http://www.mail.com/people/27166-abdullah-ii.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/people/27166-abdullah-ii.html 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/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. "Good faith talks must get going," Abdullah told the opening of a two-day meeting of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on the shores of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. He pointe... Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109316-jordan-king-extremism-grown-fat-conflict.html 2013-05-25T11:23:25Z 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/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/politics/2047376-obama-permit-syria-chemical-weapons-use.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. will investigate Syria's potential chemical weapons use on its own and with the United Nations. He says the world can't stand by and permit the use of chemical weapons. Obama's remarks were his first since the U.S. disclosed Thursday that intelligence agencies believe Syria has used sarin gas. That ac... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047376-obama-permit-syria-chemical-weapons-use.html 2013-04-26T18:27:15Z 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/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/world/1972982-israel-turkey-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-ties.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a deadly naval raid against a Gaza-bound international flotilla in a dramatic turnaround partly brokered by President Barack Obama. Joint interests between the two countries, including fears that t... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:26:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972982-israel-turkey-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-ties.html 2013-03-22T22:26:29Z 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/1972234-syrian-president-vows-revenge-mosque-bombing.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed Friday to avenge the death of a senior pro-government cleric who was killed along with dozens of people in a suicide bombing at a Damascus mosque, saying he would "purge our country" of the militants behind the attack in the heart of the capital. Both Assad and the rebels seeking to topple him blamed each ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:04:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972234-syrian-president-vows-revenge-mosque-bombing.html 2013-03-22T21:04:48Z 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/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/1967028-syria-regime-rebels-want-probe-chemical-attack.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's government and rebels on Wednesday both demanded an international investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack, as the country's feared arsenal became the latest propaganda tool in the 2-year-old civil war. President Barack Obama said the United States is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria, bu... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1967028-syria-regime-rebels-want-probe-chemical-attack.html 2013-03-20T20:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964084-remade-mideast-poses-perils-obama-trip.html WASHINGTON (AP) — On his second trip to the Middle East as U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama this week will confront a political and strategic landscape nearly unrecognizable from the one he encountered on his first trip to the region shortly after assuming office in 2009. Gone are the authoritarian regimes and leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Lib... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964084-remade-mideast-poses-perils-obama-trip.html 2013-03-20T00:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961980-orthodox-patriarch-to-rome-popes-installation.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, will attend Pope Francis' installation Mass — the first time a patriarch from the Istanbul-based church has attended a papal investiture since the two branches of Christianity split nearly 1,000 years ago. Bartholomew said he is doing that to underscore the impor... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:55:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961980-orthodox-patriarch-to-rome-popes-installation.html 2013-03-18T21:55:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1943446-jordans-parliament-chooses-pm-1st-time.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's parliament voted Saturday for the monarchy's caretaker prime minister to form a new Cabinet, the first time in the country's history that the legislature rather than the king has decided who will be head of government. Abdullah Ensour, a former liberal lawmaker known for fiery criticisms of the government when he was in parli... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:16:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1943446-jordans-parliament-chooses-pm-1st-time.html 2013-03-09T19:16:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908190-charges-dismissed-ex-blackwater-execs.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The federal prosecution of five former employees of the private security firm Blackwater has crumbled after the defendants said they were acting at the behest of the CIA by providing five guns as gifts to King Abdullah II of Jordan. Federal prosecutors indicted former Blackwater president Gary Jackson and four others in 2010 on a long... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:27:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908190-charges-dismissed-ex-blackwater-execs.html 2013-02-22T20:27:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881164-jordans-king-inaugurates-parliament.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's king has inaugurated the kingdom's newly elected parliament with a pledge to press ahead with democratization, but added that he will help choose the next prime minister despite the choice having been formally given to the legislature. Abdullah II's speech was delivered on Sunday to lawmakers elected last month. Government of... