I was wondering ... as the news from there over the last few years has not been exactly encouraging, nor full of joy.

Not really the ideal location for jogging around the streets* before or after work, then.
Stay safe, Mate.
Many years ago (28?) I was getting geared up to work at the Oil Company Hospital at Sirte. It was a good deal, with a 3-month on, 3-month off work cycle (IIRC); but I did not go in the end as the "joining procedure" took so long, and I was offered an interesting contract in KSA whilst I was waiting. Of course, that was back in the Good Old Days when there were plenty of contracts ... and it was a "first one to hit the mat" situation (as Big Tony used to say). The world seemed (was) a safer place back then, too.*
As I used to do during my own sojourn in Amman (seeing that you mentioned it).