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The Latest Breaking News from Jordan

Newcastle fans await Chris Wood update after New Zealand camp confirm Covid-19 outbreak

Newcastle United striker Chris Wood scored in New Zealand's friendly defeat to Jordan on Friday

Chronicle Live

Jordan: Critics denounce reforms ‘enlarging king’s authority’

A recent spate of constitutional amendments will give even more power to Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

Al Jazeera

Jordan’s military kills 27 suspected drug smugglers in border shootout

BEIRUT — Jordanian troops killed 27 suspected armed drug smugglers and wounded a number of others attempting to enter the country from Syria, the Jordanian military said Thursday — the deadliest encounter so far in a rising wave of confrontations on Jordan’s northern border.

Los Angeles Times

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Jordanian Army: 27 Killed in Shootout with Syria Smugglers

The Jordanian military said Thursday that troops have killed 27 suspected smugglers attempting to enter the country from neighboring Syria. The report on the army's website said that it had thwarted several suspected attempts to smuggle drugs into Jordan from Syria, and that large quantities of narcotics were sized in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

For Iran, their Asian Cup debut is as much about results on the pitch as it is about changing perceptions off it

A decade ago, Iran were kicked out of Olympic qualifying for wearing hijabs. This week, they made their Asian Cup debut in them.

ABC News

Lebanon inks deal with Syria, Jordan to address power crisis

The project, funded by the World Bank, will send 250 megawatts of Jordanian energy to power-starved Lebanon via Syria.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon to receive Jordan electricity via Syria, deal signed

Lebanon has signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis

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Lebanon to Receive Jordan Electricity Via Syria, Deal Signed

Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy crisis. The deals are expected to bring Lebanon up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, enough for about two hours of power a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon, Jordan agree to bring electricity through Syria

Lebanon signed a U.S.-backed deal with Jordan on Wednesday that aims to ease crippling power shortages by transmitting electricity across neighbouring Syria, after Washington assured Beirut it should not fear its sanctions on Damascus.

Reuters

Bristol City CEO's nephew earns first international call-up after former Robins keeper withdraws

Danny Hay's New Zealand side play Jordan and Uzbekistan in international friendlies

Bristol Post

Harsh Winter Hits Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, Taking Toll on Refugees

Harsh winter weather with heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures hit Syria, Lebanon and Jordan on Wednesday, worsening the plight of thousands of Syrian refugees displaced in the region. Temperatures are expected to hit an all-time 40-year low, reaching minus 14 degrees Celsius and even lower, according to aid organizations, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two female activists in Bahrain and Jordan hacked with NSO spyware

Investigation finds mobile phones of human rights defenders were hacked multiple times

The Guardian - UK

Egypt, Jordan Pressure US over Two-State Solution

Egypt and Jordan resumed their initiatives to advance the peace plan in the region after coordinating with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas discussed with Cairo and Amman ways to revive the peace process, stressing the need to move quickly to save the “two-state” solution before a “one-state” solution becomes the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How much aid does the US give to Israel?

Israel has received more foreign aid from the US than any other country since WWII.

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Inside Zaatari: Syrian refugees turn desert into one of the world's largest refugee camps

In the dusty desert of northern Jordan a city has emerged out of the sand. Two years ago Syrian families began arriving here, fleeing war and persecution in their homeland. Almost overnight the United Nations was forced to set up a refugee camp and what started as a few tents…

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