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King meets with members of Hungarian Parliament in Budapest16 October 2025

King meets with members of Hungarian Parliament in Budapest

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Thursday met with the heads and members of parliamentary committees and groups in the Hungarian Parliament to discuss ways to expand cooperation, in service of both countries.

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King meets with Hungary PM, calls for intensifying efforts to achieve regional, global peace16 October 2025

King meets with Hungary PM, calls for intensifying efforts to achieve regional, global peace

His Majesty King Abdullah II held talks with Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Thursday, during which they discussed the need to step up international efforts to achieve stability and peace at the regional and global levels.

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King, Hungary president discuss expanding cooperation 16 October 2025

King, Hungary president discuss expanding cooperation

His Majesty King Abdullah II and Hungary President Tamás Sulyok, during a meeting in Budapest on Thursday, emphasised the importance of building on existing cooperation between Jordan and Hungary across various fields, particularly education and tourism.

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King, Italy PM chair new round of Aqaba Process meetings in Rome15 October 2025

King, Italy PM chair new round of Aqaba Process meetings in Rome

His Majesty King Abdullah II and Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni co-chaired a new round of the Aqaba Process meetings in Rome on Wednesday, organised jointly by Jordan and Italy.

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King departs for Italy at start of working visit to Europe14 October 2025

King departs for Italy at start of working visit to Europe

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday departed for Italy at the start of a working visit to Europe that will include stops in Hungary and Slovenia.

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King returns to Jordan 13 October 2025

King returns to Jordan

His Majesty King Abdullah II returned to Jordan on Monday, after participating in the Sharm El Sheikh Summit for Peace, co-hosted by Egypt and the United States.

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King participates in Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit, witnesses signing of Gaza Agreement 13 October 2025

King participates in Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit, witnesses signing of Gaza Agreement

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday participated in the Sharm El Sheikh Summit for Peace, hosted by Egypt and the United States.

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King discusses Gaza agreement next steps during coordination meeting with world leaders 13 October 2025

King discusses Gaza agreement next steps during coordination meeting with world leaders

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday participated in a coordination meeting with leaders of several countries to discuss the next steps in the agreement to end the war in Gaza.

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King meets with leaders of Qatar, France, Cyprus, and UK, Canada PMs13 October 2025

King meets with leaders of Qatar, France, Cyprus, and UK, Canada PMs

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday held separate meetings with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, France President Emmanuel Macron, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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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.

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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

Social Media

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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Personal and Family

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