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King Abdullah
Dec 31, 2015
His Majesty King Abdullah in 2015 exerted intensified efforts in the local, regional and international arenas, which locally were aimed at improving the services presented to citizens and alleviating their burdens Regionally and internationally, Jordanian diplomacy, led by His Majesty, followed a clear approach in dealing with several crises, ...
Queen Rania
Dec 31, 2015
In January, as a member of the UN secretary general’s high-level advisory panel on th ...
Crown Prince
Dec 31, 2015
In April HRH Crown Prince Hussein became the youngest person ever to chair a UN Secur ...
Parliament
Dec 31, 2015
As part of its monitoring duties, the Lower House held several oversight sessions in 2015 during which it pressed the government to change s ...
Cabinet reshuffles
Dec 31, 2015
In March, a Cabinet reshuffle saw five new ministers, including two women, joining the government, while four others left their posts. ...
Security and anti-terror drive
Dec 31, 2015
On February 3, terrorist group Daesh released a video purportedly showing Jordanian air force pilot Muath Kasasbeh being burned to deathOn F ...
Energy
Dec 31, 2015
In January, talks were on hold between Jordan and Noble Energy to buy natural gas from Israeli fields over a period of 15 years at a total c ...
Water
Dec 31, 2015
In February, Jordan and Israel signed an agreement on implementing the first phase of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project In ...
Miscellaneous
Dec 31, 2015
Jordan continued its open border policy in 2015, with new refugee arrivals recorded on an almost daily basis. ...


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