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Jordan Sentences Bassem Awadallah, Sharif Hassan bin Zaid to 15 Years in Jail in Sedition Case

The Jordanian state security court. (EPA)
The Jordanian state security court. (EPA)
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Jordan Sentences Bassem Awadallah, Sharif Hassan bin Zaid to 15 Years in Jail in Sedition Case

The Jordanian state security court. (EPA)
The Jordanian state security court. (EPA)

A Jordanian state security court has sentenced two former officials to serve 15 years in prison over the sedition case in the kingdom and a plot to undermine its security.

Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid were found guilty of sedition and incitement charges.

The court said it had confirmed evidence backing the charges against the pair and that they had both been determined to harm the monarchy.

Awadallah was charged with agitating to undermine the political system and committing acts that threaten public security and sowing sedition.

The verdict follows three weeks after the first session of the trial was held.

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Syrian FM Says Will Visit European Countries in Coming Period

Italy's Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani (C) meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani (R) in Damascus, Syria, 10 January 2025. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI
Italy's Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani (C) meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani (R) in Damascus, Syria, 10 January 2025. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI
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Syrian FM Says Will Visit European Countries in Coming Period

Italy's Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani (C) meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani (R) in Damascus, Syria, 10 January 2025. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI
Italy's Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Tajani (C) meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani (R) in Damascus, Syria, 10 January 2025. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said on Friday that he will visit European countries in the coming period.

He spoke during a press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani in Damascus.

Tajani said he was traveling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country's transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad, and said Europe should review its sanctions on Damascus now that the political situation has changed.

“It’s an issue that should be discussed because Assad isn’t there anymore, it’s a new situation, and I think that the encouraging signals that are arriving should be further encouraged,” he said.