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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

Vendors work at the Yiwu International Trade Market, a vast emporium for wholesale goods often dubbed the “world’s supermarket”, in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. The city has recorded strong growth in exports this year despite the US-China trade war. Photo: AFP

China trade

How the ‘world’s supermarket’ rode out Trump’s tariffs – and grew even stronger

Yiwu, one of China’s biggest export hubs, was expected to take a hit from US tariffs. Instead, it has seen trade surge.

1 Jan 2026 - 10:39PMvideocam

Crime in Hong Kong

Robbery suspect flees Hong Kong hospital barefoot but is caught after taxi rides

19 Dec 2025 - 11:24PM

Israel-Gaza war

Trump UN envoy, EU chief in Jordan to discuss Gaza aid as Israel eyes next phase

8 Dec 2025 - 4:04PM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong extends martial arts star Bruce Lee’s memorial trail with new monument

Monument, marking the 85th anniversary of his birth, will be constructed at the site of his former family home in Jordan.

25 Nov 2025 - 9:55PM

Bruce Lee’s younger brother Robert, right, was in attendance as plans for a new monument, extending the memorial trail, were unveiled at the Prudential Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Eugene Lee

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza risks permanent partition between Israel and Hamas as Trump plan falters

Gaza reconstruction may be limited to Israeli-controlled areas, risking long-term division and placing Palestinian sovereignty in limbo.

11 Nov 2025 - 7:44PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Turkey and Muslim allies say Palestinian self-rule is key to Gaza’s future

Turkey hosts ministerial meeting to discuss US-brokered Gaza ceasefire and long-term solutions to the conflict.

4 Nov 2025 - 11:04AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel confirms 3 bodies received from Hamas are not hostages

The Gaza truce is in danger as Israel says three bodies returned are not hostages, and Hamas reports new strikes on Khan Younis.

1 Nov 2025 - 9:54PM

The Red Cross transports the body of a deceased hostage on Friday, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly attack on Israel by Hamas. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Trump hails ‘peace in the Middle East’ as leaders sign Gaza declaration

US president signs document with the leaders of Egypt, Turkey and Qatar, capping a major diplomatic breakthrough in the Israel-Gaza war.

14 Oct 2025 - 12:32PMvideocam

India

Opinion | India’s diplomatic weight is best exercised closest to its borders

New Delhi’s geopolitical strength comes not from looking East or West but from its ability to stabilise its own neighbourhood.

8 Oct 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

France

Macron urged to quit as resignation of seventh PM deepens French crisis

France’s president is under increasing pressure after the shock resignation of Sebastien Lecornu this week, as former allies turn against him.

8 Oct 2025 - 7:48PM

French President Emmanuel Macron at UN headquarters in New York last month. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Trump says Gaza deal near, hostages could soon be freed

The US president is set to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu on Monday in a bid to reach a framework for the agreement.

27 Sep 2025 - 12:42AMvideocam

Supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza demonstrate at the Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

Trump says he ‘will not allow’ Israel to annex West Bank after Saudi warning

The US president also held talks with Arab leaders who warned him about the grave consequences of any annexation of the territory.

26 Sep 2025 - 10:38AMvideocam

Singapore

What would it take for Singapore to recognise a Palestinian state?

Calling the number of civilian deaths in Gaza ‘harrowing’, the foreign minister says Singapore may reconsider its stance on Palestine.

22 Sep 2025 - 3:42PM

Japan

Japan to reject Palestinian state recognition to avoid ‘annoying’ Trump

Analysts say the decision puts Tokyo in a ‘weak position’ as other US allies are expected to support the resolution at a UN summit.

21 Sep 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Smoke rises as a building collapses after being hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on September 5. Photo: Reuters

Middle East

Israel will keep targeting Hamas leaders despite anger over Doha strike: consul

‘They’ll get over it’, the Israeli ambassador to the US says in response to global anger over the air strikes that killed five Hamas members.

10 Sep 2025 - 9:30PM

A damaged compound that hosted Hamas’ political leadership in Doha on Wednesday after Tuesday’s Israeli strike. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza war: Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace

Turkey has fiercely criticised Israel’s offensive in Gaza and accuses it of committing genocide in the Palestinian enclave.

