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Jordanians protest multi-billion dollar gas deal with Israel
Business
October 1, 2016
Jordanians protest multi-billion dollar gas deal with Israel
Thousands of protesters staged a protest in Amman on Friday to demonstrate against a US$10 billion gas deal between Jordan…
Jordanians protest writer’s assassination, demand government resignation
Middle East
September 27, 2016
Jordanians protest writer’s assassination, demand government resignation
Protesters in Jordan demanded that the government resign on Monday for its failure to protect a Christian writer shot dead…
Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court before trial over cartoon
Middle East
September 25, 2016
Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court before trial over cartoon
A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing…
Tawadros II takes mass at Egyptian church in Amman
Egypt
September 4, 2016
Tawadros II takes mass at Egyptian church in Amman
The leader of the Egyptian Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, led on Sunday the mass at the Egyptian church in…
Foreign Ministry investigating alleged assault of Egyptian in Jordan
Egypt
August 6, 2016
Foreign Ministry investigating alleged assault of Egyptian in Jordan
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that it is following investigations into the alleged torture of an Egyptian national in Jordan.
Car bomb kills Jordanian troops at Syria border
Middle East
June 21, 2016
Car bomb kills Jordanian troops at Syria border
A car bomb attack killed a number of Jordanian border guards in a remote area of the border with Syria…
3 Jordanian intelligence officers killed in attack in Palestinian camp
Middle East
June 7, 2016
3 Jordanian intelligence officers killed in attack in Palestinian camp
Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in an attack on their security office in a…
Jordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament, names caretaker PM
Middle East
May 30, 2016
Jordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament, names caretaker PM
Jordan's King Abdullah appointed veteran politician Hani Mulqi as caretaker prime minister on Sunday after dissolving parliament as its four-year…
Syrian refugees denied critical healthcare in Jordan: Amnesty
Middle East
March 23, 2016
Syrian refugees denied critical healthcare in Jordan: Amnesty
Syrian refugees in Jordan are finding it very difficult to get medical care because of Jordanian fees and bureaucracy, and…
Jordan says foils Islamic State plot to attack civilian, military targets
Middle East
March 2, 2016
Jordan says foils Islamic State plot to attack civilian, military targets
Jordan's security services said on Wednesday they had thwarted a plot by Islamic State militants to blow up civilian and…