Jordan

Ahmad Jubran, an architect and PhD candidate at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, launched a community initiative to clean-up and document abandoned heritage buildings in Salt; the first campaign targeted Said Al Bahra School, which opened in the 1950s

According to a recent study by the University of Jordan, the country recorded the highest number of divorces in the Middle East; most marital disputes are due to financial and economic reasons and many of the ex couples relied on the minimum wage or less

Sabaa Thnaibat is the first Jordanian woman to fly solo in an F-16 fighter jet; she embodies the words the King once told Jordanian women, vivid in her memory: “not be wary of participating” and to “always move forward”

Umm Qais has been selected as one of the world's “Best Tourism Villages” in 2022 by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation; 32 villages were selected from 18 countries across the world

The British deputy ambassador in Amman inaugurated a project that will help support Jordan's goal of meeting 11% of water demand through wastewater treatment plants by 2025

15 underprivileged families received housing units in Zarqa's Russeifa region on Saturday as part of a Royal initiative launched in 2005; the new fully equipped and furnished residences consist of two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen

A source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army said the Royal Jordanian Navy on Thursday foiled an attempt to infiltrate and smuggle a large amount of narcotics through Jordanian territorial waters

The 22nd National Olive Festival and Rural Products Exhibition, organised by the National Agricultural Research Centre with local and international partners, will run until Dec 3: over 500 farmers, associations, schools, companies and mills are involved

Moody’s upgraded Jordan’s credit outlook from “stable” to “positive”; the change in outlook is driven by the government’s strong commitment to wide-ranging structural reforms and track record of effective implementation on the fiscal front

Reham Al Zughier, founder of the non-profit organisation “C-Path” designed to create opportunities for young men and women, was awarded Best Jordanian Startup Founder of the Year at the Jordan Start-up Expo 2022

HM Queen Rania visited the offices of Makesy App, which supports around 650 local artisans, seamstresses, embroiderers and garment makers by connecting them to the local and international fashion design industry through e-commerce opportunities

There are 760.582 people who hold the name Mohammed in Jordan, 679.93 of whom are Jordanian citizens and 81.489 are foreigners according to latest report of the department of Civil Status and Passports

Criminology professor Khawla Al-Hassan reported an unprecedented increase in crimes related to the possession and abuse of drugs during the past 10 years in the country; according to her studies a drug crime occurs every 27 minutes