Tag: jordan

Jordanian protestors take part in a demonstration in Amman AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Islamists protest after Jordan king calls early polls

King Abdullah II decisions stir protests

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USAID estimates there are roughly 4 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance inside the country, with 2 million internally displaced persons. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Syrian clashes near Jordanian border

Fighting in Syria approaches borders again

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Abdullah II, King of Jordan AFP Photo
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Jordan passes law restricting internet freedom

New online media laws to increase censorship in Jordan

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Members of the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood, demonstrate in the Jordanian capital Amman in November 2011 (File photo) AFP PHOTO / Khalil Mazraawi
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Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood causes contreversy

The Jordanian Brotherhood's new plan to limit powers of the king

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Abdullah II, King of Jordan AFP Photo
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King Abdullah II: Israel disrupting nuclear plans

Israeli official dismissed the charges by the King of Jordan

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Syrian refugees wait to receive food from a makeshift kitchen in a temporary refugee camp near the Al-Salama crossing between Syrian and Turkey AFP PHOTO / ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS
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Numbers of Syrian refugees on the rise

Current number of Syrian refugees outside Syria much higher than previous UN…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
The hand of a victim is seen during the funeral of civilians killed in an air strike by the Syrian army in an undisclosed location in the northern province of Aleppo on 3 September AFP PHOTO / ACHILLEAS ZAVALLIS
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Highest rates of death and displacement since the uprising in Syria began

Struggle intensifies with no end in sight

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
Jordanian police forces keep watch during an anti-government rally in Amman on 1 September, held to protest against proposed rises in gasoline prices AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Jordan goes back on fuel price hikes

Proposed 10% rise in fuel prices stooped by King Abdullah II

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Refugee waits in a camp on the Jordan side of the border with Syria AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Jordan demands international support in order to house Syrians

"The cost of hosting Syrians is almost $700 million", says the Jordanian…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
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Jordanians protest skyrocketing fuel prices

Ten percent fuel price hike sparks outrage in Amman

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh