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Karin Laub

A man holds up a pre-wedding poster showing Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein and his fiance Rajwa al-Saif, during a free concert to celebrate the upcoming wedding at Amman International Stadium on May 29, 2023. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
May 30, 2023, 2:10 pm
Jordan starts celebrations ahead of first royal wedding in years
Crown Prince Hussein to marry Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif on Thursday at Zahran Palace, the venue where his father, King Abdullah II, and grandfather, the late King Hussein, wed
By Karin Laub
In this Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, security forces block a road as teachers protest in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Omar Akour, File)
October 15, 2021, 11:32 pm
Jordanians eye bleak future as economic woes, corruption and repression mount
Simmering anger, exacerbated by revelations king bought $100 million in overseas luxury properties, threatens to destabilize a key Western ally
By Karin Laub
Security forces stand outside the state security court where the trial of Bassem Awadallah, a former royal adviser, and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a distant cousin of the king, is taking place, in Amman, Jordan, on June 21, 2021. (Raad Adayleh/AP)
July 12, 2021, 12:20 am
In Jordan sedition trial, US defendant alleges torture
An attorney for Bassem Awadallah says he was beaten, subjected to electrical shock and threatened with future mistreatment ‘if he didn’t confess’
By Karin Laub and OMAR AKOUR
Bassem Awadallah, a former royal adviser, leaves a state security court in a vehicle after the first session of his trial, in Amman, Jordan, June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
June 21, 2021, 6:41 pm
Jordanians on trial for sedition plot plead not guilty
Defendants are accused of conspiring with a senior royal — Prince Hamzah, a half-brother of the king — to foment unrest against the monarch while soliciting foreign help
By Karin Laub and OMAR AKOUR
Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech during the inauguration of the 19th Parliament’s non-ordinary session, in Amman, Jordan, on December 10, 2020. (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP)
June 20, 2021, 5:37 pm
Jordan begins sedition trial of those nabbed in alleged April coup attempt
One narrative suggests those on trial sought to exploit the king’s perceived vulnerability when he was under US pressure to accept the now-defunct Trump Mideast peace plan
By Karin Laub
This July 6, 2019, photo shows residential towers in District 22 that consists of apartment high-rises and shopping malls arranged around an artificial lake called Chitgar, under construction on the northwestern edge of Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
July 23, 2019, 1:42 pm
US sanctions squeeze Iran middle class, upend housing sector
Families are hit hard by the collapse of the national currency, accelerating inflation, eroding wages and spike in housing prices — fallout from unprecedented American measures
By Karin Laub and MOHAMMED NASIRI
In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019 photo, youngsters spend an afternoon while siting on steps outside a shopping mall in northern Tehran, Iran (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 15, 2019, 9:35 am
In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back
The headscarf debate polarizes Iranians at a time when the country is buckling under unprecedented US sanctions
By Karin Laub and Mohammad Nasiri
An Israeli soldier stands near a burning bus after it was hit by an anti-tank missilel fired from Gaza Strip near the Israel-Gaza border, Monday, November 12, 2018. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)
December 18, 2018, 3:00 pm
In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down
The end of fighting may be on the horizon for conflicts in Yemen, Syria, Iraq and Libya, but for the Israelis and Palestinians there is no peace in sight
By Karin Laub
Illustrative: Jordanian rescuers with sniffer dogs search for survivors of flash floods at the Dead Sea area, Jordan, on October 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Omar Akour)
November 9, 2018, 11:10 pm
Floods kill 7 in Jordan, visitors seek high ground in ancient Petra
At least 4 swept away in torrential rains south of Amman, two weeks after 21 killed in Dead Sea flash floods; thousands evacuated from tourist city
By Karin Laub
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to Israel's Channel 10 news in an interview aired on April 22, 2018. (screen capture, Channel 10)
April 22, 2018, 10:22 pm
Merkel to Israel TV: Imperfect Iran deal better than no deal
German chancellor understands Israel’s ‘great worries’ about Tehran, says Germany won’t move embassy to Jerusalem until there’s a deal with Palestinians
By Karin Laub
In this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 photo, Palestinian-American Yasmeen Mjalli displays a jacket with the slogan 'Not Your Habibti (darling),' as a ready-made retort for cat calls, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
February 3, 2018, 10:35 am
Palestinian-American brings #MeToo campaign to West Bank
Yasmeen Mjalli wants to encourage Palestinian society to confront taboo subject of sexual harassment
By Karin Laub
Palestinians protest against the visit of US Vice President Mike Pence outside the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on January 21, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/ Flash90)
January 22, 2018, 10:03 pm
Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith
Bethlehem mayor says US vice president’s vision contradicts his declared aim of helping Christians in the Middle East
By Karin Laub
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, speaks during a meeting with the Palestinian Central Council, a top decision-making body, at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
January 16, 2018, 10:58 pm
With a vent at Trump, Abbas exits ‘peace process’
In speech to PLO council, PA leader may have unleashed forces that will end Oslo Accords and bring down his rule
By Karin Laub
Bedoins seen riding camels in tdesert in Jordan, February 8, 2013. (Lucie March/Flash90)
December 9, 2017, 1:57 am
Jordan’s plan of shiny city in the desert met by skepticism
Government says new metropolis will draw population away from Amman and inject momentum into a sluggish economy plagued by high unemployment
By Karin Laub
This photo from October 23, 2017, shows a stretch of the King Abdullah Canal, the largest irrigation system near the town of Northern Shouneh, Jordan. (AP Photo/Omar Akour)
November 1, 2017, 12:29 pm
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
With rising temperatures sapping already scarce water resources, importance of desalination, regional projects grows for Amman
By Karin Laub
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