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Unofficial results reveal moderates sweeping Jordan’s MB elections

According to sources, the doves are likely to claim victory in decisive elections at the Islamic Action Front (IAF), MB in Jordan after informal results revealed them winning a clear

Jordan: Media coverage of corruption case censored for fear of criticism

State security court attorney general Yousef Faouri issued an order on 10 March banning the press from “reporting or commenting” on the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company expansion project case “without

Jordan’s MB urges government to decline NATO’S request.

The Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood movement on Tuesday called on the government to reject a request by the NATO alliance to prepare the Afghan army.

Jordan: Anti- Normalization bodies call for annulling peace treaty with Israel.

A top anti-normalization Jordanian committee, grouping opposition parties and professional associations calls for the annulling of agreements.

Jordan top Islamist pleads not guilty in corruption trial

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood leader Hammam Said pleaded not guilty to corruption-related charges at a court in Amman on Tuesday, a judicial official said.

Shadi Hamid: Jordan is, in short, an absolute monarchy

The recent dissolution of parliament does nothing to alter the fundamental political situation in Jordan. As Taher Kanaan, a former deputy prime minister, put it, “changes of parliament and cabinet

Jordan witnesses relative majority for parliamentary democracy.

According to a study released on Monday in Amman 4 in 10 Jordanians prefer a democratic system in which the winning majority in Parliament forms a government.

Court Hearings begin for charity workers in Jordan.

Twenty-four members of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Movement on Thursday went on trial before a criminal court, charged with corruption and money laundering linked with their running of the Islamic Centre

Jordan gets new government, worries remain

Despite the formation of a new Jordanian government on Monday, analysts and Islamists worry that the status quo will remain.

No rush for new Jordan parliament

Jordan plans to delay parliamentary election, hold regional poll as part of decentralization process.