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Jordan Says to Host a Conference to Coordinate Aid to Gaza

Palestinians gather as they wait to receive flour bags distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. (Reuters)
Palestinians gather as they wait to receive flour bags distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. (Reuters)
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Jordan Says to Host a Conference to Coordinate Aid to Gaza

Palestinians gather as they wait to receive flour bags distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. (Reuters)
Palestinians gather as they wait to receive flour bags distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. (Reuters)

Jordan will host on Thursday an international conference attended by the main UN bodies and regional and international relief agencies to coordinate humanitarian aid to war-devastated Gaza, official media said.

They said UN aid chief Martin Griffiths and key UN bodies and NGO's involved in ramping up aid to Gaza will be present at the conference, along with representatives of Western and Arab countries involved in the aid effort.

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Jordan Prime Minister Submits Resignation Days after Election

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station after voting ended during parliamentary elections in Amman, Jordan September 10, 2024. (Reuters)
Electoral workers count votes at a polling station after voting ended during parliamentary elections in Amman, Jordan September 10, 2024. (Reuters)
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Jordan Prime Minister Submits Resignation Days after Election

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station after voting ended during parliamentary elections in Amman, Jordan September 10, 2024. (Reuters)
Electoral workers count votes at a polling station after voting ended during parliamentary elections in Amman, Jordan September 10, 2024. (Reuters)

Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh submitted his resignation on Sunday less than week after parliamentary election that saw some gains for the Islamist opposition.

The new composition of the 138-member parliament retains a pro-government majority, but a more vocal Islamist-led opposition could challenge IMF-led free-market reforms and foreign policy.

Jordanians went to the polls Tuesday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the war in Gaza and concerns over a slump in tourism, a sector vital to the kingdom's economy.

It was the first vote since a 2022 reform increased the number of seats in the house, reserving more for women and lowering the minimum age for candidates.