http://www.mail.com/locations/23652-amman.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23652-amman.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162916-syrian-exiles-taste-home-beloved-ice-cream.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with giant wooden mallets, then enjoy a bowl of it sprinkled with pistachios. Now those who fled their country's bloody civ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2162916-syrian-exiles-taste-home-beloved-ice-cream.html 2013-06-19T20:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159132-jordans-king-endorses-treaty-with-uk.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II has endorsed a treaty with Britain that sets the stage for the possible deportation of radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada. Last week, Jordan's parliament ratified the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance, intended to ease human rights concerns preventing the deportation of the cleric, whose real name is Omar Mah... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2159132-jordans-king-endorses-treaty-with-uk.html 2013-06-18T11:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156760-canada-to-provide-984-aid-to-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Canada has pledged an additional $98.4 million to Jordan to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis next door in Syria, its foreign affairs minister said in a statement Monday. The pledge followed a visit by John Baird, who held talks on Syria's two-year civil war with his Jordanian counterpart, Na... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:35:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156760-canada-to-provide-984-aid-to-jordan.html 2013-06-17T11:35:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130686-us-to-deploy-patriots-f-16s-to-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.S. will send anti-missile batteries and fighter jets to Jordan at the kingdom's request to boost defense capabilities in the face of an attack from neighboring Syria, Jordanian officials said Wednesday. The equipment is being sent to Jordan as part of preparations for an annual joint military exercise, but the officials said som... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:50:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130686-us-to-deploy-patriots-f-16s-to-jordan.html 2013-06-05T16:50:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2126198-jordan-304-national-news-websites-blocked.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan said Monday it blocked unlicensed news websites in a step toward regulating online media widely criticized by the government and readers for sensational reporting. Access to 304 domestic online sites was cut Sunday and Monday, according to the Press and Publication Department. It said another 102 news websites remain accessible... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:12:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2126198-jordan-304-national-news-websites-blocked.html 2013-06-03T19:12:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115854-jordan-60000-syrian-refugees-return.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian official says nearly 60,000 Syrian refugees have left the kingdom to go back home, some to fight President Bashar Assad's regime and others because living conditions in their camp became too difficult. The return came as Jordan's resources to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees increasingly dwindled. Jordan hosts over ... Wed, 29 May 2013 10:14:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2115854-jordan-60000-syrian-refugees-return.html 2013-05-29T10:14:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104668-clashes-lebanon-feed-fear-syria-spillover.html BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years. The battles raised the five-day death toll to 16 and fed fears of the Syrian civil war spreading to Lebanon and other neighboring count... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104668-clashes-lebanon-feed-fear-syria-spillover.html 2013-05-23T19:16:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102900-kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-to-rebels.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry allowed that President Barack... Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102900-kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-to-rebels.html 2013-05-22T22:01:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Abdullah Ensour told a meeting of the Vienna-based International Press Institute, "The past few ... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097784-jordan-arab-spring-clears-way-press-freedoms.html 2013-05-20T16:51:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090134-jordan-jet-crashes-syrian-border-2-killed.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 T-67 Firefly trainer was on a routine flight early Thursday west of King Hussein Air College, a Royal Jordanian Air Force base in the border town of Mafraq, when it developed an unspeci... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090134-jordan-jet-crashes-syrian-border-2-killed.html 2013-05-16T12:09:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055702-syrias-assad-rare-visit-rockets-hit-capital.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, killing one and wounding over two dozen people, Syria's state news agency reported. Footage of the visit broadcast on state television showed Assad chatting casually with a group of emplo... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:34:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055702-syrias-assad-rare-visit-rockets-hit-capital.html 2013-05-01T18:34:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053234-jordan-than-45000-refugees-return-to-syria.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 directs Jordan's largest refugee camp at Zaatari near the two countries' border, says 45,865 Syrian refugees have so far been voluntarily repatriated. Some refugees have complained of th... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:21:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053234-jordan-than-45000-refugees-return-to-syria.html 2013-04-30T11:21:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046482-jordanians-protest-proposed-us-troop-deployment.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — About 300 Jordanians have demonstrated against the proposed deployment of 200 U.S. troops on their nation's border with Syria. Some protesters warned that the small force could be just the beginning of a process that leads to U.S. involvement in Syria's civil war to secure its chemical weapons. Other demonstrators, backing the regime ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:01:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046482-jordanians-protest-proposed-us-troop-deployment.html 2013-04-26T12:01:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041132-jordans-government-wins-confidence-vote.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 two-year civil war in neighboring Syria. The official Petra news agency says Ensour's Cabinet got an 83-65 vote in the 150-seat legislature late Tuesday. One lawmaker abstained and one ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:30:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041132-jordans-government-wins-confidence-vote.html 2013-04-24T09:30:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2032224-10-jordanian-police-injured-syrian-refugee-camp.