Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said on Sunday any escalation in the region would lead to "dangerous paths" and said that there was a need to reduce escalation by all parties.
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh, Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said on Sunday any escalation in the region would lead to "dangerous paths" and said that there was a need to reduce escalation by all parties.
In remarks to the cabinet, Khasawneh said the country's armed forces would confront any attempt by any party that sought to endanger the kingdom's security.
The staunch U.S. ally's air defences intercepted and downed dozens of Iranian drones and missiles that flew over the country's airspace in the direction of Israeli targets, security sources said.
Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi
Amman and Abu Dhabi signed an agreement on Wednesday for a railway project in Jordan that will connect the port of Aqaba on the Red Sea to the mining provinces of Karak and Maan, with the United Arab Emirates investing $2.3 billion.
In a recent phone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, King Abdullah of Jordan emphasized the urgent need to stop Israeli attacks in the West Bank and called for a comprehensive truce to prevent the further escalation of conflict in the region.
Jordan's flag carrier Royal Jordanian suspended flights to Beirut on Sunday "due to the current situation", the state news agency reported without giving an exact time frame for the suspension.
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