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Jordan jet crashes near Syrian border, 2 killed

Jordan`s military says a trainer jet has crashed near the Syrian border, killing its two Jordanian p...

Jordan to host Friends of Syria meeting

Jordan says it will play host to a Friends of Syria meeting next week, bringing together internation...

Syrian troops take full control of strategic town

Syrian troops have taken full control of a town near the highway linking the capital Damascus with J...

Jordanian kills sister to `cleanse family honour`

Between 15 and 20 women die in so-called "honour" murders each year in the Arab kingdom, despite gov...

UK signs treaty with Jordan to deport Qatada

Britain has signed a deal with Jordan to ensure deportation of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to f...

Pentagon deploys troops in Jordan to help deal with Syria

US will deploy its troops in Jordan to help the country defend their border with Syria and to counte...

Jordan denies giving military training to Syrians

Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has rejected reports that military training is being provid...

Syria rebels seize checkpoint near Jordan border

Syrian rebels seized a government checkpoint on a key highway from Damascus to the border with Jorda...

Syrian rebels capture key town near Jordan border

Activists say Syrian rebels have captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day o...

Barack Obama ending Mideast trip with tour of Petra

Barack Obama is closing his first Mideast trip as president with a visit to Petra, Jordan`s fabled a...

15 killed in bus accident: Jordan

Jordan says a bus carrying Palestinian pilgrims has overturned and crashed into a trailer on a highw...

Jordan should allow in Palestinians from Syria: UN

The UN`s chief relief official for Palestinians is urging Jordan to stop discriminating against Pale...

Syrian hostage crisis: All 21 UN peacekeepers freed, arrive safe in Amman

Syrian rebels on the Golan Heights on Saturday released the 21 Filipino peacekeepers they had held h...

Radical cleric Abu Qatada sent back to UK jail

Radical preacher Abu Qatada, often referred to as Osama bin Laden`s point man in Europe, was on Satu...

Jordan`s King inaugurates new Parliament

Jordan`s King has inaugurated the kingdom`s newly elected Parliament with a pledge to press ahead wi...

Jordan`s last PM appointed by king resigns

Jordan`s last prime minister appointed by the king has resigned, making way for a successor who will...

UAE sends 158 tonnes aid for Syrians in Jordan

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 158 tonnes of food aid for the Syrian refugees in Jordon.

Riot breaks out in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones.

Can handle chemical threat posed by Syria: Jordan

Jordan has said it is prepared to deal with any potential chemical weapon threat posed by the violen...

UK, Jordan discuss radical cleric`s deportation

Britain has attempted since 2001 to remove Abu Qatada, allegedly a key al Qaeda operative in Europe,...

Abu Qatada extradition block to be challenged by UK

Britain Monday appealed against the court’s decision to block the extradition of Abu Qatada.

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada released on bail

After having spent seven years in British custody, radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada finally came o...

Jordan jails ex-intelligence chief for corruption

A Jordanian court has sentenced the kingdom`s former intelligence chief to 13 years in prison for co...

11,000 Syrians flee in past 24 hours: UN

At least 11,000 Syrian refugees have fled their country in single day, pouring into Turkey, Jordan a...

Jordan charges 11 in alleged terror plot

The official says the suspects, all Jordanians in their 20s and 30s, have confessed to plotting atta...

‘Jordanian soldier killed in clashes at Syria border’

Jordan says that one of its soldiers was killed in clashes with armed militants, who were trying to ...

Jordan foils al Qaeda terror plot, arrests 11

The terrorist cell planned to attack its targets with explosives, booby-trapped cars, machines guns,...

US sends forces to Jordan: Panetta

US has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to bolster military capabilities in the event...

Radical UK cleric asks court to halt extradition

A radical Islamist cleric accused in UK and Spanish courts of being a senior al Qaeda figure is aski...

Jordan king dissolves Parliament, orders polls

King Abdullah II of Jordan has dissolved the lower house of parliament and ordered new elections, st...

Syria refugees to reach 700,000 by year end: UN

Most of the refugees are housed in camps in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.

Swiss say grenades sent to UAE ended up in Syria

An investigation has concluded that Swiss hand grenades exported to the UAE several years ago found ...

Syria VP appears in public, ends defection rumors

Syrian Vice President Farouk Al-Sharaa has made his first public appearance in several weeks, ending...

Jordan`s King warns Assad may seek Alawite refuge

Abdullah said that such an outcome of the Syrian crisis could splinter the country and cause ethnic ...

12-member terror cell arrested: Jordan police

Police in the Jordanian capital say they have arrested a 12-member "terrorist cell" and seized "larg...

`Al Qaeda could access Syria`s chemical weapons`

Jordan`s King Abdullah has expressed concern that Syria is spinning out of control.

Jordan`s Islamists say they will boycott elections

A boycott would be a blow to King Abdullah, who has made reforms the centrepiece of his campaign to ...

Jordan opens new refugee camp for Syrians

Jordan opened a new refugee camp near the border with Syria to accommodate the growing number of peo...

Israel panel backs legalizing West Bank outposts

Jordan had annexed West Bank in 1948 in a move not recognised by most of the international community...

Jordan`s King urges Islamists to contest election

King Abdullah II`s appeal was part of his attempt to engage with the Islamic Action Front, the polit...

Jordan king meets Hamas leaders, nod to Islamists

Jordan`s king has met with top Hamas leaders as part of an about-face effort to engage with Islamist...

European court rejects Qatada’s deportation appeal

The European Court of Human Rights rejected an appeal by radical cleric Abu Qatada against his depor...

Jordan PM submits resignation to King Abdullah II

Jordanians have been demonstrating since January last year, demanding sweeping political and economi...

UK on back foot over Abu Qatada`s deportation

Qatada, once described as "Osama`s right hand man in Europe", has been convicted twice in Jordan in ...

CEC leads delegation to Jordan

Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Saturday led a delegation to Amman on the Jordanian Prim...

Election Commission to give tips to Jordan

Chief Electoral Officer Uttar Pradesh Umesh Sinha flew to Jordan late Friday night to participate in...

Osama top aide not to be deported from UK

Abu Qatada is an extremist Muslim preacher from Jordan who has been described as a leading al Qaeda ...

Krishna in Israel; focus on trade, security

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday arrived Jerusalem on a two-day visit to Israel.

Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said it was a serious bid to help relaunch moribund peace ta...

Mideast negotiators to meet for first time in months

A source said that Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat and his Israeli counterpart would meet in Jor...

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