News from Jordan-based sources, ranked by recency.
ALBAWABA - The US-Iran peace treaty is set to be signed Friday in Geneva, top officials from both sides are expected to attend; among them U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf along with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The U.S. and Iran have agreed to meet in Geneva to sign the memorandum of understanding, but it seems that the s...
ALBAWABA - A video from the G7 meeting has sparked wide debate on social media after U.S. President Donald Trump was seen holding hands with French First Lady Brigitte Macron. A clip caused a huge fuss online after Trump was seen shaking hands with Brigitte, 73, and kissing the U.S. president upon welcoming him at the Group of 7 meeting in Evian, eastern France. The G7 leaders will be dis...
ALBAWABA - The $300 billion figure has been circulating recently in relation to a potential payment to Iran as part of a peace agreement, with U.S. President Donald Trump rejecting the notion as ‘fake news’. "The story that the US is paying Iran 300 million dollars is fake news," Trump said in a post. While he cited 300 'million, not billion', it seems unclear whether this is the same sum...
ALBAWABA - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will be heading to the United States for an official visit in mid-July, according to a joint announcement by the Iraqi government and the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. AFP reported that U.S. President Donald Trump will host al-Zaidi at the White House next month. The announcement comes amid U.S. envoy Tom Barrack's visit to Iraq. He arrived on Mo...
ALBAWABA - A new video of U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron has gone viral after capturing an awkward handshake between the leaders ahead of their meeting at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 15. Many internet users said that Trump appeared tired, pale, and grumpy. Others added that the U.S. President also lacked the strength "to do his...
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of doing things that nearly derailed current efforts to reach a final deal with Iran. “He’s a very difficult partner to have when you’re in the middle of a very, very critical stage of negotiations,” Trump told *The New York Times* in remarks published by the paper, saying recent Israeli m...
