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Items by Fahed Khitan
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The open channel between Amman and Damascus is good news for all
The government in Amman kept its promise to open the border crossing with Syria in the event that the latter met the required conditions. This is contrary to the claims made by some regarding external pressure on Jordan preventing it from making independent decisions in this regard. Three years ago,...
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A Russia-Israel confrontation in Syria
A new Russian aerospace incident in Syrian skies has caused a complicated crisis, but this time, it is with Israel. Almost two years ago, Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian-Turkish border causing a political crisis between the two countries that almost developed into a military confrontation. The...
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Jordan’s response to Qatar’s aid needs serious consideration
The State of Qatar did not hesitate to lend a helping hand to Jordan in its economic crisis; nor did Qatar’s current enemies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The Qatari Foreign Minister has visited Amman and announced his government’s decision to allocate $500 million for investment purposes and offer...
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When will America get it?
Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka, the daughter of President Donald Trump, were not chosen by accident to represent the US administration at the opening ceremony of Washington’s Embassy in occupied Jerusalem. They are both Jewish and advocate the most extreme Zionist tendencies. They acted as if they were...
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UNESCO resolution pulls the plug on Israel’s narrative
UNESCO recently clamped down on the Israeli narrative when it voted with an overwhelming majority to designate the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron a Palestinian cultural heritage site. The decision also classified Hebron as a site exclusively of Palestinian heritage which is under threat from the Israeli occupation. Several days ago...