Palestinian Authority president calls on rival to cede its arms and let Ramallah take over governing Strip

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]]> Stranded Israelis told not to go to Larnaca, Athens; not to use Egypt, Jordan land crossings https://www.timesofisrael.com/stranded-israelis-told-not-to-go-to-larnaca-athens-not-to-use-egypt-jordan-land-crossings/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:03:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3572903 With airspace closed amid conflict with Iran, authorities say it will take weeks before the tens of thousands of Israelis stuck abroad will get home; El Al works on rescue flight plan

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]]> Gunman opens fire near Israeli Embassy in Jordan, is shot dead; 3 cops wounded https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunman-opens-fire-near-israeli-embassy-in-jordan-is-shot-dead-3-cops-wounded/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 04:55:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3425757 Local officials say incident is over, as state media says gunfire was directed at a police patrol in Amman and that an investigation is ongoing

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]]> Islamists make gains in Jordan vote overshadowed by Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamists-net-modest-gains-in-jordan-vote-overshadowed-by-gaza-war/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:00:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3373428 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islamic Action Front rides popular anger against Israel to snag up to 20% of seats, turnout low in initial figures but up slightly from last election

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]]> Police clash with Jordanian protesters trying to storm Israeli embassy https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-clash-with-jordanian-protesters-trying-to-storm-israeli-embassy/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:29:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3252810 Several arrested, riot police fire tear gas at demonstrators angry over Israel's military operation in Gaza,; some in crowd chant for Hamas to bomb Tel Aviv, kidnap troops

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]]> Jordan starts celebrations ahead of first royal wedding in years https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-starts-celebrations-ahead-of-first-royal-wedding-in-years/ Tue, 30 May 2023 11:10:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3024186 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

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]]> Israeli missing for two years reunited with family after being found in Jordan https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-missing-for-two-years-reunited-with-family-after-being-found-in-jordan/ Thu, 25 May 2023 18:00:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3022028 Shalom Rotban, who has had PTSD since 2012 Gaza war that was retriggered during 2021 conflict, was identified at a psychiatric hospital in Amman by an Arab Israeli medical student

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]]> Ex-aide jailed over Jordan royal coup hospitalized following hunger strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-aide-jailed-over-jordan-royal-coup-hospitalized-following-hunger-strike/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:28:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2973366 Dual Jordanian-American citizen Bassem Awadallah, imprisoned for allegedly helping king's half-brother plot takeover, suffering low sugar levels from three-week fast, lawyer says

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]]> Rabbi’s tefillin desecrated during inspection by Jordanian airport officials https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-tefillin-desecrated-during-inspection-by-jordanian-airport-officials/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:36:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2957609 Moshe Haliwa says guards cut straps off phylacteries before allowing him to fly to Dubai, 'humiliating' experience reminded him of Holocaust images

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]]> Death toll in Jordan building collapse raised to 14 as search ends https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-toll-in-jordan-building-collapse-raised-to-14-as-search-ends/ Sat, 17 Sep 2022 09:20:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2838207 Jordanian rescue teams pull final body from rubble of residential building in Amman, with all the missing now accounted for

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]]> One person rescued, five dead, at least 10 still missing in Jordan building collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-person-rescued-at-least-10-still-missing-in-jordan-building-collapse/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:23:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2836407 Five bodies have been pulled from rubble of residential structure in capital Amman's central Jabal al-Weibdeh district; prime minister orders probe

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]]> At least five killed in Jordan building collapse, more trapped in rubble https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-five-killed-in-jordan-building-collapse-more-trapped-in-rubble/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 01:29:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2836205 Another 14 injured when four-story apartment building in dated part of Amman crumbles to ground; deputy prime minister says structure was 'old and dilapidated'

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]]> Lapid meets with Jordan’s Abdullah in Amman for first time as premier https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-meets-with-jordans-abdullah-in-amman-for-first-time-as-premier/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:33:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2806868 Jordanians say leaders discussed Palestinians, but Israel makes no mention of issue, saying meeting focused on opportunities stemming from normalization agreements

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]]> Jordan’s King Abdullah to visit Ramallah to lower tensions ahead of Ramadan https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordans-king-abdullah-to-visit-ramallah-in-bid-to-lower-tensions-ahead-of-ramadan/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:24:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2729767&preview=true&preview_id=2729767 Palestinian official says visit will highlight need for diplomatic horizon, without which further escalation in Jerusalem will be more likely

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]]> Lapid meets King Abdullah, bids to lower tensions with Palestinians as holidays near https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-meets-abdullah-in-effort-to-lower-tensions-with-palestinians-as-holidays-near/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:28:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2720900&preview=true&preview_id=2720900 2nd meeting between FM and Jordan king takes place in Amman amid uptick in Jerusalem, West Bank violence, which US fears could spill over like it did last May

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