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December 16, 2025 2:15 PM

PM Modi, King Abdullah II call for stronger ties at India-Jordan Business Forum

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday addressed the India-Jordan Business Forum in Amman, calling for stronger business-to-business engagement and greater economic cooperation between the two countries. The forum was attended by Crown Prince and Jordan’s Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister of Investment Hussein, along with business leaders from both sides. Both leaders underlined the need to convert existing potential into tangible economic growth and...

December 15, 2025 5:13 PM

PM Modi receives ceremonial welcome on his arrival in Amman on landmark Jordan visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Amman on Monday, marking the beginning of his three-nation tour of Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman. In a special gesture reflecting the close ties between the two countries, he was warmly received at the airport by Jordan’s Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, and accorded a ceremonial welcome. The full-fledged bilateral visit to Jordan by an Indian Prime Minister comes after a gap of 37 years, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic r...

January 1, 2026 4:42 PM

India-Jordan ties rooted in history, expanding across trade, technology and culture

India and Jordan share a warm and steadily expanding bilateral relationship anchored in mutual respect, historic goodwill and growing strategic cooperation. India and Jordan signed first bilateral agreement for cooperation and friendly ties in 1947, which got formalized in 1950, when the two countries established full-fledged diplomatic ties. Since then, high-level political engagement, robust economic cooperation and strong people-to-people links have shaped a multifaceted partnership. Politic...

December 15, 2025 9:30 AM

PM Modi embarks on three-nation tour to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday embarked on a three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman, aimed at strengthening India’s bilateral engagement with key partners in West Asia and Africa. In his departure statement, the Prime Minister underlined the importance of the visit, noting that it reflects India’s commitment to deepening partnerships with countries that share age-old civilisational links and robust contemporary relations with New Delhi. Describing the three countries as lo...

December 11, 2025 8:56 PM

PM Modi to visit Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman from December 15–18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman from December 15 to 18, aimed at strengthening India’s ties with key partners in West Asia and Africa. The visit begins in Jordan on Monday at the invitation of King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein. During his stay, the Prime Minister will hold talks with the Jordanian monarch to review the full range of bilateral relations and share perspectives on regional developments. The visit coincides with the 75th...

June 13, 2025 11:07 AM

After Israel strikes Iran, airlines divert flights, airspace closed

Airlines cleared out of the airspace over Israel, Iran and Iraq and Jordan on Friday after Israel launched attacks on targets in Iran, Flightradar24 data showed, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe. Proliferating conflict zones around the world are becoming an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability, and more of a safety concern. Six commercial aircraft have been shot down unintentionally and three nearly missed since 2001,...

April 18, 2025 6:30 PM

India sends strong contingent to Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships in Jordan

India has fielded a 56-member youth boxing squad—30 U-15 and 26 U-17 pugilists—for the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships being held in Amman, Jordan, from April 17 to May 1. This is the first event organized by Asian Boxing, endorsed by both the Olympic Council of Asia and the newly formed World Boxing, according to a release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). Standout names in the U-17 boys' squad include Sahil Duhan and Devansh, who won silver and bronze respectivel...

February 5, 2025 10:28 PM

Jordan’s king rejects any displacement of Palestinians after Trump floats Gaza takeover idea

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Wednesday he rejected any attempts to annex land and displace Palestinians. He spoke after U.S. President Trump said on Tuesday the United States would take over Gaza after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and develop it economically, an idea that elicited widespread international condemnation. "His Majesty King Abdullah II stresses the need to put a stop to (Israeli) settlement expansion, expressing rejection of any attempts to annex land and displace the Pa...

November 9, 2024 2:31 PM

Jordan’s tourism industry struggling as Gaza war deters visitors

Enas Al Hinti has cut staff pay in half and asked workers to take unpaid leave in an effort to keep her hotel in ancient Petra open as Western holidaymakers fearful of conflict shun destinations in the Middle East. A crisis across the region's tourism industry since the start of the Israel-Hamas war 13 months ago is being felt acutely in Jordan, whose border with Israel along the Red Sea and Dead Sea is studded with beach resorts. Sites such as Petra, Wadi Rum and crusader castles have been dr...