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October 2024 Sudan airstrikes. Sudanese human rights group Emergency Lawyers reports that over 500 Sudanese civilians have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the Sudanese Armed Forces on multiple civilian areas held by the Rapid Support Forces. (Reuters) (Dabanga Sudan) Russian invasion of Ukraine.
AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Wednesday tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation crucial to ...
2022 Jordanian protests. 2022 Jordanian protests. Part of Global energy crisis (2021-present) and the economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Date. 15 December 2022 – present. Caused by. Rising gas prices. Methods. Protests, riots and arson.
September 10, 2024 at 1:55 AM. AMMAN (Reuters) - Polls opened on Tuesday in Jordan's first parliamentary elections under a new law aimed at diluting the strong impact of tribalism and bolstering ...
On August 12, 2023, King Abdullah II ratified a new cybercrime law, Law No. 17 of 2023, [1] which threatens Jordanians' freedom of expression, their right to anonymity, and their right to access information. [2] The law does not meet international human rights standards nor principles which are included in the country's previously ratified ...
Jordan stayed third in Group B while Iraq was second, level on points with Korea after defeating the Palestinian team 1-0 in Basra. Oman defeated Kuwait 4-0. In Group C, Australia got its campaign ...
On 21 April 2024, five rockets were fired from Zummar, Iraq towards the Kharab al-Jir base in Syria which houses US and coalition soldiers in the first major attack since early February. No US personnel were injured. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights blamed the attack on the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
Of Jordan's 11 million people, 5.1 million are registered voters aged over 18. There are 1,623 candidates, including 353 women, competing for seats over 18 districts. Ten seats are reserved for ...