US gives Jordan $100 mn to help host Syrian refugees Jul 22nd, 2012 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) A top US official said on Sunday that Washington has given $100 million in aid to Jordan to help host tens of thousands of Syrians who have fled the unrest back home and taken refuge in the kingdom. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gives, jordan, $100, help, host, syrian, refugees, Top Keywords

Syria: Jordan king warns on Qaeda, chemical weapons Jul 19th, 2012 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) Syria is spinning out of control and in a worst case scenario the Al-Qaeda militant group could get its hands on some of the regime's chemical weapons, Jordan's King Abdullah said Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syria, jordan, king, warns, qaeda, chemical, weapons, Top Keywords

Jordan's Islamists say they will boycott elections Jul 13th, 2012 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood said Friday it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections in protest over recent changes to the kingdom's election laws, which it says fall short of opposition demands. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan's, islamists, they, will, boycott, elections, weapons, Top Keywords

Jordan demonstrators insist on vote boycott Jul 13th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) Around 1,500 Jordanians, mostly Islamists, marched on Friday to reject a controversial electoral law, a day after the Muslim Brotherhood decided to boycott early polls expected later this year. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, demonstrators, insist, vote, boycott, elections, weapons, Top Keywords

Jordan Islamists say they will boycott early elections Jul 12th, 2012 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood decided on Thursday to boycott early elections expected later this year because of a "lack of reform," in a move that likely throw the country into political crisis. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, islamists, they, will, boycott, early, elections, Top Keywords

Jordan opens new refugee camp for Syrians Jul 10th, 2012 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) Jordan opened a new refugee camp Tuesday near the border with Syria to accommodate the growing number of people fleeing the deadly violence in the neighboring country, days after the U.N. refugee agency appealed to the kingdom to make more room to me... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, opens, refugee, camp, syrians, early, elections, Top Keywords

Jordan MP draws gun in TV debate Jul 7th, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) A live television talk show in Jordan produced a torrent of insults, a shoe flying across the studio and a pistol being whipped out, as the host desperately tried to keep two rival politicians apart. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, draws, debate, camp, syrians, early, elections, Top Keywords

Jordan courting Islamists after Morsi's victory Jul 2nd, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) Jordan is trying to woo the powerful Muslim Brotherhood after it gained more ground following the election of Islamist Mohamed Morsi as Egypt's first civilian president, analysts said on Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, courting, islamists, morsi's, victory, early, elections, Top Keywords

Slain Hamas official buried in Jordan Jun 29th, 2012 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal and top Islamist leaders in Jordan on Friday attended the burial of a senior member of the Palestinian movement who was killed this week in Damascus. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : slain, hamas, official, buried, jordan, early, elections, Top Keywords

Jordan king meets with Hamas chief Jun 28th, 2012 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal held talks on Thursday with King Abdullah II on his second official visit to Jordan this year to boost ties with the kingdom. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jordan, king, meets, hamas, chief, early, elections, Top Keywords