Region | Jordan
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Wednesday May 16
Panel to probe abuses at private care homes
Abdullah wants culprits prosecuted
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Monday May 14
Abuse rampant at Jordan care homes
Undercover team sees shocking incidents
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Saturday May 5
Seven university students among nine killed in Jordan crash
Reports say the girls were on their way from Al Aqaba to Karak, the two cities located 165km from apart, when the accident happened
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Friday Apr 6
Utopian vision
A different kind of revolution is taking root in Jordan — to preserve the country's natural heritage without displacing the communities that depend on it
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Monday Jan 30
Hamas 'will not be allowed to reopen offices' in Jordan
Mesha'al says more meetings to follow after talks in Amman
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Tuesday Jan 17
Rights court blocks extradition of alleged Bin Laden aide
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday blocked the extradition by Britain of Jordanian national Abu Qatada, who is alleged to have been Osama Bin Laden's right-hand-man in Europe
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Saturday Dec 17
Abdullah acts to avert crisis
King Abdullah dismissed his cabinet and prime minister to calm street protests that were exacerbated by economic concerns over high cost of living
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Tuesday Nov 29
Military: 3 rockets from Lebanon strike Israel
Rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early Tuesday for the first time in more than two years
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Thursday Oct 27
Jodan's King Abdullah II to give elected parliament greater say
Jordan's King Abdullah II unveiled a new power-sharing system for selecting future Cabinet ministers, saying yesterday he will consult with parliament on the formation of government
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Wednesday Oct 26
Jordan's king to share power in forming Cabinet
The change, which will be enacted next year, is significant because it allows the elected 120-seat parliament to consult with the king
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Friday Sep 16
Lured by an ancient charm
Petra in Jordan may not be as famous as Egypt's pyramids but it is no less fascinating
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Sunday Aug 14
Jordan king unveils constitutional reform proposals
He tasked royal panel in April with drawing up recommendations to push for social and political reform amid street protests calling for change
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Monday Aug 8
Jordan FM: GCC admission talks to begin in September
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh contended that both Jordan and the six GCC states have "an added value" to gain as a result of Jordan's admission to the bloc
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Monday Aug 8
Jordan urges Syria return to dialogue
Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh was quoted by Jodan's official Petra News Agency on Monday describing the escalation in violence by President Bashar Assad's regime as "disturbing"
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Saturday Jul 23
Jordan: Walking on thin ice
While the Hashemite kingdom's surface seems calm, tensions are simmering within
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Monday Jul 4
Explosion hits Egypt pipeline supplying gas to Israel, Jordan
Security officials say an explosion has hit the Egyptian pipeline that carries gas to Israel and Jordan
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Saturday Jul 2
Interior minister dropped in Jordan cabinet reshuffle
The reshuffle follows earlier resignations of three Cabinet members, two of whom stepped down in the wake of a public outcry over a convicted tycoon's abrupt departure from the country
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Tuesday Jun 28
Jordan's PM survives impeachment vote
Marouf Al Bakhit's served as prime minister from 2005 to 2007, during which time his Cabinet approved the country's first casino, in violation of Islamic law
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Tuesday Jun 14
Jordan's king says elections will be two or three years away
Jordan's king says it will take two to three years before the country's fragmented political parties are ready to elect a prime minister and Cabinet
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Monday Jun 13
Tossed bottles or warm welcome for Jordan's king
Jordan's government spokesman Taher Adwan denied on Monday the motorcade of King Abdullah II was attacked
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Sunday Jun 12
Jordan king pledges parliamentary reform
King Abdullah II agrees to elected Cabinets in the future
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Tuesday May 31
King accepts resignations of health and justice ministers
They allowed a business tycoon accused in a graft scandal to travel
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Monday May 16
Jordan police: 25 hurt in border conflict
Jordan's public security department said on Monday 25 people, including 11 policemen, were injured in clashes when authorities barred demonstrators from marching on Israel's border
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Thursday May 12
Jordanians excited at the prospect of joining bloc
Move generates optimism about addressing country's economic woes
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Wednesday May 11
Cautious welcome to GCC integration plan
Shaikh Jaber Al Khalifa, a political analyst, said that putting the eight monarchies in the Arab world under a single umbrella would be a positive step
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