Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Jordan's airspace was briefly closed Friday evening in part of security measures during the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Jordan, Ammon News learned.

All flights were grounded for a brief period of time ahead of Obama's arrival Friday evening, causing a slight delay in airplane departures from Queen Alia International Airport.

Obama arrived in Amman around 5:45 PM on a two-day visit which will include talks with King Abdullah II on bilateral relations, regional developments, the peace process, and the escalating crisis in neighboring Syria.

Obama is scheduled to visit the rose-red city of Petra on Saturday before his return to the U.S.

The U.S. President arrived in Jordan following a regional tour that included Israel and the Palestinian territories, where he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in an attempt to jump-start the peace negotiations.