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881164-jordans-king-inaugurates-parliament.html 2013-02-10T09:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html KUWAIT CITY (AP) — An emergency U.N. appeal to raise $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria exceeded its goal Wednesday at a conference with dire predictions of rising civilian costs and Jordan's king saying the refugee crunch has pushed his nation's resources to the breaking point. "We are sending a message to Syrians: You are not alone," said U.N. S... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855656-gulf-leads-un-appeal-major-boost-syrian-aid.html 2013-01-30T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850748-hamas-inter-palestinian-talks-egypt.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Reconciliation talks between Palestinian militant group Hamas and its rival Fatah are on track and will resume in Egypt on Feb. 9, Hamas' political leader said Monday. Khalid Mashaal said that "obstacles" over crucial issues such as elections and a future government remain, but that he expected progress in talks with Palestinian leade... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850748-hamas-inter-palestinian-talks-egypt.html 2013-01-28T13:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849282-fragile-economy-global-woes-dominated-davos.html DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The fragile state of the world economy, along with the relentless turmoil in Syria and the rocky fallout from the Arab Spring, dominated discussions during this year's annual gathering of the global elite at Davos, leaving many participants uneasy about what lies ahead as they left for home Sunday. Even broad agreement that there... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849282-fragile-economy-global-woes-dominated-davos.html 2013-01-27T23:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842738-critics-jordans-king-perform-well-election.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The surprise victory of 37 Islamist and other government critics despite an election boycott injects a degree of dissent into Jordan's newly empowered parliament. The king has portrayed the assembly as a centerpiece of his reform package, but the opposition says it's not enough and vowed Thursday to stage more street protests. Initial... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842738-critics-jordans-king-perform-well-election.html 2013-01-24T17:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839752-jordanians-vote-newly-empowered-parliament.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanians voted Wednesday for a parliament with wider authority, as the king cedes some of his powers to try to prevent simmering dissent from boiling over into a full blown Arab Spring uprising. The new legislature will choose the prime minister and run day-to-day affairs, powers that used to reside with King Abdullah II. Foreign po... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1839752-jordanians-vote-newly-empowered-parliament.html 2013-01-23T19:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1839856-glance-jordans-84-year-history-elections.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's monarchy has touted Wednesday's parliamentary election as a watershed in the kingdom's democratization. It is the first after last year's constitutional amendments that see King Abdullah II gradually relinquishing much of his powers in running the daily affairs of the state to the legislature, although he will continue — for now — to set broader... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1839856-glance-jordans-84-year-history-elections.html 2013-01-23T08:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836786-jordan-election-touted-start-democratization.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 Caliphate," bringing cheers of "God is great" from the crowd of bearded, Islamist supporters. It was extreme rhetoric, suggesting that the monarchy that defines this U.S. ally in the Mideast... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836786-jordan-election-touted-start-democratization.html 2013-01-22T09:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829682-jordans-islamists-opposition-rally-vote.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Hundreds of Jordanian Islamists, youth activists and other opposition groups rallied Friday in Amman, calling for a boycott of next week's parliament elections. The demonstration came just five days before the vote, which will for the first time see a prime minister emerge from among the winning candidates rather than by appointment b... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829682-jordans-islamists-opposition-rally-vote.html 2013-01-18T15:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821598-jordan-islamists-to-step-up-anti-election-campaign.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's powerful Islamists warned on Tuesday they will step up their campaign against next week's parliamentary elections and against reforms pursued by King Abdullah II. The Jan. 23 vote could lead to a showdown between Abdullah and the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. The group leads a fractured op... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821598-jordan-islamists-to-step-up-anti-election-campaign.html 2013-01-15T15:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819114-jordans-king-urges-israel-palestinians-to-talk.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — 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 the royal palace said King Abdullah II told a delegation from the Washington-based American Israel Public Affairs Committee that regional changes tied to the Arab Spring should "drive" th... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819114-jordans-king-urges-israel-palestinians-to-talk.html 2013-01-14T09:38:00Z