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King to start visit to Japan on Saturday, first stop on Asian working tour06 November 2025

King to start visit to Japan on Saturday, first stop on Asian working tour

His Majesty King Abdullah II is scheduled to begin a working visit to Japan on Saturday, the first stop on an Asian working tour that includes Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and Pakistan.

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King meets with Hungary chief of defence staff05 November 2025

King meets with Hungary chief of defence staff

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday met with Hungary’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Gábor Böröndi.

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King listens to Parliament’s response to Speech from the Throne05 November 2025

King listens to Parliament’s response to Speech from the Throne

Parliament on Wednesday presented its response to the Speech from the Throne, which was delivered by His Majesty King Abdullah II on 26 October to inaugurate 20th Parliament’s second ordinary session.

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King receives UK FM04 November 2025

King receives UK FM

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday received UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Yvette Cooper.

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King visits Judicial Council, issues directives to form committee to develop judiciary 03 November 2025

King visits Judicial Council, issues directives to form committee to develop judiciary

His Majesty King Abdullah II visited the Judicial Council on Monday, and expressed appreciation for the ongoing efforts of the judiciary to uphold the rule of law and establish justice.

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King meets with community leaders, key figures in Karak02 November 2025

King meets with community leaders, key figures in Karak

His Majesty King Abdullah II, during a meeting in Karak on Sunday with local community leaders, emphasised the importance of continued implementation and oversight of government projects in Karak, and maintaining open channels of communication with citizens.

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King congratulates Algeria president on revolution anniversary 30 October 2025

King congratulates Algeria president on revolution anniversary

His Majesty King Abdullah II has sent a cable to Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, expressing best wishes to him and the people of Algeria on the anniversary of the Algerian revolution.

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King briefed on progress of Restoring Hope’s Mobile Amputee Support Units29 October 2025

King briefed on progress of Restoring Hope’s Mobile Amputee Support Units

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday was briefed on the progress of the Restoring Hope Society’s Mobile Amputee Support Units, which were designed and developed locally to provide medical care and rehabilitative services to amputees.

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King meets with Iraq president at Basman Palace28 October 2025

King meets with Iraq president at Basman Palace

His Majesty King Abdullah II and Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid, during a meeting at Basman Palace on Tuesday, discussed the deep-rooted ties between Jordan and Iraq.

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King extends condolences to Morocco monarch over passing of Princess Lalla Latifa29 June 2024

King extends condolences to Morocco monarch over passing of Princess Lalla Latifa

His Majesty King Abdullah II has sent a cable to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, expressing condolences over the passing of his mother, Princess Lalla Latifa, the widow of the late King Hassan II.

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His Majesty King Abdullah II’s remarks at the plenary session of the “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” conference

Amman , Jordan

11 June 2024

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful 

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi,
Mr. Secretary-General,
President Mahmoud Abbas,
Your Royal Highnesses and Excellencies,
My friends,

Let me start by thanking Their Excellencies President Abdel Fatah El Sisi and Secretary-General Guterres for co-hosting this vital conference with Jordan.

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His Majesty King Abdullah II’s remarks at the plenary session of the “Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza” conference

Amman , Jordan

11 June 2024

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful 

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi,
Mr. Secretary-General,
President Mahmoud Abbas,
Your Royal Highnesses and Excellencies,
My friends,

Let me start by thanking Their Excellencies President Abdel Fatah El Sisi and Secretary-General Guterres for co-hosting this vital conference with Jordan.

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The winds of terrorism that are blowing in our region do not recognise borders or nationalities. In fact, terrorists seek to distort the image of Islam and its message of tolerance; and the anti-terror fight is the fight of Muslims…

Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Speech at the 27th Arab Summit - 25 July 2017

Islam teaches that all humanity is equal in dignity. There is no distinction among different nations or regions or races. The Qur'an forbids coercion in religion. Every citizen is guaranteed the state’s protection for their lives, families, properties, honour, privacy, and freedom of religion and thought.

Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Speech at the United Nations General Assembly - 20 September 2016

We affirm our commitment to carrying out our religious and historical duty in protecting the Holy Sites in Jerusalem and standing up to Israeli violations, especially those targeting Al Aqsa Mosque and Al Haram Al Sharif, using all available means.

Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Speech at the 27th Arab Summit - 25 July 2016

Despite all the challenges, Jordan’s solid national unity, social coherence and peaceful nature give it strength.

Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Remarks on the Occasion of Jordan’s Independence Day - 24 May 2016

This nation was built on unity and a unifying national identity that embraces all those, who, with dignity and pride in being Jordanian, believe in this country, cherish and defend it. Every citizen is a full partner in the process of building, hard work and giving, and they share rights and duties.

Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein

Remarks on the Occasion of Jordan’s Independence Day - 24 May 2016

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04 March 2025

Address by His Majesty King Abdullah II at the Extraordinary Arab Summit in Egypt

Discussion Papers

15 April 2017

Developing Human Resources and Education Imperative for Jordan’s Progress

Education has lately been the subject of heated global debate. It has been heartening to see this trend pick up in our part of the world, Jordan in particular

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16 October 2016

Rule of Law and Civil State

In my previous five discussion papers, I put forward several ideas and visions related to Jordan’s political reform path. These included advancing

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Op-Eds

08 April 2024

Egypt, France, Jordan: Ceasefire now in Gaza

The war in Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian suffering it is causing must end now. Violence, terror and war cannot bring peace to the Middle East. The Two-States solution will.

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14 October 2023

A two-state solution would be a victory for our common humanity

For more than a month now, the war in Gaza has been dividing the world, with the deepening split aggravated by intense emotions. Two narratives, Palestinian and Israeli

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