Egypt, Jordan to train Palestinian police force
Plans are afoot for Palestinians to recruit their own police officers to be trained outside of Israel. Egyptian Foreign Minister...
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Jordan facilitates talks on Syria with Damascus and US officials
Representatives from Syria, Jordan, and the US met on August 12th to explore ways to support stability and security under...
Jordan: Politician arrested over anti-government Facebook post
Jordan's security forces arrested an Islamic Action Front (IAF) party member on July 20th, who allegedly made a Facebook post...
Jordanian MP detained over anti-government social media posts
Jordanian MP Yanal Freihat has been arrested over a social media post criticising the government’s views on the Muslim Brotherhood,...
Jordan cracks down on pro-Palestine support, detaining hundreds
The intelligence agency of Jordan has detained and questioned hundreds in the last couple of months, over their support for...
Jordan deploys firefighters to Syria as wildfires continue
Jordan and Turkey's firefighters have been sent to Syria to contain the wildfires, working alongside Syria's civil defense teams, France...
Jordan cracks down on charities working with Muslim Brotherhood
Jordan's government on July 9th announced that legal actions will be carried out against organisations which purportedly have ties to...
Syria and Jordan eye resumption of historic railway line
Representatives of Syria and Jordan met for two days in Amman which was concluded on June 25th, in which a...
Egypt and Jordan among nations condemning Israeli aggression
Twenty countries, including Egypt and Jordan, have condemned the conflict in the Middle East which they say was triggered by...
Middle East and North Africa facing escalating HIV cases
A report has been published warning of an “escalating HIV epidemic” in the Middle East and North Africa. According to...
HIV epidemic “escalating” in Middle East and North Africa
A report has been published warning of an “escalating HIV epidemic” in the Middle East and North Africa, according to...
Jordan affirms support for Sudanese government
Jordan has rejected the idea of a parallel government in Sudan, describing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as undermining...
Jordan rejects idea of parallel government in Sudan
Jordan has affirmed its support for the Sudanese government, rejecting the possibility of the Paramilitary RSF forming a parallel government...
Carrie Schenkel and James Storen: MENA region needs platform politics
The organization of political parties has served multiple distinct roles in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many...
Sisi attends Gaza meeting in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian president Sisi attended a meeting discussing Gaza hosted by Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman which also included...
