2025 in Jordan

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Events in the year 2025 in Jordan.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Abdullah II ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Jafar Hassan ^[2]

Events

February

• 10 February – An Indian national is shot dead by the Jordanian Army at the Jordan–Israel border after attempting to enter Israel illegally. ^[3]

April

• 15 April – The General Intelligence Department announces the arrest of 16 people involved in a plot to undermine Jordan's national security. ^[4]
• 23 April – The government orders another ban on the Muslim Brotherhood. ^[5]

May

• 4 May – Two Belgian nationals are killed in a flash flood in Wadi al-Nakhil, Ma'an Governorate. ^[6]

June

• 5 June – Jordan qualifies for its first FIFA World Cup after defeating Oman 3-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Muscat. ^[7]
• 14 June – Five people are injured in Irbid by falling debris from a suspected Iranian missile fired as part of the June 2025 Iranian strikes on Israel. ^[8]

July

• 31 July – Osama Krayem, a Swedish Islamic State militant, is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden for the killing of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh in Syria in 2015. ^[9]

August

• 27 August – King Abdullah II and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announce that Royal Jordanian will launch direct Amman to Almaty flights in 2026. ^[10]

September

• 18 September – Two Israelis are shot dead at the Allenby Bridge border crossing with the West Bank. The attacker is shot dead by Israeli forces. ^[11]
• 24 September – Israel indefinitely closes the Allenby Bridge. ^[12]
• 27 September – The Ajloun and Yarmouk Forest Reserves are designated as biosphere reserves by UNESCO. ^[13]

November

• 29 November – The Government of Jordan officially announces the launch of the Amra City development project during a site visit by the Prime Minister. ^[14]

December

• 24 December – The Jordanian Armed Forces carry out airstrikes against drug and weapons traffickers along the border with Syria. ^[15]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Jordan

Source: ^[16]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 29–31 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 20 April – Gregorian Easter
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 25 May – Independence Day
• 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha
• 26 June – Islamic New Year
• 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday
• 25 December – Christmas Day

References

1. "Abdullah II | Biography, Education, Family, History, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. "Jordan Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
3. Singh, Namita (3 March 2025). "Indian man shot dead in Jordan trying to illegally cross Israel border". The Independent .
4. "Jordan says it thwarts plot that threatened national security". Al Jazeera . 15 April 2025.
5. "Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood in a move that threatens its largest opposition party". AP News . 23 April 2025.
6. "The bodies of a Belgian mother and her son were recovered in southern Jordan after flash flooding". AP News . 5 May 2025.
7. "Jordan qualifies for FIFA World Cup for the first time". al-Arabiya . 6 June 2025.
8. Husseini, Rana. "Five people injured from falling object in Irbid — PSD". Jordan Times. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
9. "Swedish man convicted for his role in 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group". AP News. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
10. Omirgazy, Dana (27 August 2025). "Royal Jordanian Airlines to Launch Direct Amman-Almaty Flights in 2026". Astana Times. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
11. "Attack at Jordan-West Bank crossing kills two Israelis". Al Jazeera. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
12. "Palestinians in West Bank stranded as Israel shuts only international crossing". BBC. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
13. "Ajloun, Yarmouk reserves join UNESCO biosphere network". Jordan Times. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
14. "Jordanian PM launches Amra City project". Arab News. 2025-11-29. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
15. "Jordan strikes drug, arms smugglers in Syria border region: Reports". Al Jazeera. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
16. "Jordan Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

• Online calendar