Once a rare example of a country that had successfully brought coronavirus to heel, Jordan is now being overwhelmed by the pandemic just as its citizens are set to go to the polls. Since early October

WAN-IFRA Women in News has named Etaf Roudan, director of Radio al-Balad in Jordan as its 2020 WIN Editorial Leadership Award Laureate for the Arab Region. Radio journalist and editor Roudan is the

in late 2019, a new disease called coronavirus has occurred. It began in China and made its way world-wide as a strong virus, considered as a pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization). First

Swiss National Radio highlighted the work of Radio al Balad in a radio feature that dealt with how radio is helping Egyptian migrants in Jordan. Susanne Brunner the Amman-based correspondent for SRF

The management of Radio al Balad has decided to offer free advertising time to all women candidates for the upcoming Jordanian parliament elections due to take place on November 10th. Etaf Roudan

Google News has awarded a Jordanian news website financial support in order to help them overcome the effects of COVID-19. The global Journalism Emergency Relief Fund contributed through the Google

The Cable News Network (CNN) gave special focus on the corona awareness raising efforts of the Amman-based Radio al Balad. In its special section “Voices of the Pandemic” the media giant ran an

Jerusalem- Deputy Turkish minister of culture and tourism has emphasized the importance of Turkish-Arab dialogue as the best way to overcome misunderstandings. Below is a far reaching interview with

Civil society organizations are complaining about “the retraction of the government of Jordan in dealing with requests for approval of financial support.” This at the time that the government is

Zeina, a 32-year-old Jordanian national, is very particular about protecting herself in the COVID-19 era. She washes her hands regularly, wears a face mask and observes social distancing. But as she