King Abdullah II

Jordan's King Abdullah II, a key US ally, said in an interview that there was enough evidence that the United States had engaged in torture using interrogation techniques shunned by the Obama administration. "What I see in the press ... shows that there were illegal ways of dealing with detainees," Abdullah told NBC in an interview to be broadcast Sunday on "Meet the Press." Asked if the United States has engaged in torture, the king said there were "enough accounts to show that that is the case. Abdullah spoke after holding talks with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, making him the first Arab head ... Read Full Story

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday pressed visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a two-state solution to help end the conflict with the Palestinians, the palace said. "The king demanded the Israeli government declare its commitment to the two-state solution, accept the Arab peace initiative and take practical steps to achieve progress," a palace statement said after the two leaders met in Amman. Read Full Story

Jordan's King Abdullah II will hold talks at the White House with U.S. President Barack Obama on April 21 on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the palace said Sunday. "The summit will focus on efforts to reach a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and realise comprehensive Middle East peace," it said in a statement. Read Full Story

Mon, 11 May 2009 09:38:11 GMT Press TV Jordan’s King Abdullah says if Middle East peace talks are further delayed, there would be a new war between Arabs or Muslims and Israel in the next 12-18 months. He warned that such a war would have implications far beyond the Middle East, the “Times Online” reported. The Jordanian monarch noted that the US President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week has become the acid test for the new US administrations commitment to peace in the Middle East. The Jordanian king and President Mubarak of Egypt will meet the Israeli ... Read Full Story

Standing his ground in a meeting with Abdullah II of Jordan, who demanded Netanyahu commit to a PA state inside the land of Israel immediately prior to Netanyahu's meeting with Obama next week in Washington, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told Abdullah II and promised that he would pursue peace negotiations with the Palestinians, s topping short, however, of consenting to Abdullah's request that he come out in favor of a Palestinian state. After King Abdullah’s discussions with President Obama in Washington last month, the monarch warned that war will break out within the next 18 months if Israel does not accept the Saudi Arabian ... Read Full Story