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Jordanian Minister of Health Nazir Obeidat watches as a woman prepares to receive a dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease at a hospital in Amman, Jordan. AFP 

Coronavirus: Jordan reimposes Friday curfew

MENA

New Jordan lockdown dashes recovery hopes for small businesses

Jordan

Jordan’s King Abdullah calls for vaccine equity at US conference

Jordan

Irena recommends distribution upgrades to help Jordan achieve its renewable targets

Energy

Blame game after Yemeni prisoner talks end in failure

Jordan
Ali Sarsour, an upholsterer, poses for a picture as he is surrounded by his suits at his home in Amman, Jordan February 6, 2021. Picture taken February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Suits from chairs: an upholsterer's fashion statement in Jordan - in pictures
Abdelrahman Kilani stands outside his workshop in Ruseifeh, on the outskirts of Amman. Amy McConaghy / The National

Jordan: Shrinking opportunities create 'dangerous' joblessness
The site of 2,300-year-old Roman baths, uncovered during sewerage works in Amman, Jordan. Amy McConaghy / The National

Jordan’s newly discovered Roman baths to be covered up
Hussein Yassin, owner of Azbekeye bookshop, holds a copy of his own book. Amy McConaghy / The National

Amman’s booksellers are determined to revive reading culture despite declining sales
A murmuration of starlings flock above the Jordan valley in the West Bank before landing to sleep, along the border with Jordan, on January 10, 2020. / AFP / MENAHEM KAHANA

In pictures: Starlings flock above the Jordan Valley
Jordanian King Abdullah II welcoming Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to the capital Amman. AFP

Egypt and Jordan co-ordinate before Biden inauguration
Italian archbishop, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, was appointed the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem last year. Amy McConaghy/The National

In the turmoil of the Middle East an archbishop seeks balance
Jordanian artist, Mohanna Durra, has died. Wiki Commons

Jordanian artist Mohanna Durra dies aged 83
A worker employed by a pilot project run by the UN cultural agency UNESCO, restores a mosaic floor at an ancient church complex, in the small town of Rihab, some 70 kilometres north of the Jordanian capital Amman, on February 9, 2021. In the ruins of the ancient Byzantine church in Jordan, local townspeople and Syrian refugees work side by side on a project that unites preserving cultural heritage and fighting poverty. / AFP / afp / Khalil MAZRAAWI

Jordanians and Syrian refugees benefit from Unesco restoration project

Jordan
A Syrian refugee receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a medical centre in the Zaatari refugee camp. EPA

Jordan: first Covid vaccines given at Zaatari camp

Jordan
Nusra Al Obeid, 60, has lived in the Gaza refugee camp at Jerash, Jordan since the 1970s. Amy McConaghy / The National

Dampness and misery in Jordan’s poorest Palestinian refugee camp

Jordan
Jordan's economy is forecast to grow 2.5 per cent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Courtesy: Four Seasons Hotel Amman

EIB and Jordan lender to provide SMEs €100m credit

Economy
Jordanian make-up artist Alaa Bliha, 27, poses for a picture after completing her make-up to resemble Queen Elizabeth II, near the basement apartment where she lives with her mother and young brother in the capital Amman, on February 2, 2021. Bliha has beaten the lockdown blues and shot to online fame with videos of herself imitating famous figures from across the Arab world and beyond. From Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II to Egyptian superstars like singer Umm Kalthum and actor Adel Imam, her characters have made Alaa Bliha a star in her own right, with tens of thousands of social media followers. / AFP / Khalil MAZRAAWI

Jordanian make-up artist transforms into Queen Elizabeth II

Art
Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Rania inaugurate an emergency hospital in the capital Amman in August. Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP

Jordan's Queen Rania urges unity on Covid vaccines

Jordan
Children on their first day back at kindergarten in the Baqaa refugee camp, Jordan. Amy McConaghy/ The National

Coronavirus: Jordan sends children back to school

Jordan
Conjoined Yemeni twins Muhammed, right, and Ahmed in an ambulance at Sanaa airport before a Unicef-chartered plane flew them to Jordan for surgical separation on February 6, 2021. EPA

Unicef flies conjoined Yemeni twins to Jordan for surgery

MENA
A Yellow Door Energy solar plant in Jordan.  The Dubai-based firm is bullish on the prospects for growth in the kingdom. Courtesy Yellow Door Energy

Yellow Door Energy secures $31.2m to develop renewable projects in Jordan

Energy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, welcomes Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi for talks in Moscow on February 3, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP

Jordan's foreign minister discusses Syrian civil war in Moscow

Jordan
The accelerator programme launched by the Jordan Tourism Board wants to identify companies that are developing solutions to help tourism companies thrive in the new normal brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Courtesy TCS World Travel

Jordan launches accelerator to promote tourism start-ups

Travel and Tourism
Emirati jeweller Alia bin Omair has been shortlisted for the 2021 Fashion Trust Arabia Awards. Courtesy Alia bin Omair

The UAE and beyond: the designers nominated for the Fashion Trust Arabia Awards

Fashion
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