
Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms
The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, ...
Jordan jet crashes near Syrian border, 2 killed
Jordan's military says a trainer jet has crashed near the Syrian border, killing its two Jordanian pilots. A spokesman says the British-made aerobatic ...

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital
Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, ...

Jordan: More than 45,000 refugees return to Syria
Jordan says that more 45,000 refugees in its territory who fled Syria's civil war have chosen to return since last August. Col. Zaher Abu Shihab, who ...
Jordanians protest proposed US troop deployment
About 300 Jordanians have demonstrated against the proposed deployment of 200 U.S. troops on their nation's border with Syria. Some protesters warned ...
Jordan's new government wins confidence vote
The government of Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has won a vote of confidence after a week-long debate in parliament over price hikes and the ...
10 Jordanian police injured at Syrian refugee camp
A Jordanian official says 10 Jordanian policemen have been injured in a riot that erupted at a Syrian refugee camp near the Jordan-Syria border.
Jordan extremist praises Boston bombing
The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in ...

Jordan aid to rebels raises tensions with Syria
Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned Thursday the kingdom ...
UN: Syrian refugees riot at camp in Jordan
The U.N. refugee agency says a riot has broken out at a refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan after some of the refugees were told they could not return ...

Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels
Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S.

Kerry, Karzai bury hatchet in Kabul meeting
Eager to overcome a bout of bickering, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai made a show of unusual unity between their ...

Kerry sees Abbas and Netanyahu after Obama trip
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Saturday, following up on President Barack Obama's talks with each earlier ...
Obama urges lawmakers' vote on assault weapons ban
President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress — even an assault weapons ban that both ...

Obama warns of 'enclave for extremism' in Syria
President Barack Obama warned Friday that an "enclave for extremism" could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an ...
Obama: Timing was right for Turkey, Israel restart
President Barack Obama says the timing on his trip to Israel was right for Turkey and Israel to start restoring normal diplomatic relations.

Obama says he's concerned about post-Assad Syria
President Barack Obama says he's very concerned about Syria becoming an enclave for extremism after the rule of President Bashar Assad is over.
Obama offers additional $200 million to aid Jordan
President Barack Obama says his administration is working with Congress to provide Jordan with an additional $200 million in aid this year.

AP INTERVIEW: Jordan's king warns of Syrian unrest
Jordan is struggling under the burden of a half-million refugees from the Syrian civil war — a conflict that King Abdullah II fears could create a ...

Jordanian force cordons off Syrian refugee camp
Jordan has set up a security cordon around a sprawling Syrian refugee camp in the country's north in an effort to curb rising crime and lawlessness ...
Jordan: 15 killed in bus accident
Jordan says a bus carrying Palestinian pilgrims has overturned and crashed into a trailer on a highway near the Israeli border, killing 15 people.

UK Prince Charles sees Syrian refugees in Jordan
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife on Wednesday heard tales of hardship from Syrian refugees in Jordan and saw the difficult conditions for ...

UN, Jordan to tackle crime in Syrian refugee camp
The U.N. refugee chief says his agency is working with Jordan to bolster security at a camp for Syrian refugees where reports of drug trafficking, ...

Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla touring Jordan
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have started a tour of the region aimed at examining the plight of Syrian ...