The first proposals regarding the election law have begun to come to light in Jordan, following royal guidance for political reforms of legislation on the organisation of political life, the most

First it was Petra then Wadi Rum, Quseir Amra, Um El Rassas, The Baptism Site, and now the town of Salt, in Balqa, is to be presented for nomination. When one reads the criteria of the nomination, one

Some people may think that the story of Jordan’s refusal to welcome Shi’ite pilgrims and in particular, Iranian pilgrims, is a new one and has resulted from the critical, political changes in the

86Shares An upcoming visit by Jordan's King Abdullah II to Washington is set to unleash a new era in diplomatic relations between Jordan and Israel after a period of tensions under the former Israeli

A Jordanian organization has been selected for the coveted Google News Initiative 2021. The Amman-based Community Media Network (which runs radio al Balad and Ammannet.net) was selected to help

As Bassem Awadallah approached court for his sentencing on Monday in a sedition plot case that has rocked Jordan, he appeared tired and resigned. The former finance minister and confidant of the Saudi

A Friday sermon has been condemned and provoked anger with regards to the religious obligation to obey the King and the ban on deviating from it. The sermon included citations from some Sharia

Twenty-four years ago, while in charge of a small television operation at Al Quds University, my team and I decided to broadcast live sessions of the Palestinian Legislative Council dealing with

SSC start of trial for Bassem Awadallah, Sharif Hassan Bin Zeid. The two are standing trial on charges of sedition and plotting incitement acts against the regime. The SSC prosecution sheet also

Rawan Jayousi has been awarded a one-year fellowship by the International Center for Journalists in Washington. She will set up through Community Media Network the first independent journalistic