One person killed in shooting near Israel embassy in Jordan
One Jordanian was killed and two others were wounded, including an Israeli, in a shooting incident on Sunday in a building within the Israeli embassy…
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Soldier who killed US military trainers was imprisoned in Jordan
A Jordanian military court sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment with hard labour on Monday for killing three US military trainers last year, a judicial…
Jordan: Israel must reopen mosque
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected demands by Jordan Friday night to immediately reopen the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which was closed following a terrorist attack Friday morning. According…
Russia and USA agree to keep Iran away from Jordan
Russia, US and Jordan agreed on a memorandum of understanding that includes the principles of establishing safe zones in Deraa and its countryside and the…
Jordan greets increasing number of British visitors
Jordan saw further growth in UK visitor numbers in the first quarter of 2017, January – March, increasing by 15.8 per cent, compared to the…
Finally, Jordan repeals law pardoning rapists who marry their victims
The Cabinet on Sunday scrapped a controversial legal provision that pardons rapists if they marry their victims. The removal of Article 308 of the Penal…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II stands on a box for press conference with Trump
Some out-side-the-box thinking helped Jordan’s King Abdullah II look as tall as President Trump during their joint press conference in the White House Rose Garden…
Jordan calls to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and surrender him to the ICC
Jordan must immediately arrest Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir and hand him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of genocide, war crimes…
Jordan’s King Abdullah joins Twitter as Amman hosts Arab League summit
Jordan’s King Abdullah has joined Twitter one day before his country hosts the Arab League’s 34th summit in Amman. Under the username @KingAbdullahII, he joins…
Jordan: Migrant domestic workers run the gauntlet between abuse and jail
Maricel realised too late that the window had locked shut behind her. The 31-year-old Filipina was perched outside a second floor window, blood filling her…