30 Aug 2025 - 1:43PM

Israel-Gaza war

14-year-old Palestinian boy killed by falling aid package in Gaza airdrop

The youngster’s death, during what aid groups say are dangerous and unreliable airdrops, came as Tel Aviv saw massive protests against the escalation of the war.

10 Aug 2025 - 5:41PMvideocam

Middle East

Swedish jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive in Syria

Osama Krayem is already serving long prison sentences for his role in the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016.

31 Jul 2025 - 7:21PM

(From left) Defendants Mohamed Abrini, Osama Krayem, Salah Abdeslam and Sofiane Ayari on trial in Brussels in 2022 for the Brussels March 2016 attacks. Photo: via AP

Accidents and personal safety

Man’s naked body found surrounded by sex toys in Hong Kong flat

Security guard calls police after discovering body of 49-year-old man, alongside sex toys and bottles of lubricant.

31 Jul 2025 - 4:02PM

Israel-Gaza war

EU and Israel agree to ‘expand’ Gaza aid access amid humanitarian crisis

The agreement promises a ‘substantial increase’ of aid and the reopening of routes from Jordan and Egypt to alleviate the dire conditions for Gaza’s two million residents.

10 Jul 2025 - 8:48PM

South Korea

South Korean student shares harrowing escape from Israel amid missile barrage

YouTube video captures missiles flying across woman’s dormitory window in Jerusalem, as air raid sirens force her to rush into bomb shelter.

25 Jun 2025 - 7:10PM

Missiles launched from Iran are seen over Jerusalem amid the Iran-Israel conflict on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Iran conflict

Opinion | Flying into the storm: how Middle East conflict reshapes global air routes

The airline industry has been re-routing routes and avoiding conflict zones in the Middle East while keeping an eye on rising costs.

21 Jun 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

Stranded passengers wait in the departure lounge of an airport in Lebanon on June 13. Photo: dpa

Israel-Iran conflict

By air, land and sea, nations race to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

Caught between warring nations, thousands of foreign nationals are being moved out of Israel and Iran in complex logistical operations.

20 Jun 2025 - 11:34AM

Israel-Iran conflict

Hundreds of Chinese citizens leave Iran as fighting with Israel continues

The foreign ministry in Beijing said efforts were continuing to get Chinese nationals out of the two countries.

19 Jun 2025 - 2:22PMvideocam

Hong Kong society

19 Hongkongers in Israel, Iran and Jordan contact authorities amid conflict

Residents reach out to Immigration Department, while travel sector representative reports no Hong Kong tour groups in those countries.

18 Jun 2025 - 11:18AM

Iran

Israel and Iran continue to trade blows as hostilities inflict deadly toll

Israel warns Iran residents ‘will pay the price’ for the ‘premeditated murder’ of civilians and also says it has achieved ‘aerial superiority’ over Tehran.

16 Jun 2025 - 10:09PMvideocam

Destroyed buildings in Tel Aviv, Israel after another Iranian missile attack. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Qatar and Egypt to ramp up efforts to revive Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas says it is ready to ‘immediately’ hold round of Gaza truce talks after recent negotiations appeared to hit a dead end.

2 Jun 2025 - 12:31PM

Israel-Gaza war

US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza; hostage-prisoner swap, plan shows

The White House said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to the US ceasefire proposal.

30 May 2025 - 7:49PM

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Jordan (country)

How the ‘world’s supermarket’ rode out Trump’s tariffs – and grew even stronger

Yiwu, one of China’s biggest export hubs, was expected to take a hit from US tariffs. Instead, it has seen trade surge.

Robbery suspect flees Hong Kong hospital barefoot but is caught after taxi rides

Trump UN envoy, EU chief in Jordan to discuss Gaza aid as Israel eyes next phase

Hong Kong extends martial arts star Bruce Lee’s memorial trail with new monument

Monument, marking the 85th anniversary of his birth, will be constructed at the site of his former family home in Jordan.

Gaza risks permanent partition between Israel and Hamas as Trump plan falters

Gaza reconstruction may be limited to Israeli-controlled areas, risking long-term division and placing Palestinian sovereignty in limbo.

