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In recent weeks, Jordan's social media has been awash with photos and videos of demonstrators gathering in cities all over the country, chanting "Long live the teacher" and "we will not be silenced". Mainstream media coverage, however, has been noticeably lacking. By Marta Vidal

In a rare admission of the weakness of coronavirus vaccines developed in China, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to get a boost.

12/April/2021 08:16 PM U.S. Ambassador to Jordan visits UNRWA Health Centre in Amman following U.S. announcement to resume financial support to UNRWA JERUSALEM, Monday, April 12, 2021 (WAFA) – The United States Ambassador to Jordan Henry T. Wooster and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, visited the UNRWA Baqaa Health Centre, located north of Amman, on the heel of the U.S. annou...

The world-renowned wild boar artworks on the approach to Ammanford Town are taking very seriously the Covid-19 restrictions they are even wearing…

SHARE The United States recognises as Palestinian refugees all those who were registered under this category by the United Nations, the US ambassador to Jordan said on Monday. Henry Woosters statement was a rejection of the suggestion by former US president Donald Trumps administration that only those who originally fled Israel should be counted as refugees. “Irrespective of any administration, US policy can only count those refugees who are registered with the United Nations,” Mr Wooster t...

Principled Humanitarian Programming in Yemen The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid and facilitate access to rights. We work in c/onflict-affected areas, along displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and durable solutions. The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956, and has since grown to become an international...

Israel agrees to send more water to Jordan after push from Biden Netanyahu (L) and King Abdullah in 2014. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a request to increase the water supply to Jordan after prodding from the Biden administration, Israeli officials told me.  Why it matters: Israeli-Jordanian relations have recently sunk into a new crisis, with the water supply as one major point of tension. The Jordanian government asked the Bide...

Israel’s Gantz battles to preserve ties with Jordan Defense Minister Benny Gantz labors to repair damages caused by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Israel-Jordan relations. Retired Israeli Gen. Benny Gantz, one of the leaders of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) political alliance, speaks at the Jordan Valley site of Naharayim, also known as Baqura in Jordan, east of the Jordan River and which has been leased to Israel as part of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty, on Oct. 18, 2019. Ap...

Ramadan donations bring hope of better times for Syrian refugees Format Ali, 12, pours coffee for his mother Jameela (left) and aunt Huda (right) at home in Amman, Jordan. © UNHCR/Lilly Carlisle As the Holy Month approaches, launch of UNHCR’s Ramadan fundraising campaign promises desperately needed financial support to refugees struggling during COVID-19. AMMAN, Jordan ­– Jameela has faced many struggles since fleeing bombs and fighting in her home city of Homs in 2013. After her husband ...

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has received messages of best wishes from leaders and senior officials of Arab and friendly countries on the occasion of the state’s centennial, according to a Royal Court statement.