Tag: Jordan

Rights groups condemn Jordan’s media crackdown (DigWatch)

At least 12 independent news websites in Jordan have been blocked by the authorities without any formal legal justification or opportunity for appeal. Rights...

Geostrategic magazine (24 April 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Azerbaijan; China; Europe; G20; Georgia-Ukraine;...

Israel’s Gantz, Jordanian king hold rare meeting in Amman (Al Monitor)

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a rare public meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday. The pair discussed bilateral ties...

Jordan: Palestinian refugees struggle amid UNRWA funding cuts (Hanna Davis, Al Jazeera)

Inside Jordan, Ali is a foreigner from the Gaza Strip. But outside, he is regarded as a Jordanian. “How?” the 35-year-old asks. “I’m stuck in...

Hundreds protest in Jordan against water-energy deal with Israel (Hanna Davis, Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of people have gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to protest against a water-for-energy agreement between Jordan and Israel. The agreement, if implemented, would...

Israel, Jordan, and the UAE’s energy deal is good news (Bruce Riedel, Natan Sachs, Brookings)

This week in Dubai, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed Israel and Jordan’s biggest energy and water deal since the neighbors made peace 27 years ago. If implemented, this will be a...

Israel, Jordan sign climate cooperation agreement in Dubai (Lahav Harkov, The Jerusalem Post)

Israel and Jordan signed an agreement to work together to meet the challenges of climate change, mediated by the United Arab Emirates and the US, at...

‘Catastrophe’ faces Jordan’s water sector as climate heats up (Al Jazeera)

When Aida Deissat started farming with her husband 30 years ago, she says life was easy. “There was water. A box of Jordanian tomatoes was...

Israeli minister blames Netanyahu for jeopardizing ties with Jordan (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

Israeli Energy Minister Karin Elharar criticized Oct. 17 the attack last week by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the new water deal signed...

Jordan 2021: Cause for Concern in Israel, but No Need to Panic (Oded Eran, INSS)

Recent developments in Jordan and its immediate neighborhood have raised questions about the stability of the regime in the kingdom, and with that, have...

Jordanians lukewarm on government reform proposal (Osama Al Sharif, Al-Monitor)

After three months of deliberations, which were marred by controversy, public skepticism and the resignation of three members, the Royal Committee to Modernize the...

Israeli energy minister hails water agreement in Jordan (Rina Bassist, Al-Monitor)

Israel and Jordan agreed today on a plan for Israel to double the quantity of fresh water it provides to the drought-stricken Hashemite Kingdom....

Jordan, Syria, Lebanon discuss electricity cooperation (Al-Monitor)

Jordan hosted Lebanese and Syrian officials Wednesday for a discussion on providing energy-starved Lebanon with electricity. The energy and electricity ministers of the three countries...

Jordan’s Abdullah receives first call from Syria’s Assad since start of conflict (Middle East Eye)

Jordan's King Abdullah II received a phone call from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in what officials said was the first such communication since the...

Pandora Papers: King of Jordan secretly purchased $100m in luxury homes (Middle East Eye)

Newly leaked financial documents have revealed that the King of Jordan has secretly spent more than $100m on property listings in the UK and US, sparking criticism as the...

Copper mine threatens Jordan’s largest nature reserve (Marta Vidal, Al Jazeera)

At dawn, blue and pink rays start to break over Dana’s mountain ridges. Birdsong and rustling leaves are the only sounds in the valley. Spread...