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Jordanian prince’s criticism put kingdom’s allies in bind
World
April 4, 2021
Jordanian prince’s criticism put kingdom’s allies in bind
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan’s allies on Sunday rallied around King Abdullah II after his half-brother unleashed unprecedented public criticism of…
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan used tear gas on Monday to suppress protests against a curfew imposed to stem a severe…
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
Middle East
March 16, 2021
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to…
Sisi to meet Abdullah II, attend third Egypt-Jordan-Iraq summit in Amman
Egypt
August 25, 2020
Sisi to meet Abdullah II, attend third Egypt-Jordan-Iraq summit in Amman
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday is set to travel to Jordan’s capital Amman to participate in the third…
Syrian tycoon decries ‘inhumane’ security forces in unprecedented criticism
Middle East
May 3, 2020
Syrian tycoon decries ‘inhumane’ security forces in unprecedented criticism
AMMAN (Reuters) – Sanctions-hit Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that security forces were arresting employees at his companies…
Jordan’s nationwide curfew brings country to standstill
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Jordan’s nationwide curfew brings country to standstill
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan confined its 10 million inhabitants to their homes in a sweeping one-day curfew on Friday that…
UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital
Middle East
February 9, 2020
UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital
CAIRO (AP) — Flights transporting Yemeni medical patients from rebel-held areas continued Saturday when a second plane carrying 24 patients…
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
DUBAI (Reuters) – Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World…
Not so much a dog’s life for Jordan’s pampered pets
Middle East
December 24, 2019
Not so much a dog’s life for Jordan’s pampered pets
Just a few years ago it would have been unthinkable to see owners walking their dogs around the streets of…
Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord
Middle East
November 11, 2019
Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s king announced Sunday that his country is retaking “full sovereignty” over two pieces of land…