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Jordan used Israeli phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds
ByStephanie Kirchgaessner January 22, 2026

Researchers find with high confidence that security officials used Cellebrite to extract data from activists’ phonesAuthorities in Jordan appear to be using an Israeli digital tool to extract information from the mobile phones of activists and proteste…

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‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record-breaking heat
ByMohamed Ersan in Amman January 1, 2026

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old traditionAbu Khaled al-Zoubi, 67, walks slowly through his orchard in Irbid, northern Jordan, his footsteps kicking up dus…

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‘What other silences filled my childhood?’: Tareq Baconi on excavating his queer and Palestinian identities
ByEmma Graham-Harrison December 28, 2025

In his memoir, the author recalls the boy he loved while growing up in Jordan – and weaves the tale with his family’s history of dispossessionSeven decades after Tareq Baconi’s grandmother fled in terror from the port city of Haifa, carrying a Bible, a…

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Israel Keeps Border Crossing to Jordan Closed After Attack
ByFatima AbdulKarim September 21, 2025September 21, 2025

The Allenby Bridge border crossing is the main gateway for Palestinians to leave the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Israel Keeps Border Crossing to Jordan Closed After Attack
ByFatima AbdulKarim September 21, 2025

The Allenby Bridge border crossing is the main gateway for Palestinians to leave the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes
ByJason Burke in Petra September 20, 2025

Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaignersBy noon, the sun is high over Petra, bleaching the coloured sandstone cliffs and temporarily emptying its celebrated ruins of tourists. Vine…

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‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes
ByJason Burke in Petra September 20, 2025

Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaignersBy noon, the sun is high over Petra, bleaching the coloured sandstone cliffs and temporarily emptying its celebrated ruins of tourists. Vine…

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Assailant Kills 2 Israeli Soldiers at West Bank-Jordan Border
ByNatan Odenheimer September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Israel’s military said the attacker crossed the border in a truck transporting aid. He was armed with a gun and a knife, initially opening fire and then stabbing people.

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Israel expands Gaza City offensive as UK decries West Bank settlement approval
ByPeter Beaumont August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Construction would be ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and undermine two-state solution, foreign secretary saysIsrael has announced it is expanding its military operations in Gaza City, as the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemned its appr…

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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