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November 29, 2014 - 06:24 AM AMMAN — US President Barack Obama arrived in Amman for the final stop on his four-day visit to the Middle East.Obama will hold meetings with His Majesty King Abdullah and is scheduled to visit the ancient city of Petra. According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, talks between the King and the US president will focus on means to boost ties between Amman and Washington as well as the Syrian crisis and burdens on Jordan for hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. The peace process in the Middle East will also top talks between the two leaders, according to Petra. Moderate Muslims must take a stand against religious extremists who violate the core values of Islam Jordan is trying to defuse religious tensions at a major Jerusalem shrine that is sacred to Muslims and Jews. Jordan serves as custodian of the Muslim-run shrine, which sits on the fault line of the Israeli-Arab conflict. Jordan is also part of a U.S.-led military coalition against the Islamic State group, which holds territory across Syria and Iraq.. The "Generations for Peace," a group promoting peaceful conflict resolution. He said the organization he founded in 2007 has reached more than 600,000 young people in 50 countries. |