Turkey and Muslim allies say Palestinian self-rule is key to Gaza’s future

Turkey hosts ministerial meeting to discuss US-brokered Gaza ceasefire and long-term solutions to the conflict.

Israel confirms 3 bodies received from Hamas are not hostages

The Gaza truce is in danger as Israel says three bodies returned are not hostages, and Hamas reports new strikes on Khan Younis.

Trump hails ‘peace in the Middle East’ as leaders sign Gaza declaration

US president signs document with the leaders of Egypt, Turkey and Qatar, capping a major diplomatic breakthrough in the Israel-Gaza war.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | India’s diplomatic weight is best exercised closest to its borders

New Delhi’s geopolitical strength comes not from looking East or West but from its ability to stabilise its own neighbourhood.

Macron urged to quit as resignation of seventh PM deepens French crisis

France’s president is under increasing pressure after the shock resignation of Sebastien Lecornu this week, as former allies turn against him.

Trump says Gaza deal near, hostages could soon be freed

The US president is set to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu on Monday in a bid to reach a framework for the agreement.

Trump says he ‘will not allow’ Israel to annex West Bank after Saudi warning

The US president also held talks with Arab leaders who warned him about the grave consequences of any annexation of the territory.

What would it take for Singapore to recognise a Palestinian state?

Calling the number of civilian deaths in Gaza ‘harrowing’, the foreign minister says Singapore may reconsider its stance on Palestine.

Japan to reject Palestinian state recognition to avoid ‘annoying’ Trump

Analysts say the decision puts Tokyo in a ‘weak position’ as other US allies are expected to support the resolution at a UN summit.

Israel will keep targeting Hamas leaders despite anger over Doha strike: consul

‘They’ll get over it’, the Israeli ambassador to the US says in response to global anger over the air strikes that killed five Hamas members.

Gaza war: Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace

Turkey has fiercely criticised Israel’s offensive in Gaza and accuses it of committing genocide in the Palestinian enclave.

14-year-old Palestinian boy killed by falling aid package in Gaza airdrop

The youngster’s death, during what aid groups say are dangerous and unreliable airdrops, came as Tel Aviv saw massive protests against the escalation of the war.

Swedish jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive in Syria

Osama Krayem is already serving long prison sentences for his role in the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016.

Man’s naked body found surrounded by sex toys in Hong Kong flat

Security guard calls police after discovering body of 49-year-old man, alongside sex toys and bottles of lubricant.

EU and Israel agree to ‘expand’ Gaza aid access amid humanitarian crisis

The agreement promises a ‘substantial increase’ of aid and the reopening of routes from Jordan and Egypt to alleviate the dire conditions for Gaza’s two million residents.

South Korean student shares harrowing escape from Israel amid missile barrage

YouTube video captures missiles flying across woman’s dormitory window in Jerusalem, as air raid sirens force her to rush into bomb shelter.

Opinion | Flying into the storm: how Middle East conflict reshapes global air routes

The airline industry has been re-routing routes and avoiding conflict zones in the Middle East while keeping an eye on rising costs.

By air, land and sea, nations race to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran

Caught between warring nations, thousands of foreign nationals are being moved out of Israel and Iran in complex logistical operations.

Hundreds of Chinese citizens leave Iran as fighting with Israel continues

The foreign ministry in Beijing said efforts were continuing to get Chinese nationals out of the two countries.

19 Hongkongers in Israel, Iran and Jordan contact authorities amid conflict

Residents reach out to Immigration Department, while travel sector representative reports no Hong Kong tour groups in those countries.

Israel and Iran continue to trade blows as hostilities inflict deadly toll

Israel warns Iran residents ‘will pay the price’ for the ‘premeditated murder’ of civilians and also says it has achieved ‘aerial superiority’ over Tehran.

Qatar and Egypt to ramp up efforts to revive Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas says it is ready to ‘immediately’ hold round of Gaza truce talks after recent negotiations appeared to hit a dead end.

US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza; hostage-prisoner swap, plan shows

The White House said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to the US ceasefire proposal.

Opinion | India’s diplomatic weight is best exercised closest to its borders