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Kushner starts Mideast tour Wednesday, ahead of reportedly Israeli-Palestinian peace summit at Camp David
Trumpâs adviser met Jordanâs King Abdullah

Netanyahu visits Jordan, meets King Abdullah in rare peace talks
Surprising visit came ahead of two top US officialsâ meetings with regional leaders, trying to pass Trumpâs peace deal between Palestine, Israel

Saudi Arabia hosts meeting with Kuwait, UAE, Jordan to support King Abdullah II
Jordan has been rocked by large protests over price hikes, income tax bill

Al-Sisi concludes Saudi Arabia visit
King Abdullah awards Al-Sisi Medal of King Abdulaziz

Obama to face blunt talk in Saudi Arabia
The White House waited until Monday to confirm that Obama would indeed add an unexpected stop in Saudi Arabia onto a previously announced tour of the Netherlands, Brussels and Vatican City in March.

Mansour concludes first international trip with Jordan visit
King Abdullah of Jordan receives Egypt’s interim president and his delegation in Amman on Tuesday

Change of face in Luxor
Luxorâs main square has received a new name

Mansour appreciates Saudi Kingâs support
Interim president responds to Saudi Kingâs speech and promises to achieve the best for the Arab region

Rat race in the desert, should Egypt be running?
By: Rasheed Hammouda As the Gulf’s major players compete to be crowned the regionâs finance king, Egypt may end up benefitting from being left out of the race entirely The race to be MENA’s top financial hub has been heating up over the past few years, a race that Cairo has been noticeably absent from. …
Family of Jordanian prisoner demand his release
Bashar Abo Zaid was accused of tapping Egyptian communications for the Mossad

King Abdullah âunimpressedâ with Morsi
In an interview with The Atlantic, King Abdullah II of Jordan said Morsi had âno depthâ

Minister of interior in Riyadh
Council of Arab Ministers of Interior holds its 30th conference to discuss combating terrorism and drugs

Kerry on Gulf tour pledges backing for Syria rebels
Kerry stressed that there was no question of arming the Syrian opposition, even as his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal insisted on the right of Syrians to self-defence.

Saudi clerics protest king’s move to empower women
Abdullah’s decrees marked a breakthrough in the conservative kingdom that imposes stringent restrictions on females, who are banned from driving and denied the right to travel without male consent.

Saudi king names women to advisory council in historic first
30 women appointed to the previously all-male consultative Shura Council marking a historic first

Syria faces suspension from the OIC amid Iranian objections
During the summit Saudi King calls for Muslim leaders to unite and proposes a centre for dialogue between Islamic sects

Economics at the top of the agenda for President Morsy in Riyadh
Remittances, trade, and investment at the heart of discussion between the two states despite the specter of political friction

Jordan King asks Brotherhood to join election
Jordanian King specifically mentioned the Brotherhood and its political wing to “participate in the legislative elections to reach parliamentary governments.â
King Abdullah: patient reformer battling hardliners, own age
By Paul Handley / AFP RIYADH: Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz was 81 when he rose to the Saudi throne in 2005, but moved like a reformer decades younger to unleash his kingdom from oil dependency and hardline Islamic clerics and propel it into the 21st century. Tapping deeply into Saudi Arabia’s massive oil wealth, Abdullah launched …