In a move that underscores political influence over the judiciary, Jordan’s highest court upheld a 20-year sentence for three individuals accused of supporting Hamas.

Although the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which oversaw drug production and smuggling, has fallen, remnants of his networks are still active and continue to pose a threat to Syria’s neighbors, especially Jordan.

Jordanian authorities erupted in anger after a media report revealed that they had received large sums of money in exchange for facilitating aid deliveries to Gaza.

Over the past 80 years, the relationship between Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood and the state has been marked by repeated turbulence, swings between periods of political harmony and moments of deep discord.

After Assad's fall in 2024, Jordan rapidly restored trade with Syria, reopening their free zone and signing 88 deals to revive economic ties and support reconstruction.