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Kuwait refers company for alleged money laundering

Kuwait's State Security Agency has referred a large company for investigation into alleged money laundering after it was found to have had financial ties with the so-called Iranian Fouad Network, local media have reported. According to Al-Qabas, a security source said that suspicious...

Challenges loom as Jordan papers over palace feud

Jordan's insistence that its palace feud has been resolved and its sweeping ban on media coverage may temporarily quiet dissent, but major challenges loom for the Western-allied monarchy long seen as a lynchpin of regional stability. The whereabouts of King Abdullah II's half brother,...

New recording indicates Jordanians tried to silence prince

A new audio recording that surfaced Tuesday indicates that Jordanian authorities tried to silence a former crown prince for meeting with internal critics but contains no mention of a foreign plot to destabilize the Western-allied monarchy that they claim he was involved in. Jordan...

Jordanians reflect on rare public clash between royals

On the streets of Amman, people on Monday expressed their hopes for an end to the crisis that has recently hit Jordan amid a rare public clash between the country's royals.    Amman residents are hoping the dissent within the royal family is resolved in a peaceful way....