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Jordan (country)

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Jordan (country). In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Amman

Head of State

King Abdullah II

Head of Government

Prime Minister Jafar Hassan

High street shop vacancy rates in Hong Kong’s shopping districts of Central, Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok increased by 1 percentage point in the fourth quarter last year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong retail property fund sells shop at 30% loss

Bridgeway, managed by veteran investor Edwin Lee, sold the shop for HK$18.7 million (US$2.4 million) after acquiring it for HK$27.5 million.

16 Mar 2025 - 1:07AM

Israel-Gaza war

Arab leaders meet to craft counter to Trump’s Gaza plan

22 Feb 2025 - 12:37PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Trump signals he won’t budge on Gaza takeover plan as he meets Jordan’s king

12 Feb 2025 - 4:59AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel PM threatens to resume Gaza fighting if hostages not released Saturday

Netanyahu’s warning heightened fears that a fragile three-week-old Gaza ceasefire was on the verge of unravelling.

12 Feb 2025 - 10:49AM

An Israeli tank on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, amid the ceasefire. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza truce under strain after Trump’s ‘let hell break out’ warning

US president gives Hamas ultimatum to release hostages being held in Gaza or face harsh consequences.

11 Feb 2025 - 8:29PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Jordan says King Abdullah accepts Trump’s invite to White House on February 11

Last week Trump said Egypt and Jordan should take in Palestinians from ‘demolition site’ Gaza after 15 months of war with Israel.

3 Feb 2025 - 8:56AMvideocam

E-commerce

Exclusive | China’s Meituan to expand Keeta food delivery service to more Middle East cities

Wang Xing, founder and CEO of Meituan, said last week that the company has seen some ‘encouraging results’ in Saudi Arabia.

2 Dec 2024 - 1:32PM

Keeta employees promote the food delivery service to customers in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse

Middle East

Syria launches counter-attacks in an attempt to halt insurgency

Shock rebel offensive saw government forces lose control of Aleppo for the first time since the start of the country’s civil war.

2 Dec 2024 - 1:23PM

Tourism

How the Israel-Gaza war is destroying Jordan’s tourism industry

Hotel occupancy in Jordan is down to an average of 10 per cent, one expert says, while flight bookings to the country have plummeted.

12 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM

Israel

Israeli military kills 2 attackers crossing from Jordan’s Dead Sea area

The incident follows an attack last month when a gunman from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at a border crossing in the occupied West Bank.

18 Oct 2024 - 8:01PM

Israel police block the road at the entrance of the southern Israeli city of Arad, north of the Negev desert, after the army said two attackers entered Israeli territory from Jordan at the southern tip of the Dead Sea and opened fire at Israeli troops before being “neutralised”. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

West Bank-Jordan border crossing shooting kills 3 Israeli security guards

PM Netanyahu denounced assailant as a ‘despicable terrorist’; Hamas praised attack but did not claim responsibility.

9 Sep 2024 - 2:42AMvideocam

An Israeli soldier stands guard near the Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, following a fatal shooting in the area, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Reuters

China-Middle East relations

China’s Wang Yi calls for international community to unite behind Gaza ceasefire

Beijing stands firm with Arab nations, Wang says, adding that only resumption of talks will de-escalate ‘very dangerous’ situation.

7 Aug 2024 - 2:36PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Biden says ‘key elements’ of Gaza deal on table as he meets Jordan’s king

US President Joe Biden said he’s pushing for a six-week pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow for the release of hostages.

13 Feb 2024 - 10:20AM

United States

US to block visas to those who misuse spyware to target dissidents, activists

Announcing the policy, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the misuse of commercial spyware ‘threatens privacy and freedoms of expression’.

6 Feb 2024 - 5:01AMvideocam

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: AP

Middle East

US hits Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for Jordan attack

Dozens of people are said to have died, with Damascus saying the US is fuelling the conflict in a ‘very dangerous way’ and Baghdad warning of potential ‘disastrous’ consequences for security and stability.

3 Feb 2024 - 9:06PMvideocam

The US Army Old Guard Carry Team conducts a transfer of the bodies of three US service members at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday. Photo: dpa

Middle East

US warns of ‘multiple actions’ over deadly attack on its troops in Jordan

US President Joe Biden said he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan, while insisting he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.

31 Jan 2024 - 6:34PM

Middle East

Attack drone that killed US troops in Jordan mistaken for US drone: report

US forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American one and let it pass unchallenged into a desert base where it killed three US troops and wounded dozens more.

30 Jan 2024 - 7:46PM

Israel-Gaza war

Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank in Gaza diplomacy push

The US secretary of state will also visit Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt for a week of diplomacy on Israel’s war in Gaza.

5 Jan 2024 - 2:57AM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel finds major Hamas tunnel near Gaza border

Tunnel discovery raises new questions about how Israeli surveillance missed such conspicuous preparations by Hamas for the militants’ deadly October 7 assault.

18 Dec 2023 - 11:48AM

Middle East

Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest in low-key funeral

Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 86, died on Saturday. Foreign leaders and envoys paid their final respects, including the Saudi crown prince and the rulers of Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan.

18 Dec 2023 - 1:05AM

Israel-Gaza war

Blinken rebuffs Arab states’ push for immediate Israel-Gaza ceasefire

In a rare public disagreement, Egypt and Jordan’s foreign ministers pushed for a cessation of hostilities during a news conference with the top US diplomat.

5 Nov 2023 - 2:34AM

Palestinian children in the city of Ramallah hold posters during a protest in solidarity with children in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Egypt, Jordan condemn ‘collective punishment’ in Gaza

The two nations rejected ‘collective punishment in siege, starvation, displacement’ of Palestinians, who are waiting for aid to be allowed in amid Israel’s air strikes.

20 Oct 2023 - 2:48AMvideocam

Children are among those killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, as Tel Aviv retaliates for a deadly October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Photo: AFP

Middle East

‘First’ Captagon lab found in Iraq, says country’s interior ministry

The laboratory was discovered in the southern province of Muthana, which borders Saudi Arabia – believed to be the largest market for the amphetaminelike stimulant.

17 Jul 2023 - 4:38AM

Royalty

Inside Prince Hussein and Rajwa Al Saif’s royal wedding extravaganza

Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa Al Saif’s historic Arab royal wedding of the decade was a sight to behold – here’s everything you need to know about the glitzy, star-studded event

2 Jun 2023 - 2:16PM

Royalty

Jordan crown prince weds Saudi architect in lavish ceremony

The couple were married at the Zahran Palace, in front of high-profile guests such as US first lady Jill Biden and the Prince and Princess of Wales.

2 Jun 2023 - 12:38PMvideocam

Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein and Saudi Rajwa Alseif wave to well-wishers during their wedding ceremony in Amman, Jordan on Thursday. Photo: AP

Royalty

Meet Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif, soon to be married!

Jordan’s royal couple Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah and Rajwa Al Saif are about to celebrate their wedding at the majestic Zahran Palace … so how much do you know about the pair?

31 May 2023 - 12:53PM

Rajwa Al Saif, Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein will soon become one family. Photo: @queenrania/Instagram

Celebrity style

Inside Princess Iman of Jordan’s style evolution, from Dior to Chaumet

Princess Iman bint Abdullah recently got married in a breathtaking Dior gown and Chaumet tiara, but how has her style evolved in the lead-up to her big day?

24 Mar 2023 - 2:00AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD launches four EVs in Jordan, eyes further expansion in Middle East

BYD, the world’s largest electric-vehicle maker, has taken the first steps to tap the Middle East market by launching four models in Jordan and forming a partnership with a local dealer.

14 Mar 2023 - 9:16PM

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