AMMAN, Jordan -- Sunni extremists blew up a Shiite mosque in a village in eastern Syria stormed by rebels earlier this week, another sign of the growing sectarian hatred in the country's civil war, activists said Sunday.They said al-Qaida's...

Thirteen years ago I attended an international event in Amman where then minister of information Saleh Qallab spoke enthusiastically about Jordan's new media policy. He specifically stressed the fact that the Internet will be an open and free space...

AMMAN, Jordan—Lally Weymouth met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh last week in Amman, where he spoke with optimism about a possible breakthrough in Syria and the impact of the conflict in the neighboring country. Excerpts:

Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: Andrew Gombert/EPA) Months before Secretary of State John Kerry arrived at this year’s World Economic Forum in Amman, Jordan to meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a...

(AMMAN, Jordan) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country” if President Bashar...

Thirteen years ago, the Vienna-based International Press Institute held a regional conference in Amman to deal with press freedom issues in the Arab region.At the time, I was invited to speak at the conference about my work: using the Internet to...

AMMAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if...

Jordan’s Parliament voted to expel Israel’s ambassador, Petra news agency reported . The parliament also demanded that the Jordanian government should expel Israel’s ambassador in Amman and recall Jordan ambassador from Israel in...

Nour Joudah (center) with her class at Friends School The Palestinian-American teacher denied entry to the West Bank en route to her only place of employment has returned to the United States after fighting the Israeli bureaucracy from...

Updated -- 5:45 p.m. ET: At the end of his Middle East tour, President Barack Obama traveled to Amman, Jordan Friday to meet with King Abdullah II. Both countries' leaders emphasized their strong alliance and commitment to security and peace in the...

AMMAN, Jordan — U.S Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders to further explore options for relaunching stalled peace talks after President Barack Obama's Mideast trip this week. Following up on Obama's visits...

Protesters gathered at the American embassy in Amman, Jordan to signal opposition to the U.S. and President Barack Obama, according to the Jordan Times. "Scores of Jordanians demonstrated on Thursday in front of the US embassy in Amman...

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman before flying to Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Saturday as he seeks ways to revive long-stalled peace talks. Kerry’s...

In Amman Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah II discussed the growing international refugee crisis due to the Syrian civil war. Back in Washington, the U.N.'s top refugee official spent the week pressing officials and...

Aboard Air Force One En Route Amman, Jordan 4:24 P.M. IST SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL:  We’ll do this on background -- senior administration officials.  Do you guys have the statement from the President? Q    Yes,...

Al Hummar Offices Amman, Jordan 8:23 P.M. EEST HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH:  First of all, Mr. President, if you allow me, on behalf of myself and all Jordanians, to welcome you and your distinguished delegation back here in Jordan.  I...

AMMAN, Jordan — More than 200 Syrian soldiers and opposition fighters died in the eight-day battle for a police academy near the embattled northern city of Aleppo, activists said Sunday as President Bashar Assad lashed out at the West for...

Hagel and Obama in Amman 2008 Paul Richards AFP You'd have to be a parliamentary expert to understand the latest turn in the Chuck Hagel nomination to be Secretary of Defense; but apparently Republicans are now stalling the vote on the nominee with...

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's Maronite Church evoked his country's long civil war to condemn the futility of conflict, on the second day of a controversial visit to Syria's war-ravaged...

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