Jordan

  • Mar 18, 2022
  • 7 min read

Jordanian tribal frustrations will be kept in check

Tribal dissatisfaction, driven by economic concerns and corruption, has added to political instability

Jordan
  • Mar 8, 2022
  • 2 min read

Price rises in the Middle East could fuel more unrest

Bakeries in the south of Lebanon closed yesterday as wheat shortages hit

Middle East
  • Feb 23, 2022
  • 7 min read

Electricity trade in the Middle East will grow slowly

Cross-border electricity trade in the Middle East and North Africa is expanding slowly

Middle East
  • Feb 21, 2022
  • 2 min read

Islamist political exclusion in Jordan raises concerns

The Islamist Unified List pulled out of further Engineering Association ballots after losing the governate elections

Jordan
  • Jan 27, 2022
  • 2 min read

Jordan will struggle with Syrian-Lebanese instability

Facilitating cross-border trade aims to stabilise Beirut and Damascus, but Amman fears blowback

Jordan
  • Jan 13, 2022
  • 2 min read

Jordan faces wider risks from Syria reopening

Security forces are battling an increase in cross-border smuggling, even as international pressures shift

Jordan
  • Jan 11, 2022
  • 2 min read

Energy plans will be slow to benefit Jordan

As it looks to increase electricity prices in April, Amman is promoting revived plans to import Iraqi oil

Jordan
  • Jan 6, 2022
  • 2 min read

Israel focuses on Palestinian security, not solutions

Security issues were at the centre of talks between Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Jordan’s King Abdullah

Israel