His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday accepted the credentials of a number of newly appointed ambassadors to Jordan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace.

King Abdullah accepted the credentials of ambassadors Mohammed Marzouq of Egypt, Mohamed Sherif Kourta of Algeria, and Abdulbasit Elbadri of Libya, in addition to non-resident ambassadors Haja Ishata Thomas of Sierra Leone, Isaac Biruma Sebulime of Uganda, Mohamed Khaleel of the Maldives, Célestin Jean Paul Akoulafoua M'voula of Congo, Ilmārs Breidaks of Latvia, and Zakaria Idriss Deby Itno of Chad.

Royal Hashemite Court Chief Yousef Issawi, and Acting Foreign Minister and Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Musa Maaytah attended the ceremony.