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Kerry wins deal to resume Middle East peace talks
World
July 20, 2013
Kerry wins deal to resume Middle East peace talks
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have laid the groundwork to resume peace talks frozen for three years and will meet in…
No set timetable for pumping Egyptian gas, says Jordanian minister
Egypt
July 15, 2013
No set timetable for pumping Egyptian gas, says Jordanian minister
Jordanian Energy Minister Malik al-Kabarity has said that Jordan is in discussions with Egypt over disruptions to the two country's…
Diplomat: Egypt’s subsidized diesel being smuggled to Jordan
Egypt
June 1, 2013
Diplomat: Egypt’s subsidized diesel being smuggled to Jordan
Traffickers use trucks to smuggle around 18 million liters of subsidized diesel a year from Egypt to Jordan, an Egyptian…
Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria
World
May 27, 2013
Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria
A Jordanian military tribunal on Monday jailed nine Muslim extremists who were planning to go to neighbouring Syria to fight…
Jordan king, Abbas ink deal to ‘defend’ Jerusalem
World
March 31, 2013
Jordan king, Abbas ink deal to ‘defend’ Jerusalem
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed an agreement Sunday confirming their "common goal to defending" Jerusalem…
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
World
March 25, 2013
Jordan closes main border crossing with Syria
Jordan closed its main border crossing with Syria on Monday after two days of fighting there between Syrian troops and…
Trial of Al-Qaeda plot suspects begins in Jordan
World
February 14, 2013
Trial of Al-Qaeda plot suspects begins in Jordan
Eleven men went on trial on Thursday in a Jordanian military court accused of plotting to carry out suicide attacks…
Jordanians in new parliament vote boycotted by Islamists
World
January 23, 2013
Jordanians in new parliament vote boycotted by Islamists
Polling stations across Jordan opened Wednesday in a vote boycotted by Islamists behind strident pro-reform protests who have already labeled…
Open sesame: Joint regional project creates extraordinary new science research hub
Environment
December 17, 2012
Open sesame: Joint regional project creates extraordinary new science research hub
The joint research facility Sesame, supported by Middle East countries including Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Israel and Palestine, is almost…