Amman Country Council

This country council site has been established as a means to facilitate communication between the U.S. Embassy and U.S. organizations operating in this city/region.

Crime and Safety Reports

Algeria 2010 Crime and Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Middle East / N. Africa - Algeria This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. more...

Tunisia 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Middle East / N. Africa - Tunisia The following is an annual report produced in conjunction with the U.S. more...

Iraq 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Middle East / N. Africa - Iraq The following is an annual report produced in conjunction with the U.S. more...

Qatar 2010 Crime & Safety Report

Crime & Safety
Middle East / N. Africa - Qatar The following is an annual report produced in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy Doha. more...

United Arab Emirates 2010 Crime & Safety Report: Dubai

Crime & Safety
Middle East / N. Africa - United Arab Emirates This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. Consulate Dubai. more...

Featured Reports

Warden Message: Amman (Jordan) Recent Security Incident

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Middle East / N. Africa - Jordan Jordan media report that is it investigating an explosion that took place on a road in the town of Sahab outside Amman on August 30. There was traffic in the area but no damage to vehicles or passersby. more...

Egypt: Extremist Threats in the Sinai

Hot Topic
Middle East / N. Africa - Egypt, Israel, Jordan On August 2, 2010, five short-range rockets landed near the Israeli Red Sea port city of Eilat and the nearby Jordanian city of Aqaba. One of the rockets struck just outside of the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba, killing a taxi driver and wounding three nearby civilians. The remaining rockets landed in open areas in the Red Sea and outside of Eilat. Israel and Jordan both claim to have evidence that the rockets originated in Egypt. more...

Warden Message: Aqaba (Jordan) Rocket Attack Update

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Middle East / N. Africa - Jordan News media report that a rocket impacted in a street near the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba. The U.S. Embassy has confirmed that no U.S. citizens were injured and the hotel is operating normally. more...

Warden Message: Tel Aviv (Israel) Rockets Impact Eilat

Consular Affairs Bulletins
Middle East / N. Africa - Israel, Jordan, West Bank/Gaza This morning, August 2, at approximately 0800 hours five rockets were fired toward the city of Eilat, a resort town located in the south of Israel. Media reports claim the rockets were fired from an area in the Sinai, with several of the rockets landing in open areas in Eilat. more...

Diplomatic Security and U.S. Private Sector Security Experts Ring Stock Exchange Bell

OSAC Publication
Worldwide Representatives of the Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security and global private sector security professionals visit the NYSE to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Overseas Security Advisory Council or OSAC. more...