Jordan
Awqaf Ministry announces arrangements for registration of Jordanian Hajj pilgrims | Jordan Times
AMMAN — The Department of Hajj and Umrah shared the results of the initial registration via the department's website, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Khalaileh said on Thursday.
Communication issued abolishing mandatory | Roya News
Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh issued a Communication Wednesday, abolishing the mandatory wearing of face masks in indoor and outdoor areas.
The Muslim World
Iranian Officer Killed in Tehran Was Involved in Plot to Kill Israeli Diplomat, U.S. General - WSJ
An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer shot and killed outside his Tehran home led the group’s efforts to assassinate opponents of Iran around the world, people familiar with the matter said.
Israel Deliberately Killed Al Jazeera Journalist, Palestinian Probe Concludes - WSJ
Shireen Abu Akleh was killed as she covered an Israeli raid in the West Bank this month, and Israel’s defense minister immediately denied the conclusion announced Thursday by the Palestinian Authority.
India's Kashmir sees upsurge in violence, tense after separatist convicted | Reuters
Indian security forces have killed six militants in Kashmir in the past 24 hours while militants shot dead a female TV performer and a police officer, officials said on Thursday, following the conviction of the region's best-known separatist.
Turkey's cenbank holds rate despite soaring inflation | Reuters
Turkey's central bank kept its policy rate at 14% for a fifth straight month on Thursday as expected, even with inflation set to rise beyond the current 70% as a fresh slide in the lira threatens to stoke prices further.
Israeli court upholds ban on Jewish prayer at Al Aqsa compound | Reuters
An Israeli appeal court on Wednesday overruled a magistrate who had stirred Palestinian anger by questioning the legality of barring Jewish prayer at a contested Jerusalem shrine, as the United States warned its citizens over travel in the vicinity.
Analysis
Analysis: Condolence calls from elite show UAE ruler's power | AP News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Coming from around the globe, airplanes carrying world leaders have landed in the capital of the United Arab Emirates to offer condolences for the death of the country's president — and acknowledge the influence of the man now fully in charge.
EXPLAINER: What Turkey's Erdogan could gain in NATO debate | AP News
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Within a two-week span, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan caused a stir by throwing a wrench in Sweden and Finland’s historic request to join NATO, lashing out at fellow alliance member Greece and announcing plans for a new incursion into Syria.
Finance and Economy
Digital Dollar Could Coexist With Stablecoins, Fed Vice Chairwoman Says - WSJ
Lael Brainard testified before a House committee on the benefits and risks of a central bank digital currency.
Globalization's cheerleaders grasp for new buzzwords at Davos | Reuters
World leaders, financiers and chief executives said they were leaving this week's World Economic Forum with an urgent sense of the need to reboot and redefine 'globalization'.
Oil snaps inverse dollar link leaving little to check its bull run | Reuters
Oil's bull run is taking little notice of the strong U.S. dollar, breaking crude's historical inverse link to the greenback and giving analysts confidence it has further to go based on current market fundamentals.