King departs for Tokyo as part of Asian working tour
His Majesty King Abdullah II departed Jordan on Saturday for Tokyo, the first stop on an Asian working tour that includes Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
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King receives phone call from Netanyahu
His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday received a phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he discussed challenges facing the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
Read More King holds talks with Swiss president
His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday held talks with President of the Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard on bilateral ties and the latest developments in the Middle East.
Read More King visits Ajloun governorate
His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday visited the Governorate of Ajloun where he met with residents discussed their needs in the fields of education, health, water and infrastructure.
Read More King meets Abbas
His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday was briefed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the latest developments in direct Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations.
Read More King meets Mitchell
His Majesty King Abdullah was briefed on Sunday by US Special Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell on his efforts to ensure the continuation of direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations after the Israeli government announced the end of a settlement freeze.
Read More King Abdullah receives Queen upon return from New York
His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday received Her Majesty Queen Rania upon her return from the United States where she underwent a medical procedure in a New York hospital to correct an irregular heart rhythm.
Read More King honours conference participants
His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday honoured several participants in the 15th General Conference of the Royal Al al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, which concluded on Wednesday.
Read More King receives phone call from Maliki
His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday received a phone call from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
Read More King receives phone call from Blair
His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday received a phone call from Middle East Quartet representative Tony Blair, with whom he discussed international efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution.
Read More King receives credentials
His Majesty King Abdullah received the credentials of eight newly appointed ambassadors to Jordan during a ceremony at Basman Palace on Wednesday. The new ambassadors are: Ukrainian Ambassador Sergey Pasko, Yemeni Ambassador Shaya Zindani, Pakistani Ambassador Attiya Mahmood, Canadian Ambassador Mark Gwozdecky, South Korean Ambassador Shin Hyun-Suk, Tunisian Ambassador Othman Jerandi, Irish Ambassador Isolde Moylan and Peruvian Ambassador Alberto Galvez de Rivero.
Read More Ambassadors sworn in
Four newly appointed ambassadors were sworn in before His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday. The new envoys are Ambassador to Australia Rima Alaa Al Deen, Ambassador to Uzbekistan Muwaffaq Ajlouni, Ambassador to South Korea Omar Nahar and Ambassador to Azerbaijan Adel Adaileh.
Read More King returns home
His Majesty King Abdullah returned home Monday following an official visit to New York where he headed the Jordanian delegation to the 65th session of the UN General Assembly and the UN summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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