Amman

Amman

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  Jordan election touted as start of democratization

  From a podium at an Amman street rally, the leader of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood vowed that soon the country would become a "state in the Muslim ... 

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  Jordan's Islamists, opposition rally against vote

  Hundreds of Jordanian Islamists, youth activists and other opposition groups rallied Friday in Amman, calling for a boycott of next week's parliament ... 

• Jordan says to stem refugees if Assad regime falls

  Jordan will prevent a mass exodus of Syrian refugees from entering its territory if President Bashar Assad's regime collapses, and will instead create ... 

• Jordan: 7-member Syrian family killed in fire

  A fire in a center for refugees who fled the Syrian civil war killed seven members of a family, a civil defense spokesman said Wednesday, the latest ... 

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  Jordan Islamists to step up anti-election campaign

  Jordan's powerful Islamists warned on Tuesday they will step up their campaign against next week's parliamentary elections and against reforms pursued ... 

• Jordan's king urges Israel, Palestinians to talk

  Jordan's king has warned that the failure to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is adding to regional tensions. A statement from ... 

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  Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead

  The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the ... 

• Jordan arrests 4 Syrian soldiers near border

  Jordan's security forces say the military has arrested four unarmed Syrian soldiers found in the zone between the two countries' borders. A security ... 

• Jordan says can handle any Syrian chemical threat

  Jordan says it is prepared to deal with any potential chemical weapon threat posed by the ongoing violence in neighboring Syria, but adds it will not ... 

• Egypt says to boost gas deliveries to Jordan

  Egypt's prime minister says his country will boost deliveries of natural gas to Jordan, which had seen supplies dwindle since Egypt's uprising nearly ... 

• EU observers to monitor Jordan's January elections

  A European Union official says the bloc's observers will monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in Jordan for the first time in the country's ...