Cairo Meeting on Middle East Peace Process Concludes with 11 Points
On 11 January 2021, the ministers of foreign affairs of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan, met in Cairo to discuss means to continue the Middle East Peace Process in order…
Growing Concern After Arrests and Shutdown of Jordan Teachers Union
Human Rights Watch has expressed growing concern after authorities raided the Jordan Teachers Syndicate headquarters in Amman last Saturday, arresting 13 of its leading members on charges of corruption and…
Jordan to Hold Parliamentary Elections on 10 November
Jordan will hold parliamentary elections on 10 November 2020 following a royal decree issued by King Abdullah II on Wednesday, 29 July 2020.
Electronic Bracelets for Travellers to Jordan to Ensure Home Quarantine
Travellers entering Jordan must now wear an electronic bracelets to guarantee that they observe home quarantine against the spread of coronavirus. The policy took effect on 4 July.
Jordan Begins Smoking Ban in Closed Public Spaces
The Jordanian Ministry of Health has banned all forms of smoking in closed public places as of 1 July, driven in no small part to the coronavirus pandemic.
Jordan Issues over 190,000 Work Permits to Syrian Refugees
More than 190,000 work permits have been issued to Syrian refugees in Jordan, said Jordan’s Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi, at the recent IVth Brussels Conference on Support for the…
Jordan’s Problems – Can Trump’s Peace Deal Help?
Jordan presents itself to the world as a constitutional monarchy – a state supporting a multi-party political system, an elected parliament, and a prime minister who is the head of…
Jordan Removes Religion From New ID Cards
Jordan’s new smart IDs will no longer indicate the cardholder’s religion. Smart IDs that don’t indicate the holder’s religion are now replacing traditional IDs in Jordan as part of the…
Cultural Bridging in Amman – Grassroots Projects with Scarce Resources
JORDAN – While political conflicts have dominated almost all discourses around the region of West Asia, narratives on the region have remained ensnared by political and religious frameworks. Thus the…
Queen of Jordan Responds to Charlie Hebdo’s Cartoon
Queen of Jordan, Rania Al Abdullah, published a cartoon featuring the drowned Syrian boy Alan Kurdi in response to “Charlie Hebdo”. On 14 January 2016, the French satirical weekly magazine…