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‘Unfair treatment’. Jordanian singer Rami Shafeeq is among Jordanian performers boycotting the Jerash Festival. Roufan Nahhas

Jordan’s Jerash Festival hopes to be summer draw despite row over artists’ pay

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Jordanian King Abdullah II (2nd-R) and Crown Prince Hussein (3rd-R) view historical battle dress as they visit the Martyrs’ Memorial museum in Amman, June 10. (Jordanian Royal Palace)

Jordanian king marks 20 years in power with continued balancing acts

Mamoon Alabbasi

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Syrian refugees sit at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. (Reuters)

Syrian refugees in Jordan unlikely to return home anytime soon

Aladdin

A journey back to the desert. Mena Massoud as Aladdin (L) and Will Smith as Genie in Disney’s live-action adaptation of the 1992 animated classic “Aladdin.”(AP)

Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ remake bridges film and tourism industries in Jordan

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A view of the city of Amman (Backgound) from the citadel. (Roufan Nahhas)

Amman Citadel standing guard atop city since antiquity

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Princess Rym Ali, the festival president, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Cannes.(Courtesy of The Royal Film Commission)

Amman’s International Film Festival set for April 2020

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Creating opportunities. Anera President Sean Carroll at the inauguration of a project in the occupied territories . (Anera)

Anera includes Jordan in its MENA area of operations

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Dire conditions. A Palestinian man walks in Baqa’a refugee camp in northern Jordan. (AP)

Jordan seeks support for UNRWA in face of US pressure

Mamoon Alabbasi

Jared Kushner

King Abdullah II of Jordan (4-R) speaks with Jared Kushner (4-L), Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, during their meeting in Amman, Jordan May 29, 2019. (DPA)

Jordan stands by 2-state Israel-Palestinian solution