Within the space of a week, an Egyptian court has sentenced six social media influencers to several years in prison, and imposed heavy fines on each of them. The prosecution…

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 will hold parliamentary elections on 10 November 2020 following a royal decree issued by King Abdullah II on Wednesday, 29 July 2020.

Has US President Donald Trump succeeded in uniting his worst enemies, China and Iran, in an alliance directed against America and the West?

During an Iranian parliamentary session on 5 July 2020, Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, confirmed ongoing negotiations about a strategic partnership with China.

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.

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.

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…

On 25 June 2020, fourteen members of the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah (KH) were going about their usual nefarious business.  On this occasion they were setting up rocket attacks on…

On 1 July 2020, Egypt announced the resumption of international tourism in three coastal governorates – Marsa Matrouh, South Sinai and Red Sea. This is considered to be the first…