Pinch Point looks at how Israel uses water as a strategic aim and a weapon of war.
Jordan says it has arrested 16 people accused of plotting to threaten national security.
Sixteen arrested as authorities say they have foiled a plot that involved explosives and a drone factory.
The leaders of France, Egypt, and Jordan discussed efforts to end Israel’s war on Gaza at a meeting in Cairo.
![Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C-R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) witness their respective Foreign Ministers Badr Abdelatty (R seated) and Jean-Noel Barrot (L seated) signing bilateral agreements at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on April 7, 2025. [Ludovic Marin/Pool via AFP] (AFP)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AFP__20250407__39D728T__v1__HighRes__EgyptFrancePoliticsDiplomacy_cropped-1744039166.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Palestine score twice in the final minutes of their Group B qualifier for a historic 2-1 win against Iraq in Jordan.
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Jordan beat Palestine, while Iran defeat Kuwait as pair keep pressure on group leaders South Korea in Group B.
Qatar will provide 400 megawatts of electricity daily to Syria, where authorities have struggled with power generation.
US president says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians from Gaza’ during White House meeting.
The summit has been called by Egypt, which has prepared a reconstruction plan that avoids ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain seek to hash out plan to avoid Palestinian displacement.
Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, has confirmed Cairo is ‘actively developing’ a reconstruction plan for Gaza.
Forced to choose between aid cuts and taking displaced Palestinians, Egypt and Jordan may look for aid elsewhere.
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Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi tells Al Jazeera that Jordan remains opposed to Trump’s Gaza takeover plan.
Arab League chief rejects US President Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians.
