Groundwork for arming Syrian rebels began before Obama’s announcement
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-06-17 23:18:10 -0700 | travel-news
Jordan The U.S. military began laying the groundwork to arm and support Syrian rebels more than a week ago, using a military exercise currently being held in Jordan as a cover for bringing in personnel and equipment. Despite official statements...
Jordan: Syrian weapons smuggling attempt foiled
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-06-06 10:04:20 -0700 | travel-news
Several people were captured along the border during the smuggling attempt. At the same tine, the AP reported that Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh warned Syrian ambassador in Amman, Bahjat Suleiman, of the possibility of expulsion from the country...
Detainee Moved To Hospital
Source: International Middle East Media Center
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-06-06 03:18:43 -0700 | travel-news
Detainee Abdullah Barghouthi The detainee, Abdullah Barghouthi, leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, is holding hunger strike in solidarity with Jordanian detainees in Israeli prisons. Barghouthi, serving 37 life terms, started his strike 35 days ago,...
Jordanian town riots over police killings
Source: Ynet News
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-06-04 07:41:20 -0700 | travel-news
Jordanian authorities moved quickly to stop rioting in the southern city of Maan from spreading to the capital Amman on Tuesday. Residents attacked government buildings and clashed with police to protest the alleged killing of two residents by security forces....
Jordanian Detainees Continue Their Hunger Strike
Source: International Middle East Media Center
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-28 22:30:30 -0700 | travel-news
Ahrar Center Head of the Ahrar Center, former Palestinian detainee, Fuad Al-Khoffash, stated that the Jordanian detainees decided to conduct an open-ended hunger strike, and that some of them even stopped drinking water. Al-Khoffash added that the Palestinian Authority headed...
Heroin, hashish smuggling attempt foiled, 4 arrested
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-27 01:17:50 -0700 | travel-news
One of the detainees, 29, is suspected of heading a network that smuggled drugs from the Jordanian border into Israel. (Ilana Curiel)
Jordan seeks to deploy Patriot missiles
Source: Zawya Regional
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 05:12:12 -0700 | travel-news
Jordan, which shares borders with war-torn Syria, said Sunday it is in talks with "friendly countries" to deploy Patriot missiles on its territory after a similar move by Turkey. "Jordan wishes to deploy Patriot missile batteries in order to boost...
10 dead as military, Abu Sayyaf clash in Sulu
Source: Inquirer.net
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-25 03:45:46 -0700 | travel-news
Six government soldiers have been killed in the ongoing clash with suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Tugas village in Patikul, Sulu, the military said. Lieutenant General Rey Ardo, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said four soldiers were also wounded...
Life in Jordan's desert city
Source: SwissInfo
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-22 03:25:05 -0700 | travel-news
Full screen May 22, 2013 Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp is home to 170,000 people from Syria who have fled the fighting. While camps are the more visible part of the refugee crisis, the majority of refugees in Jordan live in...
Kerry visits Oman for arms deal signing, talks on Syria, Mideast
Source: The Daily Star
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-24 06:23:54 -0700 | travel-news
Secretary of State John Kerry flies to Oman on Tuesday for Raytheon Co's signing of an estimated $2.1 billion arms deal and to consult on Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said. Oman is expected to sign a letter of intent...
Jordan: Three Syrian refugees die including a 10-year-old boy
Source: AKI
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-20 08:54:30 -0700 | travel-news
Three other refugees who were shot while crossing to Jordan last week were admitted to Al-Mafraq public hospital, Petra said, citing government spokesperson for Syrian refugee affairs Anmar Al-Hmoud The 10-year-old Syrian boy died of chronic disease at Al-Zaatari refugee...
Jordan military plane crash kills two pilots
Source: Qatar English Daily
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-24 08:24:26 -0700 | travel-news
A Jordanian air force plane on a training flight crashed on Thursday due to a technical failure, killing the pilot and a trainee, an official in the armed forces' general command said in a statement. "At 6:55 am on Thursday...
Iraq's Invisible Refugee Crisis
Source: Dahr Jamail's Dispatch
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-12 07:24:55 -0700 | travel-news
With April the bloodiest month in Iraq for nearly five years, more Iraqis are seeking safety in Jordan (Reuters) Amman, Jordan Maki al-Nazzal, a 57-year-old Iraqi from Fallujah, returned to Amman a week ago from a visit to his home...
To Break Their Strike; Israel Denies Jordanian Detainees Access To Liquids
Source: International Middle East Media Center
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-04 04:51:46 -0700 | travel-news
The Jordanian Detainees Support Center reported that all liquids, except for water, have been banned for all the striking Jordanian detainees. The Center added that, usually, hunger-striking detainees have access to water and other liquids such as mild, but Israel...
Iraq: Mission unaccomplished
Source: Asia Times
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-24 05:55:15 -0700 | travel-news
He was the fixer who arranged for me, the driver, and the SUV that would take me to Baghdad through the dangerous western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. The date was April 27, 2003, and the Iraq War was still...
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