List of Jordan articles
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airline crop U.S. Suddenly Bans Laptops and Tablets on Some Middle Eastern Flights to America
DHS won’t talk about the rationale for the drastic change to existing policy.
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A US soldier (R) stands next to Jordanian soldier as they take part in Exercise Eager Lion at a Jordanian military bases in Zarqa, east of Amman, on May 24, 2016. Some 6000 of soldiers from USA and Jordan are participating in Jordan's Sixth "Eager Lion" annual war games jointly overseen by the US army. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) Three U.S. Military Trainers Shot Dead in Jordan
The attack comes a year after another shooting killed two American civilian contractors in the country.
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A Jordanian soldier stands guard as Syrian refugees arrive to a camp on the Jordanian side at the north east of Jordan's border with Syria, at the Al-Hadalat crossing point in the eastern town of Ruwaished, on May 4, 2016. According to the Jordanian Commander of the Border Guards Brigadier Saber Al-Mahayreh, around 5000 Syrians fleeing from recent attacks on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo are trying to cross into Jordan in search of safety and most are exhausted and desperately in need of help and medical treatment. / AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Another Terror Attack in Jordan; U.S. Carriers Flexing Muscles
Syria on Notice; Eastern Europe Eyeing Russia Warily; and Lots More
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19 Apr 1991: Muhammad Ali looks on during a bout between Evander Holyfield and George Foreman at Caesar''s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Barry Jarvinan /Allsport Watch Bill Clinton and Others Memorialize International Icon Muhammad Ali
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will not attend after his requests to honor Ali were denied.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 15: Cassius Clay (L) throws a left punch to Archie Moore who ducks below the punch, during the fight at the Sports Arena on November 15, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. Cassius Clay won by TKO at 1:35 in round 4 of 12. (Photo by ) Guess Who’s Coming to Muhammad Ali’s Funeral? Hint: a Strongman and a King.
Turkey's president and Jordan's king will pay tribute to their boxing idol in person.
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Iraqi government forces fire their weapons near al-Sejar village, north-east of Fallujah, on May 26, 2016, as they take part in a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS) group. Tens of thousands of security forces are deployed in the Fallujah area for an assault aimed at retaking the city from the Islamic State group. Fallujah, which lies only 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Baghdad, has been out of government control since January 2014 and is one of only two remaining major Iraqi cities still in IS hands, the other being Mosul. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) The Fight for Fallujah’s Highway 11
The crucial highway linking Jordan to Baghdad runs right at the heart of Fallujah — and retaking it could keep Jordan from economic collapse.
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Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their country cross into Jordanian territory, near Mafraq, on the border with Syria, on February 18, 2013. Jordan says it is hosting around 350 Syrian refugees, including more than 90,000 at Zaatari desert refugee camp, near the border with Syria. The country provides free health and education services for more than 200,000 UN-registered Syrian refugees, according to officials. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images) The Syrians Stuck in No Man’s Land
Twelve thousand refugees are battling disease and exhaustion in a barren stretch of desert along the Jordanian-Syrian border.
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Police officers and security forces stand guard outside a police training centre east of Amman on November 9, 2015, where a Jordanian officer shot dead two US soldiers and wounded two other Americans before killing himself. Government spokesman Mohammed Momani said the shooter also wounded two American instructors, four Jordanians and a Lebanese citizen in the attack. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) -
esplanade Trouble on Holy Ground
Has Israel upset the centuries-old status quo at one of the holiest sites in Islam and Judaism?
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Refugees from Syria land on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos aboard an inflatable dinghy across the Aegean Sea from from Turkey on September 7, 2015. Greece sent troops and police reinforcements September 6 to Lesbos after renewed clashes between police and migrants, the public broadcaster said, while Syrian refugees on the island were targeted with Molotov cocktail attacks. More than 230,000 people have landed on Greek shores this year and the numbers have soared in recent weeks as people seek to take advantage of the calm summer weather. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS (Photo credit should read ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images) Turkey and Jordan to EU: Our Refugee Problem Is Bigger Than Yours
At the United Nations Monday, Turkish and Jordanian leaders called on the international community to bear more of the refugee burden.
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Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart listens during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill February 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing to discus the current worldwide threats that face the US. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Top Pentagon Intel Officer: Iraq ‘May Not Come Back as an Intact State’
The DIA director also warned that Washington may have to choose between the Kurds and Turkey.
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US Senator John Kerry talks with Brig Ge Meet the Shadow Warrior Leading the Fight Against the Islamic State
Major General Mike Nagata predicted the rise of the militants. Can he train enough rebels to defeat them?
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REZADM2672 Where Have All the Arab States Gone?
The Arab world’s a mess and its leaders don’t appear ready to assume much responsibility for fixing it. Maybe it’s time for the rest of us to start demanding they step up.
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JORDAN-MILITARY-EXERCISE The Pentagon Ups the Ante in Syria Fight
Hundreds of U.S. Special Forces troops are heading overseas to train Syrian rebels to battle the Islamic State, but White House dithering and bureaucratic confusion could make it hard for them to pull it off.
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hez Iran Comes to the Israeli Border
As the Islamic Republic and Hezbollah try to drive back rebel fighters in southern Syria, they threaten to spur a larger conflict in one of the Middle East's most volatile regions.
