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Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a Middle Eastern country bordering Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Palestine. Its capital and largest city is Amman.

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus

Jordan's top diplomat visits Syria after earthquakes

It was the first visit by a Jordanian official to Syria since civil war broke out in 2011.
CatastropheFebruary 15, 2023
Jordanian police stand in front of police vehicles

Jordan says 3 police officers killed in raid after unrest

Three Jordanian police officers were killed in the southern city of Maan after unrest ripped through the region.
CrimeDecember 19, 2022
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France's far right replaces Le Pen with Jordan Bardella

The 27-year-old is the first party leader who is not a member of the Le Pen family.
PoliticsNovember 5, 2022
Camel near pyramids in hot desert of Egypt.

Middle East's ancient monuments the most endangered on Earth

The region is getting hotter faster than any other part of the world, putting heritage sites at high risk.
PoliticsSeptember 22, 2022
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Michael Jordan jersey breaks records at auction

The basketball legend wore the jersey with 23 on the back during the 1998 NBA finals of his "Last Dance" season.
SportsSeptember 16, 2022
Jordanian Civil Defense conducting search operation at site of collapsed building

Jordan: Several bodies pulled out of collapsed building

Hundreds of rescuers have been scouring the site of the building in Amman.
CatastropheSeptember 15, 2022
A woman is hiding from a man with a fist

Rising gender violence in Middle East

Two femicides in Jordan and Egypt have sparked a debate about women's rights, as well as calls for increased protection.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2022
Aircraft of the Al Fursan aerobatic team perform during the first World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8, 2022..

A 'NATO' for the Middle East?

Rumors of a new Middle Eastern military alliance are flying, one which might even include Israel. But are they real?
PoliticsJune 30, 2022
The site of a toxic gas leak in Jordan's Aqaba port

Several killed by toxic gas leak at Jordan port

Poisonous yellow gas was seen rising from a ship after its container was dropped at the port of Aqaba, killing 10.
CatastropheJune 27, 2022
Queen Rania of Jordan sitting with women at a social enterprise in Amman

Real progress through social enterprises?

Jordan aims to close the gender gap by 2030. Meanwhile, social enterprises could become key for female empowerment.
PoliticsJune 25, 2022
Jordanian crown prince Hussein bin Abdullah talking to Robert Habeck

Germany seeks energy partnership in the Middle East

Economy Minister Robert Habeck spent four days in the Middle East on a difficult mission.
PoliticsJune 10, 2022
Robert Habeck

Germany explores new Middle East partnerships

Economy Minister Robert Habeck heads to the Middle East seeking alternatives to Russian gas supplies.
PoliticsJune 5, 2022
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Tourism makes a comeback in North Africa

Amid global uncertainty and the war in Ukraine, will it be enough to save the sector, revive lost jobs and avoid unrest?
PoliticsMay 28, 2022
King Abdullah II of Jordan speaks during a press conference in Berlin

Jordanian king to get surgery in Germany

King Abdullah II will receive surgery at a hospital in Frankfurt after suffering a "herniated disc," the palace said.
HealthApril 9, 2022
Jordan's Prince Hamzah Bin Al-Hussein

Jordan's Prince Hamzah drops royal title in policy protest

Jordan's Prince Hamzah announced on Twitter that he no longer wants his royal title.
PoliticsApril 4, 2022
This photo provided by Jordan Tourism Ministry shows two carved standing stones at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert.

Archaeologists discover 9,000-year-old hunting complex

The complex in the Jordanian desert has some of the world's "earliest large-scale human built structures."
HistoryFebruary 23, 2022
Annalena Baerbock and Ayman Safadi sitting at a table

Germany's Baerbock urges more refugee aid for Jordan

On her first official Middle East trip, the German foreign minister has visited a refugee camp in Jordan.
PoliticsFebruary 11, 2022
Queen Rania Al-Abdullah

Jordan's ambitious push for gender equality

Jordan is pushing for more gender equality. But women's activists hope for more structural changes, as well.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2022
A Syrian flag is seen on a military post at the Nasib border crossing with Jordan, in the southeastern countryside of Daraa, Syria, on July 7, 2018.

Jordan says killed 27 in Syria drug smuggling shootout

Jordan's army says it killed over two dozen people in a mission to stop cross-border drug smuggling from Syria.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2022
A solar power farm sits between fields

Israel and Jordan's climate deal

With the Middle East feeling the heat of the climate crisis, cooperation between countries is essential.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 19, 2022
Screen shot of Syrian journalist Ibrahim Awwad being interviewed by Al Jazeera in September about the situation in Daraa.

Is Jordan doing Syria's dirty work?

After a Syrian journalist was apparently arrested in Jordan some linked the case to a thaw in Jordan-Syria relations.
PoliticsNovember 30, 2021
A finger pointing at a globe.

Long-distance travel under COVID restrictions

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic complicates the long-distance travel situation for both tourists and providers.
TravelNovember 19, 2021
King Abdullah II of Jordan

Pandora Papers: The royal 'you know who' from Jordan

The Pandora Papers investigation has shed an unmerciful light on Abdullah II's investments.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2021
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PoliticsOctober 3, 2021
Men hang the national flag next to posters of President Bashar Assad, a candidate for the presidential election, in the Syrian capital Damascus.

Lebanon deal: Beginning of the end of Syria's isolation?

