The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for becoming the first country in the world to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy.

The global Pandora Papers investigation has shed light on King Abdullah II's investments abroad. Though probably not illegal, they are still at odds with the government's declared principles of financial transparency.

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he will try to extend the lease on two border areas.

The Sisters of Mercy

A shockingly violent video shows the Jordanian citizen attacking the Israeli police officer in a frenzy; the Hashemite kingdom denounces the ‘terrible crime’; the wounded police officer says from his hospital bed: ‘You have to fight to save civilians and your life. I tried to do everything for my family.’