http://www.mail.com/locations/23654-jordan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23654-jordan.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. The story also said that th... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html 2013-05-16T19:05:31Z 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/scitech/news/2072346-syria-blames-internet-outage-technical-problem.html BEIRUT (AP) — A problem with a fiber optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said Wednesday. Internet service stopped abruptly Tuesday evening, prompting speculation that the regime had pulled the plug, possibly as a cover for military action. Howe... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:28:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2072346-syria-blames-internet-outage-technical-problem.html 2013-05-08T21:28:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2071458-apnewsbreak-us-to-provide-100m-syria-aid.html ROME (AP) — The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on arming Syrian rebels. The announcement will be made by Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday in Rome, where his diplomacy includes a meeting with Jordan's fore... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:43:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2071458-apnewsbreak-us-to-provide-100m-syria-aid.html 2013-05-08T15:43:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070780-france-confirms-1st-case-sars-related-virus.html PARIS (AP) — A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health authorities said Wednesday they are trying to find anyone who might have been in contact with him to prevent it from spreading. It's unclear how or where the man was infected with the novel coronav... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:55:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070780-france-confirms-1st-case-sars-related-virus.html 2013-05-08T13:55:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069516-syrian-women-birth-exile-refugee-camp.html ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — In a tent hospital bed, a Syrian woman who was four months pregnant when she fled her country's civil war cradles one of the newest residents of this dust-swept refugee camp: Her newborn son, just delivered by cesarean. Around a dozen babies are born every day in Zaatari camp, which is home to 120,000 Syrians and counting — and ther... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069516-syrian-women-birth-exile-refugee-camp.html 2013-05-07T20:11:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html MOSCOW (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday argued the U.S. case to Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to take a tougher stance on Syria at a time when Israel's weekend air strikes against the beleaguered Mideast nation have added an unpredictable factor to the talks. Putin and Kerry met in the Kremlin more than three hours behind sche... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066482-israel-airstrikes-loom-us-diplomacy-syria.html 2013-05-07T17:02:47Z 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/entertainment/lifestyle/2053370-mysterious-hebrew-stone-displayed-jerusalem.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit in Jerusalem, even as scholars continue to argue about what it means. The so-called Gabriel Stone, a meter (three-foot)-tall tablet said to have been found 13 years ago on the banks of the Dead Sea, featu... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:11:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2053370-mysterious-hebrew-stone-displayed-jerusalem.html 2013-04-30T16:11:07Z 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/world/2050440-iraq-instability-tested-with-bombing-wave.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bomb blasts tore through Shiite areas south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 and deepening fears that Iraq is rapidly spiraling back out of control. The attacks capped a week of turmoil that is posing the greatest test of Iraq's stability since U.S. troops left the country in late 2011. At least 218 people have been k... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:29:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050440-iraq-instability-tested-with-bombing-wave.html 2013-04-29T17:29:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046120-red-line-obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Proceeding cautiously, President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would change his "calculus" about U.S. military involvement in the 2-year-old civil war — but said too little was known about a pair of likely sarin attacks to order aggressive action now. The president's public response to the late... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046120-red-line-obama-cautious-syria-chemical-weapons.html 2013-04-26T21:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047500-israel-fears-to-40-year-peace-syrian-front.html ALONEI HABASHAN, Golan Heights (AP) — Against a vista of green fields and snowcapped mountains, all is silent but for a gusting wind. Then comes a burst of gunfire from the Syrian civil war raging next door, where jihadist rebels are battling Bashar Assad's troops in a village. Watching it all unfold from a few kilometers (miles) away are Israeli soldiers... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:53:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047500-israel-fears-to-40-year-peace-syrian-front.html 2013-04-26T20:53:17Z 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/politics/2041134-wife-american-iraqi-prison-hunger-strike.html BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad's maximum-security Karkh prison, Shawki Omar is triply damned, his supporters say. He's a Sunni prisoner in a Shiite-dominated jail. A foreigner in a country where outsiders are blamed for fueling an insurgency. And to top it off, an American in a nation struggling with the bloody legacy of the U.S.-led invasion. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:26:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2041134-wife-american-iraqi-prison-hunger-strike.html 2013-04-24T10:26:33Z 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/2038448-israeli-focus-syria-hagel-respite-iran.html JERUSALEM (AP) — On Chuck Hagel's inaugural visit to Israel as U.S. defense secretary, Syria surpassed Iran as the security threat of greatest urgency to the U.S.' closest Mideast ally. That quite unexpectedly gave the new Pentagon chief a temporary respite from the delicate duty of tempering Israeli warnings about attacking Iran to stop it from building a nuclear bomb. ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2038448-israeli-focus-syria-hagel-respite-iran.html 2013-04-24T01:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2034052-hagel-trip-to-mideast-pentagon-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday began a weeklong trip to the Middle East to consult with Israeli leaders on Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear program and to discuss a set of U.S. arms deals with Israel and two Arab countries. On his first Mideast visit as Pentagon chief, Hagel planned stops in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, E... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:12:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2034052-hagel-trip-to-mideast-pentagon-chief.html 2013-04-20T22:12:38Z 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/world/2029394-israeli-pm-rule-helping-syrian-rebels.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister declined to rule out the possibility of providing arms to Syrian rebel groups, saying in a television interview broadcast Thursday that the decision of whether to intervene in the neighboring civil war is a "complicated question." Although Benjamin Netanyahu made no clear commitments, his comments indicated that he... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:47:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2029394-israeli-pm-rule-helping-syrian-rebels.html 2013-04-18T20:47:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026214-hagel-us-sending-army-planners-to-jordan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence along the Syrian border and plan for any operations needed to ensure the safety of chemical weapons in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress Wednesday. The decision to dispatch the 1st Armored Division tr... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2026214-hagel-us-sending-army-planners-to-jordan.html 2013-04-17T20:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026420-palestinians-seeking-statehood-to-high-tech.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians are turning to their fledgling high-tech sector as they lay the groundwork for a future state, saying the unique hardships of life in the West Bank have fostered a creative spirit conducive to the world of startups. Dozens of high-tech hopefuls recently competed for the honor of having the best business idea at the ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:52:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026420-palestinians-seeking-statehood-to-high-tech.html 2013-04-17T20:52:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2024940-rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Militants in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula fired at least two rockets at Israel's southern resort town of Eilat early Wednesday, officials said, highlighting what Israel says is a dire security situation across its border. Nobody was hurt in the attack, police said, although one rocket exploded near the courtyard of a house. A shadowy hard-line... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:26:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2024940-rockets-fired-eilat-southern-israel.html 2013-04-17T18:26:19Z 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/world/2018434-activists-syrian-regime-airstrikes-kill-25.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government warplanes carried out airstrikes on a rebellious neighborhood in the capital and a village in the country's northeast on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, including a dozen children, activists said. With its ground forces stretched thin, President Bashar Assad's regime has relied heavily on its fighter jets and helicopter... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:16:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2018434-activists-syrian-regime-airstrikes-kill-25.html 2013-04-14T18:16:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007816-kerry-upbeat-3-days-mideast-diplomacy.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday wrapped up three days of high-level Mideast diplomacy on a positive note, saying he held "very constructive talks" with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and promising to press on in an effort to break a four-year deadlock over resuming direct negotiations. Talking to reporters after hold... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:34:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007816-kerry-upbeat-3-days-mideast-diplomacy.html 2013-04-09T17:34:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003458-syrian-regime-launches-counteroffensive-rebels.html BEIRUT (AP) — After weeks of rebel gains in the south, the Syrian regime launched a counteroffensive on Sunday with widespread airstrikes and an operation that reclaimed a northern village on a strategically important route. At least 20 people were killed in heavy airstrikes that targeted rebels trying to topple the regime in at least seven cities and reg... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:53:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003458-syrian-regime-launches-counteroffensive-rebels.html 2013-04-07T18:53:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2001728-eyeing-syria-white-house-woos-regional-rulers.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama meets over the next month with leaders from Mideast and other regional nations, he will have a timely opportunity to try to rally the Syrian opposition's main backers around a unified strategy to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Jordan, Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — whose Sunni Muslim leaders... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:30:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2001728-eyeing-syria-white-house-woos-regional-rulers.html 2013-04-05T23:30:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000042-syrian-president-warns-fallout-regime-falls.html BEIRUT (AP) — President Bashar Assad warned the fall of his regime or the breakup of Syria will unleash a "domino effect" that will fuel Middle East instability for years to come, in his sharpest warning yet about the potential fallout of his country's civil war on neighboring states. In Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said the Syrian conflict has become... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:18:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000042-syrian-president-warns-fallout-regime-falls.html 2013-04-05T22:18:01Z