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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. Anmar Hmoud says the Friday afternoon riot in Zaatari camp occurred after handful of refugees tried to sneak out of the camp. Hmoud, a government spokesman for the Syrian refugee camps in Jor... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:26:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2032224-10-jordanian-police-injured-syrian-refugee-camp.html 2013-04-19T20:26:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021722-jordan-extremist-praises-boston-bombing.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 Boston. "American blood isn't more precious than Muslim blood," said Mohammad al-Chalabi, who was convicted in an al-Qaida-linked plot to attack U.S. and other Western diplomatic missions i... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:42:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2021722-jordan-extremist-praises-boston-bombing.html 2013-04-15T22:42:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1999148-jordan-aid-to-rebels-raises-tensions-with-syria.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned Thursday the kingdom is "playing with fire" by allowing the U.S and other countries to train and arm Syrian rebels on its territory. The warning, coinciding with significant rebel advances near the border, p... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:18:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1999148-jordan-aid-to-rebels-raises-tensions-with-syria.html 2013-04-04T21:18:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984222-un-syrian-refugees-riot-camp-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 home. Ali Bibi, a UNHCR liaison officer in Jordan, says it's unclear how many refugees were involved in Thursday's melee at the Zaatari camp. The riot broke out after some Syrians in the... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984222-un-syrian-refugees-riot-camp-jordan.html 2013-03-28T11:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983120-officials-arms-shipments-rise-to-syrian-rebels.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials and Western military experts said Wednesday. A carefully prepared covert operation is arming rebels, involving Jordan, Saudi Arabi... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:41:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983120-officials-arms-shipments-rise-to-syrian-rebels.html 2013-03-27T22:41:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1977650-kerry-karzai-bury-hatchet-kabul-meeting.html KABUL (AP) — 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 two nations on Monday. The friendly display came as the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations. Kerry arrived in ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1977650-kerry-karzai-bury-hatchet-kabul-meeting.html 2013-03-26T04:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975712-kerry-sees-abbas-netanyahu-obama-trip.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 in the week, but a return to negotiations did not appear to the main agenda item. While making his first trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority as president, Obama pressed for a resu... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:18:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975712-kerry-sees-abbas-netanyahu-obama-trip.html 2013-03-23T23:18:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975288-obama-urges-lawmakers-vote-assault-weapons-ban.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 parties agree stands little chance of passing. Senate Democrats dropped the ban from the bill they plan to debate next month out of concern it could sink the whole package. Still, Obama sa... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:51:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1975288-obama-urges-lawmakers-vote-assault-weapons-ban.html 2013-03-23T15:51:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972168-obama-warns-enclave-extremism-syria.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Friday that an "enclave for extremism" could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an already tumultuous region, especially for Jordan, Syria's neighbor and a nation at the crossroads of the struggle for stability in the Middle East. In a significant step toward easing regional... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:48:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972168-obama-warns-enclave-extremism-syria.html 2013-03-22T21:48:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1973470-obama-timing-was-turkey-israel-restart.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — President Barack Obama says the timing on his trip to Israel was right for Turkey and Israel to start restoring normal diplomatic relations. That process started Friday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and apologized for errors that resulted in deaths of activists ab... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:02:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1973470-obama-timing-was-turkey-israel-restart.html 2013-03-22T18:02:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1973444-obama-hes-concerned-post-assad-syria.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 said during a news conference in Jordan Friday that something has been broken in Syria and won't be fixed immediately after Assad's regime is gone. He said Assad has ruled over the tragi... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:58:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1973444-obama-hes-concerned-post-assad-syria.html 2013-03-22T17:58:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973442-obama-offers-additional-200-to-aid-jordan.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration is working with Congress to provide Jordan with an additional $200 million in aid this year. Jordan's economic troubles have been made worse by the influx of more than 450,000 refugees fleeing the civil war across the border in neighboring Syria. The Syrians are crowding refugee camps in ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:50:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1973442-obama-offers-additional-200-to-aid-jordan.html 2013-03-22T17:50:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966898-ap-interview-jordans-king-warns-syrian-unrest.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 regional base for extremists and terrorists who are already "establishing firm footholds in some areas." In an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, the 51-year-old monarch also sa... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966898-ap-interview-jordans-king-warns-syrian-unrest.html 2013-03-20T21:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966770-jordanian-force-cordons-syrian-refugee-camp.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 among its residents, a Jordanian official said Wednesday. The cordon around the Zaatari camp, which is now home to over 100,000 Syrians who fled the civil war in their country, will be enf... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:49:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1966770-jordanian-force-cordons-syrian-refugee-camp.html 2013-03-20T18:49:47Z