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Dark days ahead for Syria’s earthquake-hit northwest

THE NEW ARAB/3.27.23 — Now 13 years into the Syria conflict, northwest Syria is in ruins. Over a...

How Lebanon is replacing the collapsing lira with the dollar

MIDDLE EAST EYE/3.25.23 — A bustling row of shops in Beirut’s Armenian neighbourhood, Bourj Hammoud...

Lebanon’s economic woes worsen

AXIOS/3.22.23 — The Lebanese pound, or lira, sank to a new low this week, worsening conditions for...

Why the Aqaba summit was dead on arrival

THE NEW ARAB/3.6.23 — The commitments of the recent US-brokered Aqaba Summit are no more than ink on...

‘Disaster diplomacy’: Earthquake emboldens Syria’s Assad after years of isolation 

THE NEW ARAB/2.27.23 — Over two weeks since Syria was hit by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, aid has...

Jordan’s street art movement colours its urban landscapes

THE NEW ARAB/2.24.23 — Jordan’s urban landscapes have become the canvas for a growing number of...

A bleak future ahead for Jordan-Israel relations

THE NEW ARAB/12.1.22 — Despite deep strategic ties, Israel’s new far-right government could threaten...

Lebanon’s army suffers with currency collapse as desertions mount

AL MONITOR/2.27.23 — These days, Omar* doesn’t go out much. The 35-year-old Lebanese soldier says...

Netflix: Jordanian film Al Hara sparks controversy despite receiving awards

MIDDLE EAST EYE/2.9.23 — Despite being rated as Netflix’s most-watched film for four consecutive...

For Syrians in Jordan’s Za’atari camp, aid money doesn’t buy what it used to

THE NEW HUMANITARIAN/11.22.22 —The main supermarket in the world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees...

A royal wedding paves way for cautious Saudi-Jordanian rapprochement

MIDDLE EAST EYE/8.25.22 — The engagement of Jordan‘s Crown Prince Hussein to Saudi Arabian Rajwa...

Amman International Film Festival: The ones that made a mark

MIDDLE EAST EYE/8.2.22 — The third year of the Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) brought...
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