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Al Karama perseveres after war

Al Karama perseveres after war

Meet the people of a dusty town in Jordan’s Fertile Crescent, half a century after it was largely destroyed in battle between Israeli, PLO and Jordanian forces. Swinburne and University of Technology Sydney students on a foreign correspondent study tour report.

Sunset on the fishermen of Aqaba

Sunset on the fishermen of Aqaba

Generations of fishermen have taken to the waters off the Jordanian port of Aqaba. But today their livelihood is under threat from local development. Thomas Cunningham reports during a recent study tour to the Middle East.