Jordan authorize overflight by Israeli drones
Posted by: rsa76
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-25 15:51:53 -0700 | odd-news
According to the BBC, Jordan now allows Israeli drones to fly over its territory to carry out surveillance missions in Syria. Jordan hosts tens of thousands of Syrian refugees. Jordan now allows Israeli drones to fly over its territory to...
Jordanian MP expelled for Israel visit
Source: United Press International
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-22 10:46:31 -0700 | political-news
A Jordanian political party expelled one of its members of Parliament for allegedly attending a reception with Israeli President Shimon Peres , officials said. The Islamist Centrist Party, after a unanimous vote, said Monday it expelled parliamentarian Mohammad Asha al-Dawaymeh...
In Jordan, tensions rise between Syrian refugees and host community
Source: Washington Post
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-21 19:30:26 -0700 | political-news
More than 500,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan since the onset of the conflict in their country more than two years ago, according to the Amman government and the United Nations a figure equal to nearly one-tenth of Jordan's population....
Jordan arrests 8 Syrian refugees in troubled camp
Source: Boston.com
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 15:57:48 -0700 | travel-news
Jordan (AP) A Jordanian security official says eight Syrians have been arrested on suspicion of inciting riots at a refugee camp near the Jordan-Syria border. On Friday, 100 Syrian refugees threw stones at police for preventing some of them of...
Two held for possession of idol
Source: The Hindu
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-20 23:29:31 -0700 | entertainment-news
The men got the idol from a business contact who wanted them to sell it Two persons were arrested on Saturday in Nanganallur for possession of a panchaloha idol of goddess Amman...Kalyanasundraram (63) roaming around on Nanganallur 100 feet main...
Outrage in Jordan
Source: Jerusalem Post
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-20 13:37:03 -0700 | allnews
Shannon Stapleton The very fact that 110 members of Jordan's parliament (out of a total of 150) signed a petition for the release of the murderer from Naharayim speaks volumes about what parades as morality and coexistence next door to...
Outrage in Jordan
Source: Jerusalem Post
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-20 13:37:03 -0700 | allnews
Shannon Stapleton The very fact that 110 members of Jordan's parliament (out of a total of 150) signed a petition for the release of the murderer from Naharayim speaks volumes about what parades as morality and coexistence next door to...
Tensions High After Riot at Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan
Source: Newyork Times
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-20 07:49:50 -0700 | travel-news
Kilian Kleinschmidt of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , who is the director of the refugee camp, which is called Zaatari and is near the Syrian border, said Saturday afternoon that the situation was tense...
Abbas asks Spanish FM to push for Israeli settlement freeze
Source: Jerusalem Post
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-20 07:46:55 -0700 | political-news
PA leader meets Spain's FM Garcia-Margallo in Jordan, requests help in achieving release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, Spanish media reports; Madrid flags settlement construction as obstacle to peace. PA President Mahmoud Abbas at PLO meeting in West Bank,...
US sending 200 troops to Jordan but thousands more could follow
Posted by: northsunm32
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-04-23 14:57:43 -0700 | disasters-news
The Pentagon is sending 200 US troops to Jordan. The troops will be used to control violence spilling over from the Syrian civil war according to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. But senior US officials said that the 200 could be...
Jordan's king swears in new reformist government
Source: Reuters
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-25 15:50:32 -0700 | political-news
News Related Topics Jordan's King Abdullah looks on during the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha March 26, 2013. Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Saturday, an administration that will be required to speed up...
Kerry sees Abbas and Netanyahu after Obama trip
Posted by: imdad ali
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-03-27 15:45:40 -0700 | political-news
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Saturday, following up on President Barack Obama's talks with each earlier in the week, but a return to negotiations did not appear to be the main agenda item....
Charles and Camilla visit ancient Roman ruins in Jordan
Posted by: SofiaAmbrosia
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-03-17 10:02:36 -0700 | travel-news
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall visited the ancient Roman ruins in Jerash on the third day of their royal visit to Jordan on March 13, 2013. Surrounded by several dignitaries and...
Bin Laden son-in-law held in Jordan
Posted by: imdad ali
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-03-09 17:33:31 -0800 | disasters-news
Son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, who has served as a representative of Al-Qaeda, was arrested and detained in Jordan in the operation led by the Jordanian authorities and the FBI, the U.S. government sources on Thursday. The sources said that...
CIA captures Son-in-law of bin Laden in Jordan
Posted by: rsa76
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-03-09 17:33:31 -0800 | disasters-news
Son-In-law of Osama bin Laden and one of the leaders of the "al-Qaeda" Suleiman Abu Ghaith captured by CIA agents on the border of Jordan and Kuwait and sent to the United States. A joint operation between the organization of...
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