Jerash Accountability Check: A panel under “Maidani” in Jerash compared Cabinet project promises with what residents say is actually on the ground, with MPs and directorates citing uneven progress across health, water, culture, education, transport and tourism, and calling for priorities like a hospital, better infrastructure, a university and jobs. Real Estate Law Debate: A legal analysis in Jordan’s press warns that a Real Property Law amendment expanding the definition of “road” to include railways could allow expropriation of up to a quarter of private land without compensation, raising constitutional concerns. Baptism Site 2030 Push: Jordan has formed a high-level national committee to prepare for the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus’ Baptism in 2030, with plans for pilgrim-focused development such as a museum, green corridor, infrastructure upgrades and an integrated village. Gaza Diplomacy: US envoy Jared Kushner met Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt to revive a US-backed Gaza roadmap, while Jordan and other Muslim-majority states condemned Israel’s rejection of the plan and urged Washington to hold Israel to its commitments. Regional Security Signals: Commentary on the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement urges Jordan to assess strategic interests carefully amid shifting regional power dynamics. Tech and Telecom: Zain Jordan and Ericsson announced a new phase to modernize Zain’s cloud-native billing and postpaid systems for the 5G era.