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THEN-PA HEAD Yasser Arafat hugs Jordan’s King Hussein after the latter received the German Media Award, in Baden-Baden, 1997. In September 1970, the two leaders were bitter enemies.

Recalling black September: The forgotten Palestinian defeat - opinion

A man looks on as Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants march in a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the movement's foundation, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 4, 2022.

Israel, Palestinians launch new phase in West Bank arms race - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Explosive devices discovered by Israeli security forces in the possession of Israeli citizens.

Israeli citizens caught smuggling explosives from Jordan for Islamic Jihad

PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

Jordan is behind recent shakeups in the PA, experts say

By MOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE

Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 25, 2018

'Jordanian king was right: Christianity is under fire in Jerusalem'

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

A picture released by the Jordanian Armed Forces website shows what it said is a drone carrying crystal meth that was flying into Jordanian territory from neighbouring Syria that the Jordanian army downed on Jordan's side of the border, Jordan August 13, 2023

Jordan downs drone from Syria in third incident this month

By REUTERS

A picture released by the Jordanian Armed Forces website on August 28, 2023, shows what it said is a drone that was flying into Jordanian territory from neighbouring Syria that the Jordanian army downed on Jordan's side of the border, in Jordan.

Jordan sees increasing threat from Syrian drug drones - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Members of a special IRGC force attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

IDF thwarted smuggling of Iranian explosives from Jordan - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A clear glass of drinking water against a blue background.

German team quantifies Jordanian drinking water black market

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

ARNOLD ROTH holds a photo of Malki and her friends at a picnic in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final year of his daughter’s life, a photo he developed from a disposable camera that he discovered after her death.

The Sbarro bombing mastermind is still free. Put her back in jail - opinion

By ZINA RAKHAMILOVA

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II before departing from Cairo Airport after attending the Jerusalem resilience and development conference with Arab leaders at the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, February 12, 2023.

Egypt, Jordan voice ‘full support’ for Palestinians, slam Israel

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

Jordanian Armed Forces website shows what it said is a drone carrying drugs from Syria, July 24, 2023

Jordanian army hacks Syrian drone smuggling crystal meth - news agency

By REUTERS

UNRWA employees take part in a sit-in demonstration, according to them against anticipated austerity measures within the organisation, in Amman, Jordan November 8, 2021.

Germany allocates €28 million to UNRWA

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An image from the Jordanian desert.

9,000-year-old necklace found in Jordanian child's grave

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Damascus, Syria July 3, 2023

Syrian and Jordanian army and intelligence chiefs meet over drug war along border

By REUTERS

People walk at the Zaatari refugee camp for Syrian refugees in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, Jordan November 28, 2022.

Crisis looms as Jordan seeks UN cooperation for Syrian refugees’ return

By DAOUD KUTTAB/THE MEDIA LINE

Jordanian Police Audi A6 C6 sedan in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan hunts down three wanted terrorists

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A customs officers displays confiscated Captagon pills

Why Israel needs to focus on Syria’s drug trafficking - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN