Amman

Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood, seizes assets over sabotage plot

Muslim Brotherhood members have led some of the largest protests in the region in support of their ideological allies, Hamas.

 Jordanian police stand outside the Islamic Action Front office in Amman, Jordan April 23, 2025.
Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa disembarks from an airplane before a meeting in Amman, on February 26, 2025.

Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Iraq to discuss security cooperation in Amman, Turkish source says

 Demonstrators take part in a march in support of Palestinians in Gaza and to salute the slain Jordanian who shot and killed three Israeli civilians, according to the Israeli authorities, at the Allenby Bridge border crossing in the West Bank, in Amman, Jordan September 8, 2024.

Helping Jordan fend off its own threats is vital to Israel's interests and safety - editorial

 The motorcade of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken drives on a road after a visit at a World Food Program (WFP) regional warehouse, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Amman, Jordan, January 7, 2024.

Jordanian explosives case leaves Amman security forces searching for clues


New gov't must take Jordan's warning on changing status quo in Jerusalem seriously - editorial

Amman sees itself as a guarantor of the status quo and a custodian of the Holy Sites of the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa.

 Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 20, 2022.

Jordanian tourism is almost back to pre-COVID days

Visits to Petra and to the Christian baptismal site on the Jordan River have witnessed the biggest tourism surge.

 SCENES FROM JORDAN: The Al Manara luxury resort, the breathtaking Petra and Wadi Rum.

Is Jordan planning to restore ties with Hamas?

Hamas has been banned in Jordan since 1999, but an increasing number of voices seem to be joining those calling for this decision to be reversed.

 Jordanians carry flags and banners during a demonstration to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and to celebrate the Israel-Hamas truce, in Amman, Jordan, May 21, 2021.

Jordan makes overtures to Islamic Movement hardliners in Israel

Amman might be trying to get Arab citizens who usually boycott Israeli elections to vote on November 1, analyst says.

 A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood holds a Palestinian flag and chants slogans during a pro-Palestinian demonstration after Friday prayers in Amman, Jordan, April 13, 2018.

Israeli court dismisses NIS 30b. terrorism-finance case against Arab Bank

In support of the decision, the Jerusalem District Court said the plaintiffs had tried to use Israeli law in the US courts, and yet their claim was still rejected.

The headquarters of Arab Bank in Amman, Jordan

Lapid holds first meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah

The leaders discussed ways to improve relations between the countries and put more meaning behind their peace agreement.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, July 27, 2022

Jordan: A family dispute or a foreign-backed plot?

"No one expected the controversy to escalate to a point where the king would order the army and the mukhabarat to raid Prince Hamzah’s palace and place him under house arrest."

A protester holds a poster of Jordan's King Abdullah as he takes part in a human chain during a sit-in against the annexation of parts of the West Bank by Israel, in Amman, Jordan, June 27, 2020.

Understanding the rift between Jerusalem and Amman - analysis

On the security side, the situation is said to be better and the militaries in both countries are believed to regularly work together against common threats.

PROTESTERS IN Amman challenge the US and Israel policies on Jerusalem. ‘A quick review of the public relationship between Israel and Jordan in the last decade reveals multiple crises,’ notes the author.

Jordan: Child dead and 700 others poisoned by deadly shwarma in Amman

It all started when a local food stand owner in Amman offered shwarma for the extremely low price of less than NIS 6 per serving.

A worker prepares a traditional sweet "Konafa" at a shop, after the government eased the restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan April 29, 2020.

In major reshuffle, Jordan PM moves to push IMF-led economic reforms

Jordan's debt level has spiraled to around $40 billion, driven in part by government moves this year to raise the salaries of teachers and army retirees at a time of falling state revenues.

A protester holds up a Jordanian national flag during a protest in Amman, Jordan June 4, 2018.

Israel-Jordan Crisis: Arrested Israeli was FSU immigrant, wanted by police

Earlier in the day, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations in protest over Israel's refusal to heed its demands to release two citizens it said were illegally detained for months.

AN IDF soldier patrols the border area between Israel and Jordan at Naharayim, as seen from the Israeli side on October 22.