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Blinken meets Jordan's king and minister to keep Gaza war from spreading

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Sunday with Jordan's king and foreign minister and visited a World Food Programme warehouse in Amman as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza from spreading. On his fourth visit to the region in three months, Blinken stressed the need for Israel to adjust its military operations to reduce civilian casualties and significantly boost the amount of humanitarian aid reaching Gaza while highlighting the importance of preparing detailed plans for the post-conflict future of the territory, which has been decimated by intensive Israeli airstrikes and ground offensives. After a day of talks with Turkish and Greek leaders in Istanbul and Crete, Blinken met Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi seeking buy-in for US efforts to tamp down resurgent fears that the three-month-old war could engulf the region, ramp up aid deliveries to Gaza and prepare

Blinken meets Jordan's king and minister to keep Gaza war from spreading
Updated On : 07 Jan 2024 | 2:46 PM IST

With coronavirus infections spiking, Jordan's king swears in new Cabinet

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday swore in a new prime minister and Cabinet, tasking the new government to manage the country through an economic and health crisis

With coronavirus infections spiking, Jordan's king swears in new Cabinet
Updated On : 12 Oct 2020 | 10:22 PM IST

India and Jordan renew support for Palestine, ink 12 pacts to boost ties

Modi and King Abdullah welcomed the signing of the MoU on defence cooperation folloiwng Thursday's meeting.

India and Jordan renew support for Palestine, ink 12 pacts to boost ties
Updated On : 02 Mar 2018 | 7:12 AM IST