Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—A former head of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood slammed the organization’s current leadership as “illegitimate and illegal,” after the Jordanian government declared the Islamist group’s Jordan branch independent of its parent organization in Egypt. Speaking to Asharq
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Jordanian government is to re-designate the Muslim Brotherhood’s branch in the Hashemite Kingdom a Jordanian group, independent from its parent organization based in Cairo, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Sunday. A source within the Jordanian cabinet, who requeste
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—All military and security options remain on the table in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Al-Momani told Asharq Al-Awsat. Momani’s comments come after Jordan stepped up the number of airstrikes its forc
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordan’s efforts are ongoing, on all levels, to secure the release of captured pilot Muadh Al-Kasasbeh from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in cooperation with Arab brothers and international allies, Information Minister Mohammad Momani said. In comments to As
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amman is leaning on its regional and international contacts to secure the release of downed pilot First Lieutenant Muadh Al-Kasasbeh from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Jordanian minister speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity said. The
