Jordan: King Abdullah swears in government
Jordan’s King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on September 18th, as reported by The Arab Weekly and agencies. This...
Governance
Syria: Assad appoints Ghazi al-Jalali to form cabinet
On September 14th, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree appointing former communications minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form a...
Jordan’s King Abdullah appoints PM
Jordan's King Abdullah appointed Jafar Hassan, a key palace aide, as the new prime minister following the government's resigned on...
Hamas official advocating for “joint Palestinian rule”
Hamas official Osama Hamdan preached “joint Palestinian rule” in Gaza upon the end of the conflict, according to Arab News...
Palestine finally granted UN membership with limitations
America’s veto against Palestine becoming a member of the UN has finally been lifted, according to Reuters on September 10th....
Jordan’s Islamists make gains in parliamentary elections
Jordan's Islamist opposition made substantial gains in the election, initial results showed on September 11, according to The Arab Weekly...
Jordan poised to give many seats to Muslim Brotherhood in elections
Jordan may well no longer be a western satellite after elections results there expect to give many seats to Islamists,...
Lebanon’s ex-central bank chief to remain in detention amid probe
On September 9, a judge ruled that Lebanon’s former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, would remain in detention as part...
Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border
On September 8, Jordan shut down the King Hussein Bridge crossing with the occupied West Bank following a shooting incident...
ICC closes case against late Hamas leader Haniyeh
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on September 6th that it had terminated the case against the late Hamas leader...
