Blinken and Raab, top diplomats of US and UK, discuss an array of subjects, such as sanctions on Russian citizens, climate crisis and Biden's decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, in London ahead of G-7 conference.
Royal family member Sharif Hassan Ben Zaid is still in detention, so is a confidant of the king, Bassem Awadallah.
King Abdullah has attempted to signal in recent days that the situation is under control but Sunday's staged event left it unclear whether the king and his popular half brother have truly put aside their differences.
King Abdullah breaks his silence to announce the worst political upheaval in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamza has ended.
Amman announces gag order on all coverage of row involving King Abdullah II's half brother, Prince Hamza, hours after a new recording surfaced online indicating authorities tried to silence former crown prince for meeting with internal critics.
In a video recording, Prince Hamzah says he is under house arrest and had been told to stay at home and not contact anyone and that the country's leaders are a corrupt few who put their interests above the public.
Voters are participating in elections set to keep parliament in the hands of tribal and pro-government deputies, as Amman grapples with its worst economic crisis in years.
Parliament dissolvement means the government must resign within a week to pave the way for elections in November.
In keeping with a regional crackdown, Jordan has been tightening restrictions on the Brotherhood over the last few years, forbidding their public rallies, arresting vocal government dissenters and shutting down offices.
The British government promised sweeping changes to the system for dealing with convicted terrorists released from prison after a man stabbed two people in a busy south London street on Sunday.
Jordan officially said it won’t renew the 25-year old agreement that granted Israel private land use in Jordan’s al Baqura and Ghamr amid friction between the two countries.
The Trump administration is expected to unveil its 'Deal of the Century', a deal that most in the region view as a normalisation of Israeli occupation and nothing else.
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