Turning back Syrian refugees not a solution: UNICEF head
Turning back Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks is "not a solution", says Anthony Lake.
Nov 18, 2015, 04:57 AM IST
Three killed, including two Americans, in police shooting in Jordan
The shooting, at a police training camp on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital, raises questions about Jordan's image as an island of relative stability in a turbulent region.
Nov 09, 2015, 21:39 PM IST
Michelle Obama to travel to Qatar and Jordan next month
US First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to Qatar and Jordan in the Middle East next month, the White House has said.
Oct 29, 2015, 08:04 AM IST
First lady to make solo visit to Middle East
Michelle Obama is making her first solo visit to the Middle East, stopping in Qatar and Jordan to promote her global education initiative for girls.
Oct 29, 2015, 01:23 AM IST
Jordan, Israel expect to stream holy site footage
Israeli and Jordanian officials said on Tuesday that new surveillance cameras should be installed within days at the walled Jerusalem shrine at the epicenter of Israeli-Palestinian violence, with the goal of streaming the footage live on the Internet for maximum transparency.
Oct 27, 2015, 20:54 PM IST
Israel, Jordan working to ease holy site tensions: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps aimed at reducing tensions at a holy site in Jerusalem that have fanned Israeli-Palestinian violence.
Oct 24, 2015, 23:15 PM IST
Israel agrees to security cameras at Jerusalem's Aqsa: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday announced that Israel and Jordan had agreed on new measures for Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, including 24-hour security cameras.
Oct 24, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
Russia, Jordan agree to 'coordinate' military ops in Syria
Russia and Jordan have agreed to "coordinate" military operations in Syria, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after meeting his Jordanian counterpart.
Oct 23, 2015, 20:05 PM IST
President inaugurates Mahatma Gandhi Street in Amman
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated a street in the capital city of Jordan named after Mahatma Gandhi.
Oct 11, 2015, 15:28 PM IST
President Mukherjee in landmark visit to Jordan
President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Saturday in what he termed a landmark visit to push ties with Jordan. It is the first visit by an Indian head of state to this Hashemite kingdom.
Oct 10, 2015, 20:14 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Amman
President Pranab Mukherjee began a six-day historic visit to turbulent West Asia, arriving in Amman on Saturday to a ceremonial welcome.
Oct 10, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
Jordanian MP says son joined Islamic State, carried out suicide attack
A Jordanian parliament member says his son carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq just three months after the family failed to prevent him from joining the Islamic State extremist group.
Oct 04, 2015, 13:00 PM IST
Iraqi asylum seekers in Jordan hesitant to travel to Europe
Hanna Yussef dreams of following thousands of fellow Iraqi Christians to refuge in Europe, abandoning a precarious existence in Jordan, where he has lived since fleeing Islamist violence at home.
Sep 26, 2015, 11:24 AM IST
King of Jordan meets Modi in New York
King Abdullah of Jordan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Sep 25, 2015, 22:11 PM IST
Jordan slams Israeli `aggression` against Muslims in Al-Aqsa
Jordan on Tuesday denounced Israeli actions at Jerusalem`s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, saying they amount to "aggression" against Arab and Muslim nations.
Sep 15, 2015, 22:13 PM IST
Palestinians, Israeli police clash at Jerusalem shrine for third day
Israeli police armed with stun grenades and tear gas clashed with rock-throwing Palestinian youths who barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem`s al-Aqsa mosque on Tuesday, police and witnesses said, in the third day of violence at the sacred site.
Sep 15, 2015, 20:51 PM IST
Britain's Cameron urges support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria`s civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:39 AM IST
