King Abdullah II said on Monday that there was a campaign to undermine Jordan, after international media reported that he bought more than $100 million of properties in the West.
The official news agency said the monarch told tribal leaders in central Jordan that "there is a campaign against Jordan and there are still those who want to sabotage and sow doubt".
"There is nothing that is being hidden," he said.
The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the monarch had spent more than $106m buying real estate in the US and the UK between 2003 and 2017.
The Royal Hashemite Court said earlier on Monday that the king owns several properties in the West and that he "personally funded" their purchase.
“The cost of these properties and all related expenditures have been personally funded by His Majesty,” the Royal Court said.
The reports included inaccuracies and distorted and exaggerated the facts, the Royal Court said.
"None of these expenses have been funded by the state budget or treasury,” it said. “This also applies to the personal expenditures of His Majesty and his family."
The statement said the kingdom’s public finances and foreign aid “are fully accounted for by the government and donor entities”.
The property purchases were not made public out of “security and privacy concerns, and not out of secrecy or an attempt to hide them”, the Royal Court said.
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Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
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At a glance
Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year
Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month
Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30
Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse
Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth
Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances
