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King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein

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King receives US Congress delegation18 August 2025

King receives US Congress delegation

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday received a US Congress delegation, which included Senators Markwayne Mullin and Joni Ernst, and Representatives Jason Smith and Jimmy Panetta.

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King returns to Jordan16 August 2025

King returns to Jordan

His Majesty King Abdullah II returned to Jordan on Saturday after a private visit.

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King departs on private visit14 August 2025

King departs on private visit

His Majesty King Abdullah II departed on Thursday, on a private visit.

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King meets Syria FM, US special envoy for Syria12 August 2025

King meets Syria FM, US special envoy for Syria

His Majesty King Abdullah II held two separate meetings on Tuesday with Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, and United States Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, to discuss the latest developments in Syria.

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King receives Egypt PM 12 August 2025

King receives Egypt PM

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday received Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who headed his country’s delegation to the Jordanian-Egyptian Joint Higher Committee meetings in Amman.

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King meets with Saudi crown prince in Neom11 August 2025

King meets with Saudi crown prince in Neom

His Majesty King Abdullah II met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, in Neom on Monday.

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King departs for Saudi Arabia11 August 2025

King departs for Saudi Arabia

His Majesty King Abdullah II departed on Monday on a visit to Saudi Arabia, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.

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King returns to Jordan11 August 2025

King returns to Jordan

His Majesty King Abdullah II returned to Jordan on Monday after a working visit to Saudi Arabia, where he was accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.

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King congratulates Azerbaijan president, Armenia PM on reaching peace agreement11 August 2025

King congratulates Azerbaijan president, Armenia PM on reaching peace agreement

His Majesty King Abdullah II, in two separate phone calls on Monday, congratulated Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on reaching a peace agreement between their two countries.

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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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