Dossier
Amman
Coverage of Amman in the Nexus archive.
- Jordan hangs 6 for killing security personnel after 9-year pause in death penalties
Jordan executed six men for killing security personnel, ending a 9-year pause in death penalties. The government stated the men were involved in terror and drug cases between 2014 and 2022, with over 100 remaining on death row and further executions planned.
- The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa) conducted a 10-month operation to rescue millions of documents chronicling Palestinian refugee history from Gaza and East Jerusalem. The archives were relocated to Amman, Jordan, to safeguard decades of recent Palestinian history. This secret mission aimed to preserve vital records.