The files, dubbed the Pandora Papers, were shared with The Post by the ICIJ. The documents revealing AbdullahвЂ™s purchases are part of a collection of more than 11.9 million records obtained from law firms, accounting offices and trust administrators based in some of the worldвЂ™s most secretive jurisdictions. End of carousel Luxurious perch in Malibu Read key takeaways, about the investigation and more questions and answers about the Pandora Papers. officials said that this funding is tracked assiduously and they have seen no evidence that any money was diverted from its intended purpose. Jordan received $1.5 billion from the United States alone last year, making it the third-largest recipient of American foreign assistance, trailing only Israel and Afghanistan. Instead, Jordan survives to a large extent on billions of dollars in aid that it receives for its role as a source of stability in a conflict-plagued region, as well as for its willingness to accept millions of refugees from neighboring wars. It has no significant oil and gas reserves, scant arable land, an inadequate water supply and a single seaport too remote to be of much economic advantage. The official was one of several who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of U.S.-Jordanian relations.Д«ut unlike the rich Persian Gulf monarchies, Jordan is one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. official said, referring to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who once reportedly spent $450 million on a Leonardo da Vinci painting that he displayed on his yacht. вЂњYou could probably pour all of his profligate purchases into one afternoon of MBSвЂ™s shopping bill,вЂќ one former U.S. вЂњThis will only reinforce those concerns.вЂќДЄbdullahвЂ™s spending may not be outlandish by the exorbitant standards of Middle Eastern monarchs. вЂњThis comes at a very bad and awkward time for the king, in the wake of an alleged coup plot that exposed deep concern in Jordan about corruption,вЂќ said Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA official and expert on Jordan. The kingвЂ™s half brother and 18 others were detained in a crackdown that exposed internal divisions that threaten AbdullahвЂ™s hold on power more than at any other time in his two-decade tenure.

He made the majority of these acquisitions over a 10-year stretch that has been marked by mounting economic hardship in Jordan, rising public frustration with suspected corruption surrounding the king, and growing political instability that culminated this year in an alleged coup plot.

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