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Iraqi refugees from Mosul seek a home away from home

Christian families who have the means have managed to escape the Islamic State in Mosul for Jordan, which has provided a transit point, but where to next for Iraqi Christians?

By Nikita Malik

/ 27 Aug 2014

Another brick in the wall

Israel hopes that any Islamist extremists planning to infiltrate its borders will come up against a brick wall.

By Nikita Malik

/ 30 Jun 2014

Jordan’s Muslim Brothers: the last of a dying breed?

Jordan is unlikely to follow Saudi Arabia and ban its Muslim Brotherhood. Fraught with internal divisions, the Kingdom’s largest opposition party poses a weak threat.

By Nikita Malik

/ 13 Jun 2014

Jordan’s Muslim Brothers: the last of a dying breed?

Jordan is unlikely to follow Saudi Arabia and ban its Muslim Brotherhood. Fraught with internal divisions, the Kingdom’s largest opposition party poses a weak threat.

By Nikita Malik

/ 13 Jun 2014

Syrian conflict transforms security regulations in Jordan

As fighters join Al Nusra and ISIL at an alarming rate, the Jordanian government responds with new anti-terrorism measures.

By Nikita Malik

/ 4 Jun 2014

Syrian conflict transforms security regulations in Jordan

As fighters join Al Nusra and ISIL at an alarming rate, the Jordanian government responds with new anti-terrorism measures.

By Nikita Malik

/ 4 Jun 2014

Jordanians split over the war in Syria

Syrian state media accuses Jordanians of being rebel allies but this is to oversimplify. Many Jordanians do support the insurgency against Bashar al-Assad. But some oppose it and many others have grown skeptical as the spillover from Syria to Jordan increases.

By Nikita Malik

/ 25 Mar 2014

Jordanians split over the war in Syria

Syrian state media accuses Jordanians of being rebel allies but this is to oversimplify. Many Jordanians do support the insurgency against Bashar al-Assad. But some oppose it and many others have grown skeptical as the spillover from Syria to Jordan increases.

By Nikita Malik

/ 25 Mar 2014

Does Jordan need nuclear energy?

Jordan hopes to become self-reliant with the creation of two nuclear power plants. However, in the future, there are dual challenges in the form of cost and safety.

By Nikita Malik

/ 29 Jan 2014

Does Jordan need nuclear energy?

Jordan hopes to become self-reliant with the creation of two nuclear power plants. However, in the future, there are dual challenges in the form of cost and safety.

By Nikita Malik

/ 29 Jan 2014

Water, water, everywhere

Jordan, Palestine, and Israel struggle to reap benefits from a groundbreaking water agreement.

By Nikita Malik

/ 16 Dec 2013

Water, water, everywhere

Jordan, Palestine, and Israel struggle to reap benefits from a groundbreaking water agreement.

By Nikita Malik

/ 16 Dec 2013