Jordan News News Jordan » Government: Are Jordan’s government and pro-Palestinian protesters facing off?
Since Israel’s war on Gaza began, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in neighbouring Jordan, particularly outside the Israeli embassy in the capital, Amman. Photos of popular anger ...
News Jordan » Government: Jordan’s king accepts PM al-Khasawneh’s resignation, appoints technocrat
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has accepted the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh after last week’s parliamentary elections were dominated by frustration over Israel’s ...
News Jordan » Government: Jordan: Government crushes civic space
Civic space in Jordan has shrunk over the past four years as authorities persecute and harass citizens organizing peacefully and engaging in political dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...
News Jordan » Government: Can Netanyahu’s New Government Keep the Peace With Jordan? | Opinion
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. If an outsider were to analyze Israel-Jordan ties in the weeks ...
News Jordan » Government: Jordan: Government imposes more severe restrictions on freedom of expression
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordanian authorities have been cracking down even more so on journalists by passing new legislation further limiting freedom of expression. This statement ...
News Jordan » Government: Jordan government urged to reverse measures displacing Bedouin community
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called upon the Jordanian government to immediately reverse a policy that mandates displacing a Bedouin community from the Petra area through forcible evictions.
News Jordan » Government: ILO and the Government of Jordan, Convene High-Level Workshop on National Programme of Public Works
Amman (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Government of Jordan and development partners Germany’s KfW Development Bank, the Embassy of the Netherlands, ...
News Jordan » Government: Jordan: Government Crushes Civic Space, Says HRW
In the last four years, Jordan’s authorities have increasingly used vaguely worded criminal laws to prosecute citizens for peacefully expressing political opinions on social media platforms or in ...