Amid Syrian refugee influx, Jordan is facing a conundrum over how to support its own impoverished residents.
![The Jordanian government deems the work of trash pickers to be illegal [Elizabeth Whitman/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141271321736734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Amid Syrian refugee influx, Jordan is facing a conundrum over how to support its own impoverished residents.
![The Jordanian government deems the work of trash pickers to be illegal [Elizabeth Whitman/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141271321736734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Beloved Syrian ice cream, shawerma and sweets shops have sprung up across Jordan to the delight of locals.

The sport is increasingly being used as a distraction from the strains of life for young refugees.
![Coaches say that negative attitudes towards girls playing football have eased [Elizabeth Whitman/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201462812342416734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The group indigenous to Russia’s Caucasus regions demands recognition for ethnic cleansing carried out 150 years ago.
![Tens of thousands of Circassians live in Jordan today [Amjad Toghoj/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201422013101513734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Enforcing a ban on argileh, or shisha, re-ignites the smoking debate in Amman’s cafe culture.
![Ashraf al-Jerres says that, if the ban is enforced, he will have to close his four cafes [Elizabeth Whitman/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014214193247955734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A medical-humanitarian team struggles to provide care to Jordan’s widespread Syrian refugee communities.

China has reciprocated Jordan’s interest, seeing it as a stable gateway into Middle Eastern markets.
![Jordan's King Abdullah II has made seven visits to China during his reign [Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013123105014933734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Thousands fleeing war in Syria have compounded shortages.

Tobacco companies blame smuggling for falling cigarette prices, but health groups say these claims are puffed up.

A recent study found that Latino and black parents are much more likely to choose bottled water over tap water.
