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US State Dept issues security alerts after Israeli strikes on Iran, warns of drones over Jordan

It warned American citizens not to travel to Iran & said those there should leave. 'U.S. citizens who are unable to depart Iran should shelter in place,' the advisory read.

India hosts Human Rights capacity building program

Participants included National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in eight Global South countries namely Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Jordan.

UK PM, Jordanian King discuss Gaza resolution, aid

UK PM speaks with King Abdullah II of Jordan about Gaza crisis, calls for humanitarian pause.

Jordan ends emergency laws, enacted at start of Covid pandemic, that stifled public freedoms

The move comes two days after the WHO declared an end to Covid-19 as a global health emergency, marking a major step toward the end of the pandemic.

Jordan has a model for closing gender pay gap, leadership, participation

Jordanian women are highly educated — they make up 56% of university graduates. Now they're improving female workforce participation through public-private action.

Netflix’s ‘ALRawabi: School for Girls’ sparks row in Jordan for ‘uncomfortable & bold’ content

ALRawabi: School for Girls, a six-episode Jordanian series on Netflix, touches upon bullying, violence against women, including sexual violence and patriarchy in Arab society.

The crisis in the Hashemite royal family, Jordan’s history & why it matters

In episode 718 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta explains Jordan's origins, geography and geo-politics, why it is facing a succession crisis & why it is important to the world.

How Hashemite Kingdom emerged from Ottoman, British rule to modern-day Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom has long been considered a stable power in West Asia but the alleged attempted coup by the country’s former crown prince has rocked the region.

Former Jordan crown prince’s palace raided, aides arrested in alleged coup attempt

The arrested aides include Hassan bin Zaid, a member of Jordan's royal family and envoy to Saudi Arabia, and Basem Ibrahim Awadallah, a long time confident of King Abdullah II.

One month, a court order — what it took to repatriate a migrant’s body from Jordan after Covid

Kalam, a migrant labour in Jordan, died on 4 November due to Covid. His family approached Delhi HC after the cargo agency at the Delhi airport refused to handle his body.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.