Jordan

Holtsnider
Jordan
MENA
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Jordanian clans bar US ambassador from funeral amid Gaza anger

A Jordanian family’s refusal to receive the US ambassador at a funeral has exposed growing unease over Washington’s hands-on diplomacy in the kingdom.

The New Arab Staff
15 January, 2026
A picture taken on July 15, 2021, shows an abandoned Israeli army post in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank near the border with Jordan (background)
West Bank
MENA
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Israel begins demining on Jordan border ahead of barrier works

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 January, 2026
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Society
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Mawadda: The platform empowering Arab women on sexual health

The New Arab Staff

Shefa'a Qudah

07 January, 2026
US ambassador James Holtsnider, left, presented his credentials to the Secretary General of Jordan's Foreign Ministry, Daifallah Alfayez. Photo: Jordanian Foreign Ministry
Jordan
MENA
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US envoy's grassroots charm offensive in Jordan sparks debate

Anwar al-Ziyadat
30 December, 2025
The shooting happened at the main crossing between Jordan and the West Bank last September [Getty]
Jordan
MENA
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Jordan receives body of West Bank crossing attacker from Israel

The New Arab Staff
25 December, 2025
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Jordan
MENA
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Anxiety and rumours surround missing Jordan girls

Karim Traboulsi
22 June, 2015
Druze Syria Israel AFP
Syria
Analysis
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Plight of Syria's Druze mobilises community across the region

Karim Traboulsi
22 June, 2015
Rainbow Street Amman Jordan AFP
social media
Narrated

Amman authorities ban mixed-sex Ramadan iftar meal

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Karim Traboulsi

21 June, 2015
Scorpion prison Egypt GETTY
prison
MENA
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Hunger strike for father of Jordanian prisoner in Israel

Mohammed al-Fudailat
18 June, 2015
Jordan Ramadan
Ramadan
Analysis
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How serious is Jordan about 'respecting' Ramadan?

Karim Traboulsi
17 June, 2015
Syrian Civil War
Syria
Analysis
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Jordan accused of supporting Syrian rebels

Karim Traboulsi
14 June, 2015
Wells Jordan
US
Analysis
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Jordanian anger at US ambassador's undiplomatic language

Paul McLoughlin
14 June, 2015
Ibn T
Jordan
MENA
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Jordan under pressure to ban Ibn Taymiyyah's books

The New Arab
10 June, 2015
Flag Jordan
King Abdullah
Analysis
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What's in a flag? Raising Jordan's red standard high

Paul McLoughlin
10 June, 2015
Fakhouri Jordan
Syrian refugees
MENA
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Jordan considering new labour laws for Syrian refugees

09 June, 2015
Jordan border guards GETTY
terrorists
Analysis
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Jordanian border guards kill two Syrian infiltrators

Al-Araby al-Jadeed
08 June, 2015
Jordan army
King Abdullah
Analysis
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Graduate 'knights of the future' recruited in Jordan

Dalal Jebril-Rogers
03 June, 2015
#قهوة_بيريز
Shimon Peres
Narrated

Storm in a coffee-cup: Israeli president's brew stirs outrage

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

25 May, 2015
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Jordan
Analysis
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Jordan economy hit by IS takeover of Anbar

Yanal Nawaf al-Baroumai
21 May, 2015
حسن المجالي (شادي النسور/الأناضول)
resignation
Analysis
Live Story

Jordan security chiefs sacked in backlash against heavy-handed crackdown

Mohammad al-Fadilat
19 May, 2015
الإخوان
Muslim Brotherhood
Perspectives

Splitting Jordan's Brotherhood is a dangerous game

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Osama Abu Arshid

08 May, 2015