A Syrian-Jordanian energy deal is being seen as a step toward international rehabilitation of the Assad regime.
PoliticsSeptember 22, 2021
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Robert Kennedy's killer Sirhan could be freed

Sirhan Sirhan has seen his latest parole hearing approved but will have to wait for a final decision in coming months.
CrimeAugust 28, 2021
Two women with balloons stand in front of a poster of King Abdullah on a street in the capital, Amman

Jordan: 'Too important to fail'

Jordan's king meets the US president on Monday. This meeting of allies is far more important than usual.
PoliticsJuly 19, 2021
Jordan Torunarigha

Racist abuse sees Germany walk off in friendly

Germany's men's Olympic football team walked off during a pre-tournament friendly due to alleged racist abuse.
SoccerJuly 17, 2021
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on April 11, 2021 shows Jordanian King Abdullah II (R), Prince Hassan Bin Talal (L) and Prince Hamzah (C) arriving at the Raghadan Palace in the capital Jordan.

Jordan: Court convicts 2 men over coup plot

A security sentenced a former top aide and a member of the royal family to 15 years in prison.
Law and JusticeJuly 12, 2021
Jordanian King Abdullah II (R), Prince Hassan Bin Talal (L) and Prince Hamzah (C).

Top officials plead not guilty in Jordan sedition trial

Bassem Awadallah and Sharif Hassan Zaid were arrested for an alleged plot to destabilize the monarchy.
Law and JusticeJune 21, 2021
Jordan's King Abdullah in a recent public appearance

Two officials face trial over Jordan coup plot

Sherif Hassan Zaid and Bassem Awadallah were arrested in early April over an alleged plot against King Abdullah.
Rule of LawJune 13, 2021
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Jordanian King Abdullah II. Prince Hassan Bin Talal and Prince Hamzah at the Raghadan Palace

Jordan's Prince Hamzah seen in public after row

King Abdullah and the prince visited their grandfather's grave, according to Jordan's state TV.
PoliticsApril 11, 2021
King Abdullah of Jordan

Jordan's king says 'painful' palace crisis over

The monarch gave a televised address in his first public remarks on the alleged coup led by his half-brother Hamzah.
PoliticsApril 7, 2021
Jordanian riot police and security forces scuffle with protesters attempting to breach the police lines.

How stable is Jordan really?

Jordan's allies are concerned, and experts say the royal family's public spat is just a big example of the problems.
PoliticsApril 6, 2021
Jordanian Prince Hamza bin al-Hussein attends media event in Wadi Rum desert

Jordan orders ban on media coverage of royal rift

The kingdom barred media and social media from publishing news about the rift between King Abdullah and Prince Hamzah.
PoliticsApril 6, 2021
Prince Hamzah bin Hussein and Princess Basmah Bani-Ahmad at their wedding

From heir apparent to 'help and support'

Hamzah was the favored son of Jordan's late king. He was twice refused the throne by his brother, who took the crown.
PoliticsApril 5, 2021
Prince Hamzah

Royal court: Prince Hamzah pledges support to Jordan's king

The royal palace says Prince Hamzah has signed a letter of allegiance to King Abdullah after plot allegations emerged.
CrimeApril 5, 2021
Jordan's then-Crown Prince Hamzah, left, with his mother Queen Noor, right, during his wedding ceremony in Amman, Jordan, in this file photo from May 2004.

Jordan says prince's circle aimed to destabilize security

The former crown prince was linked to "foreign parties" in a plot to undermine security, Jordan's deputy PM said.
PoliticsApril 4, 2021
File photo from September 2015, showing former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein during press event in Amman, Jordan

Former Jordanian prince says he is under house arrest

A former Jordanian crown prince claims he is under house arrest, despite denials from the Jordanian military.
CrimeApril 3, 2021
Jordanian schoolchildren wearing facemasks and keeping social distance

In Jordan, home schooling is revamping the education system

In Jordan, schoolchildren are using digital learning tools that could pave the way for an improved education system.
EducationMarch 19, 2021
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, following talks in Berlin on March 10, 2021

Jordanian foreign minister: Don't politicize COVID vaccines

Ayman Safadi told DW his country was not receiving nearly enough doses from the COVAX initiative.
PoliticsMarch 10, 2021
A child walks past a mural, painted on a wall in Amman, Jordan.

In Jordan, customary 'jalwa' law sparks debate

The Jordanian custom of banishing the families of suspected criminals is intended to prevent revenge.
PoliticsJanuary 15, 2021
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Coronavirus pandemic hits garment sector in Asia

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A Jordanian police checkpoint close the highway between Jordanian capital of Amman and the city of Zarqa, after of large explosions at a Jordanian army base outside the city of Zarqa on the northeastern edge of capital Amman, Jordan, September 11, 2020.

Large explosion at military facility in Jordan

Jordan's government said the blast near the city of Zarqa was caused by an electrical short circuit in a mortar depot.
PoliticsSeptember 11, 2020
Michael Jordan Game-Worn and Player Exclusive Sneaker

Michael Jordan's sneakers sell for record $615,000

The legendary basketball player's footwear fetched the highest price ever paid for sneakers at auction.
SportsAugust 14, 2020
An Israeli flag waving in soil in the Jordan Valley. May 28, 2020.

Germany, others would not recognize Israeli annexation

Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan say they would not recognize a unilateral Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory.
PoliticsJuly 7, 2020
A fence cuts across a swath of the Jordan Valley

Israel plans to annex West Bank territories

Israel's new government could unveil plans to annex large parts of the West Bank as soon as July.
PoliticsJune 4, 2020