Mohamed bin Zayed, Jordan’s King Discuss Regional and World Developments

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on February 25, 2022. (Photo by Yousef ALLAN / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on February 25, 2022. (Photo by Yousef ALLAN / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)
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Mohamed bin Zayed, Jordan’s King Discuss Regional and World Developments

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on February 25, 2022. (Photo by Yousef ALLAN / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows King Abdullah II (L) of Jordan meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on February 25, 2022. (Photo by Yousef ALLAN / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and King Abdullah II of Jordan, have discussed the prospects of further consolidating the fraternal relations between the two countries.

Regional and international developments and issues of interest featured high during discussions between the two leaders.

This came as Sheikh Mohamed met on Friday with King Abdullah II and the accompanying delegation.

The two sides exchanged views on regional and international developments, and stressed the importance of maintaining coordination and consultation on various issues of common interest for the benefit of the two countries and their peoples.

Sheikh Mohamed congratulated the King and Queen Rania on obtaining the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity in recognition of their efforts and initiatives on supporting peace and values of tolerance and coexistence in the region and the whole world.

He reiterated his thanks and appreciation for Jordan's strong stance in condemning the terrorist attacks on the UAE, and the Kingdom's solidarity with the Emirates, stressing that this supportive position falls within Jordan's honorable role towards brothers and friends throughout its history.

For his part, King Abdullah II said he takes pride in the longstanding brotherly relations uniting the UAE and Jordan and their peoples.

He re-affirmed the Kingdom's solidarity and standing with the UAE in the face of all that threatens its security and stability, reiterating condemnation of the Houthi attacks on the UAE, and stressing that the security of the UAE and Jordan is indivisible.



Mediator Qatar Says Israel ‘Did Not Abide’ by Gaza Truce Deal

 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
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Mediator Qatar Says Israel ‘Did Not Abide’ by Gaza Truce Deal

 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, left, at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said Thursday that Israel had failed to respect January’s ceasefire agreement in Gaza, as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

“As you know, we reached an agreement months ago, but unfortunately Israel did not abide by this agreement,” said the ruler of Qatar, a key mediator of the deal.

A truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar with Egypt and the United States, came into force on January 19, largely halting more than 15 months of fighting triggered by Palestinian fighters’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

The initial phase of the truce ended in early March, with the two sides unable to agree on the next steps. Israel resumed air and ground attacks across the Gaza Strip on March 18 after earlier halting the entry of aid.

Israel said Wednesday that it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer zone in the widening offensive.

Sheikh Tamim said Qatar would “strive to bridge perspectives in order to reach an agreement that ends the suffering of the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza.”

Putin recognized Qatar’s “serious efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict” and called deaths in the conflict “a tragedy.”

“A long-term settlement can only be achieved on the basis of the UN resolution and first of all connected to the establishment of two states,” he added.

Israel’s renewed assault has so far killed at least 1,691 people in Gaza, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reported, bringing the overall toll since the war erupted to 51,065, most of them civilians.

Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, also mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.