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Jordanian news sites joined in an online campaign to protest against proposed amendments to the Press and Publications Law AFP PHOTO
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Jordanian online media hosts electronic protest

Press and Publication Law amendments stir electronic protest

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A young girl holds a sign in Arabic that reads "In Zaatari, sand storms destroy tents and cause diseases" during a protest near UN offices in Amman demanding better living conditions at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Egypt builds field hospital at Syrian-Jordan border

Egypt supporting Syria by building border hospital, sending aids inside and outside…

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Dozens of pro-palestinian activists taking part in the 'Welcome to Palestine' campaign protest at the Roissy International airport in April 2012 in Roissy-en-France, northern Paris suburb, after being denied to board planes to Israel (File photo) AFP PHOTO
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Palestine activists challenge West Bank siege

Airflotilla attempts to breach the Israeli siege on Palestine

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
A Syrian family walk past tents at the Zaatari camp near the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq on 12 August, where French medics recently delivered tonnes of supplies and medical equipment AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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International support to Syrian refugees and opposition increases

The number of refugees fleeing Syria rises, host states have sought international…

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Jordan police disperse angry Syrians at desert camp

Around 60 Syrians at the Zaatari refugee camp clashed with security guards…

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In Amman, Islamic Action Front supporters shouts anti-Government slogans during a rally in 2011 (AFP / Khalil Mazraawi)
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Power struggle in Jordan

Jordanian minister for media affairs slams the call to boycott upcoming parliamentary…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
A Syrian refugee walks after undergoing a medical check at a Moroccan military field hospital in the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees, 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the kingdom's northern city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on August 11, 2012. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Jordan-Syria border clashes

The Jordanian border to Syria serves as a gateway for Syrian refugees…

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An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows damaged Syrian army tank, after they were allegedly targeted by Syrian rebels Aleppo on August 7, 2012 AFP PHOTO/YOUTUBE
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Defected Syrian PM confirmed in Jordan

Hijab only came to power in June but defected last week

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A Syrian woman carries bags of bread in the restive northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on 3 August. Many thousands of Syrian civilians have fled the fighting to other countries, including Egypt AFP PHOTO / VEDAY XHYMSHITI
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Syrians seeking asylum in Egypt overlooked

Hidden crisis as countries across the region struggle to deal with effects…

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Syrian refugee children arrive at the Zaatari Camp, Jordan’s first official camp for Syrian refugees fleeing violence in their country, in Mafraq, near the Syrian border, on July 29, 2012. Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said his country is hosting more than 142,000 Syrians, around 36,000 of whom are UN-registered, while the majority are living with Jordanian relatives in the country's north. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI
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Jordanian and Syrian troops exchange fire at border

Refugees continue streaming into Jordan amid cross border gunfire between Jordanian and…

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