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King Abdullah II of Jordan issues a royal decree assigning former Prime Minister Samir Rifai to assemble a 92-member committee dedicated to reforming Jordan's current political system. The committee's first areas of focus are on a new electoral law, and a law specifically governing political parties.
2021-06-10

Moldovan President Igor Dodon is involved in a highway accident when his official motorcade is struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. Several passengers, including the president and members of his family, suffer moderate injuries and are hospitalized. Reports indicate that the Moldovan head of state is in good health.
2018-09-9

Thousands protest in Amman and other Jordanian cities, despite King Abdullah II ordering a freeze on controversial fuel and electricity price increases.
2018-06-2

Israel's embassy staff in Jordan, including a security guard involved in a shooting incident in which two Jordanians were killed yesterday, return to Israel from Amman. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump and Jordan's King Abdullah for their help and cooperation.
2017-07-24

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met today in Berlin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the recent spate of violence between Palestinians and Israelis. Kerry will meet on Saturday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan in Amman.
2015-10-22

The exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Abdullah II of Jordan meet in Khaled Meshaal's first trip to Jordan since his expulsion in 1999.
2012-01-29

2011 Jordanian protests: Islamists clash with monarchists in the town of Zarqa.
2011-04-15

Hundreds of people in Jordan take to the streets for the eleventh consecutive week, calling for reforms.
2011-03-18

Abdullah of Jordan sacks the Jordanian government amid protests over prices in the country.
2011-02-1

King Abdullah II meets with Mahmoud Abbas to discuss Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
2010-06-23