The Latest Breaking News from Jordan

Trump offered Jordan the West Bank: book

Reporters offer behind-the-scenes look at a tumultuous Trump presidency — and his wife's criticism

Salon · Sep 15, 2022

Trump offered the West Bank to Jordan’s king, according to a new book

The Jordanian king said of the January 2018 offer from the former president that he ‘thought I was having a heart attack’

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Families look for survivors as Jordan building death toll rises

Authorities now say 10 people have died since Tuesday’s collapse of a residential building in Amman.

Al Jazeera · Sep 15, 2022

At least 10 still trapped in Jordan building collapse

Jordanian teams rescued one person alive and are working to save others from the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital of Amman

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

At Least 10 People Trapped in Collapsed Building in Jordan

Rescuers were searching on Wednesday for ten people under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Jordanian capital where five people were confirmed dead so far, officials said. At least 25 people were in a dilapidated residential building in Amman when it crumbled on Tuesday. "There are at least…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022

Death toll rises to nine in collapsed building in Jordan

Jordanian rescuers searched for a second day for remaining survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building in Amman where nine people were confirmed dead so far, officials said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Digital Cooperation Organization Adopts Riyadh AI Declaration

Member states of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) agreed Tuesday to adopt the Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration (RAICA), which seeks to use AI technology to benefit people, communities, nations, and the world. The declaration, announced at Saudi Arabia’s Second Global AI Summit, was signed by all members of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022

Residential Building Collapses in Jordan, 1 Dead

A four-story residential building collapsed in the Jordanian capital on Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding seven others, officials said. It was not immediately clear what brought down the building in Amman, which state media said was an older structure. The Public Security Directorate confirmed the toll and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022

Amman building collapses, killing five and wounding 14 others

Rescue operation under way to evacuate people after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Jordan.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2022

Four-storey building collapses in Jordan's capital, people rescued from debris

Jordan's civil defence began on Tuesday evacuating several people trapped after a four-storey residential building in the capital collapsed, witnesses said.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022