Jordan

October 04, 2021

Top of The World: A trove of leaked documents, referred to as the Pandora Papers, has revealed the secret assets of hundreds of world leaders. And, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans to walk back her government’s zero-tolerance strategy to the coronavirus pandemic. Also, American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine.

Music

Jordanian musicians worry that their national orchestra could be shuttered

The World

August 10, 2021

The JOrchestra hasn’t been together in well over a year. Its players and other musicians say it could have bigger consequences for the country’s classical music scene.

Culture

Iraq needs to reclaim its cultural past to develop its future, art historian says

The World

August 05, 2021

This week, the US agreed to return more than 17,000 treasures to Iraq. Nada Shabout, a professor of art history, joined The World's host Marco Werman to discuss Iraq's stolen cultural heritage.

Critical State

Family in conflict: Part II

Inkstick Media

July 27, 2021

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into new research on how family networks allow people who flee violence to survive in their new homes.

Conflict & Justice

Blinken off to Mideast to push peace talks after Gaza truce

Associated Press

May 24, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build on last week's Gaza cease-fire by laying the groundwork for an eventual resumption in long-stalled peace talks.

Leaders

Royal tumult in Jordan comes at a time of economic hardship

The World

April 06, 2021

A rare but tense rift within Jordan’s royal family is playing out in public. But for one Jordanian who spoke to The World, it's the economy that should be the focus.

Top of The World

Jordan's Prince Hamzah appears defiant of king in recordings

The World

April 05, 2021

Top of The World: Jordan's Prince Hamzah has vowed to continue communicating with the outside world in defiance of orders from his half brother, King Abdullah II, and the government. And, India reported the country’s biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic. Also, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday facing charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust.

Health & Medicine

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

The World

December 04, 2019

The “superbug” bacteria often strike at much higher rates in the Middle East, according to Doctors Without Borders. The bacteria attack invisibly and without warning in the mangled limbs, bullet holes and other wounds of civilians and fighters in war zones.

Jobs

'Discounted maids!': How ads trap women in modern-day slavery in Jordan

GlobalPost

June 14, 2019

Recruitment agency ads perpetuate slavery-like conditions in Jordan by posting biodata of migrants seeking domestic work, revealing skin complexion, weight, height, and "price" according to country of origin. Many end up trapped in situations of abuse and exploitation.

Conflict

Blame game over aid leaves Syrian refugees stranded in desert ‘death’ camp

GlobalPost

March 11, 2019

Abandoned refugees at the Rukban settlement on the Syrian-Jordanian border are desperate for aid, but a geopolitical standoff has made it nearly impossible — and conditions are only getting worse.

Jordan

‘Pandora Papers’ expose hidden wealth of global elite

Jordanian musicians worry that their national orchestra could be shuttered

Iraq needs to reclaim its cultural past to develop its future, art historian says

Family in conflict: Part II

Blinken off to Mideast to push peace talks after Gaza truce

Royal tumult in Jordan comes at a time of economic hardship

Jordan's Prince Hamzah appears defiant of king in recordings

Invisible ‘superbug’ could be more deadly than bombs in Middle East war zones

'Discounted maids!': How ads trap women in modern-day slavery in Jordan

Blame game over aid leaves Syrian refugees stranded in desert ‘death’ camp

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