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Egypt to intensify cooperation with Jordan in military manufacturing
Minister of Military Production Mohamed Al-Assar met with Atef Al-Tal, chairperson of the board of directors of the King Abdullah II Center for Design and Development in Jordan, to discuss the joint cooperation between the two countries in the fields of defence and military technologies. The meeting took place at the ministry’s headquarters in Cairo. …

Al-Sisi meets king of Jordan on sidelines of Washington visit
Both leaders already met recently during the Arab Summit in Jordan

Shoukry meets UN officials on sidelines of Arab League Summit in Jordan
The meeting focused on reviewing updates on regional issues

Shoukry heads to Amman to participate in 28th Arab Summit
The minister is scheduled to attend the summit to discuss the latest updates on SyriaÂ

Egypt exchanges 770MW of electricity with Jordan and Libya
Ministry of Electricity aims to increase the electricity connection with a number of neighboring countries to about 2,000MW by next year

Shoukry meets Arab counterparts prior to Arab foreign minister summit
The summit is scheduled to take place in Jordan in March

Jordan’s King Abdullah II visits Egypt in one-day official visitÂ
The visit aims to enhance co-operation and discuss other regional issues

Jordan’s Mohammad Al-Sarraj claims his third PSA titleÂ
Champion of the 2016 IMET Squash Open, Jordan’s Mohammad Al-Sarraj, won the 2017 Cronimet Squash Open, which took place in Skelleftea, Sweden. This is the third Professional Squash Association (PSA) title for the Jordanian champion. Al-Sarraj, who was preliminarily ranked sixth in the Cronimet’s tournament, started his journey with a win over England’s James Peach …

Palm Jumeirah, Aqaba marked as hot spots for Q1 in 2017: Colliers InternationalÂ
Colliers International, the Commercial Real Estate Leader, marked Palm Jumeirah in the United Arab Emirates and Aqaba, the Red Sea resort city in Jordan, as hot spots. Colliers’ report about the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s hotel market forecast for the first quarter (Q1) of 2017, which was issued on Wednesday, explained that …

Sameh Shoukry to meet with his Jordanian counterpartÂ
The meetings will mainly focus on bilateral relations and latest regional development Â

Shoukry in Jordan to meet King Abdullah II for bilateral talksÂ
The visit is part of a preparation for the upcoming Arab Summit, hosted by Jordan in MarchÂ

Vezeeta seeks expansion in Arab Gulf, Jordan, Lebanon in 2017
The company seeks to increase bookings to 100,000 per month by the end of 2017

US state department warns citizens from travelling to Egypt, Jordan
The statement mentioned the locations that are deemed as safe in Cairo

Egypt condemns terrorist attack in Jordan that killed 10
Security forces could not identify whether the assailants belong to a military group, while no group has claimed responsibility

Aziz Maraka concert a big hit in Cairo
On account of the concert’s success, El-Sawy Culturewheel founder says more Maraka concerts will be hosted in the future

Egypt, Jordan participate in joint military exercise
The armed forces will participate with infantry, naval, and air forces, says Egypt’s army spokesperson

US trainers killed in Jordan
Jordanian troops and American trainers have exchanged gunfire at a base.

Egyptian, Jordanian armed forces to begin joint military exercise
The joint exercise will strengthen skills needed to counter terrorism in the region

In Cartoon: Conflicting ideologies

Trade war targets Egyptian products
Poor policies, mismanagement, and opportunistic rivalries are all to blame for the international assault on Egyptian products

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar assassinated ahead of trial
Hattar was being put on trial for contempt of religion.

Pope Tawadros II inaugurates Monastery of Saint Anthony in first visit to Jordan
This is the Pope’s first visit to Jordan since he assumed his papacy in 2012

Al-Sisi meets Jordanian prime minister to foster bilateral ties
Meeting tackled ongoing political turmoil in Arab region and bilateral relations

Al-Sisi welcomes King Abdullah II of Jordan to Cairo
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Wednesday King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is on an official visit to Egypt. The Jordanian monarch and Al-Sisi will exchange views on regional and international issues. The discussions will also include improving bilateral relations in political, economic, and social fields.

With mosques under surveillance, IS turns to soccer for recruitment
Abu Otaiba, the nom du guerre of a self-taught imam and Islamic State (IS) recruiter in Jordan, uses soccer to attract recruits. “We take them to farms, or private homes. There we discuss and organise soccer games to bring them closer to us,” Abu Otaiba told The Wall Street Journal in a recent interview. Abu Otaiba …

Trump wants to partner with Al-Sisi, Abdullah of Jordan and Israel to fight IS
US presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that he is willing to work with Egypt, Jordan, and Israel to extinguish Islamic extremism. “We will work side by side with our friends in the Middle East, including our greatest ally Israel. We will partner with King Abdullah of Jordan and the president of Egypt, President …

Jordanian prosecutor orders media gag on case of assaulted Egyptian national
The suspects left Darwish unconscious on the side of a road after brutally assaulting him, according to Jordanian and Egyptian media reports Â

Syrian refugees build a city in Jordan desert
In a remote location in northern Jordan, Azraq refugee camp has seen its population double in a matter of months. Now, it must transform from a sparse barracks into a thriving community, reports Bethan Staton.

Egypt condemns attack killing 6 Jordanian army personnel on Syria border
The Jordanian army said that a car bomb targeting a military location early on Tuesday came from the refugee camp in Al Rakban area.

Jordan arrests suspect of Al Baqa’a attack
The perpetrator is probably a lone wolf and investigations are still ongoing, says government spokesperson