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Israeli police Saturday raided the Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif compound in occupied East Jerusalem and arrested four Waqf (endowment) Department guards, including a woman.   Director of the Jordan-run Department of Islamic Waqf and Al-Aqsa Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, told Petra’s correspondent in Ramallah that police assaulted guards as they tried to storm the Dome of the Rock

Police in the northern governorate of Irbid Saturday detained four people, two grooms and their fathers, after holding separate weddings in violation of Defence Order No. 11 that bans gatherings as a precaution to curb the spread of the coronavirus.   Irbid Governor Radwan Atoum told Petra in an interview that security forces arrested the four who were held in

Amman, Lockdown and curfew violations resulted in 957 people arrested and 244 vehicles seized since 11pm on Thursday, announced the Public Security Directorate (PSD) on Friday afternoon. “We thank the citizens for their commitment and confidence in reporting violations that threaten public safety,” said Director of Public Security, Major General Hussein Al-Hawatmeh, on Friday. The PSD received a large number

Amman, The Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the two terrorist attacks that targeted civilians and policemen the southern Philippine town of Jolo, the capital of Sulu, one of the country’s southernmost provinces, and resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. Ministry Spokesperson Daifallah Al-Fayez reaffirmed Jordan’s solidarity with the government and people of the Philippines. He also affirmed Jordan’s rejection

Israeli occupation forces early Monday arrested 14 Palestinians in various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source.   In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that occupation troops raided the cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, Jenin and a number of neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem and arrested the 14 citizens under the pretext they are wanted by the occupation

Ramallah, Israeli occupation forces early Sunday arrested 11 Palestinians in various West Bank cities, according to a Palestinian source. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that occupation troops raided the cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, Qalqilya and Jenin and arrested the 11 citizens under the pretext they are wanted by the occupation authorities.   Source: Jordan News Agency