Wadi Rum’s otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
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Greetings from Amman, Jordan, where history lent a colossal hand
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived
Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.
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Food for Gaza decays in Jordan warehouses as Israel restricts aid
Food aid is moldering in warehouses in Jordan, the main hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Other foods and medicines are loaded on trucks that have waited for months at Israeli border crossings.
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Jordan’s military is test-running an air bridge for aid to Gaza
NPR traveled with Jordan’s military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last month.
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Jordan’s King Abdullah heads to the White House as Trump pushes a Gaza takeover plan
It is expected to be one of the toughest meetings of the king’s quarter-century reign.
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The Assad regime’s fall has freed displaced Syrians stuck in a remote desert camp
More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ISIS attacks almost a decade ago.
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In Jordan’s elections, anger at Israel over the Gaza war fuels Islamist gains
The Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now the single biggest opposition bloc in Jordan’s 138-member parliament, winning one-fifth of the seats this week.
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Jordanian voters go to polls amid fears of a wider war
For the first time, political parties in Jordan are enabled to play a bigger role, relying on their platforms, amid fears of a wider war in the region.
