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King receives call from Iran president02 April 2025

King receives call from Iran president

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday received a phone call from Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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King visits Jordan’s Restoring Hope booth at Global Disability Summit02 April 2025

King visits Jordan’s Restoring Hope booth at Global Disability Summit

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday visited Jordan’s Restoring Hope Society booth at the 3rd Global Disability Summit in Berlin.

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King delivers Jordan’s address at 3rd Global Disability Summit02 April 2025

King delivers Jordan’s address at 3rd Global Disability Summit

His Majesty King Abdullah II, in Berlin on Wednesday, delivered a speech at the opening of the third Global Disability Summit (GDS 2025), co-hosted by the governments of Jordan and Germany along with the International Disability Alliance.

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King meets German officials, parliamentarians, think tank representatives02 April 2025

King meets German officials, parliamentarians, think tank representatives

His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Wednesday, met with German officials, parliamentarians, and representatives of leading think tanks in Berlin.

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King meets representatives of German companies, economic institutions02 April 2025

King meets representatives of German companies, economic institutions

His Majesty King Abdullah II met on Wednesday in Berlin with representatives of German governmental economic institutions and private companies to discuss ways to expand economic cooperation between Jordan and Germany.

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King, Albania PM discuss regional developments01 April 2025

King, Albania PM discuss regional developments

His Majesty King Abdullah II, during a phone call on Tuesday, discussed regional developments with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

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King departs for Germany, Bulgaria31 March 2025

King departs for Germany, Bulgaria

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday departed on a working visit to Germany, which will be followed by a working visit to Bulgaria.

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King exchanges Eid Al Fitr wishes with Iraq president31 March 2025

King exchanges Eid Al Fitr wishes with Iraq president

His Majesty King Abdullah II, in a phone call on Monday, exchanged Eid Al Fitr wishes with Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid.

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King exchanges Eid Al Fitr wishes with Pakistan PM30 March 2025

King exchanges Eid Al Fitr wishes with Pakistan PM

His Majesty King Abdullah II, in a phone call on Sunday, exchanged Eid Al Fitr wishes with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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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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