Clashes as Palestinians end boycott of Jerusalem holy site
Clashes erupted between Israeli police and Palestinians at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site as thousands of Muslim worshippers entered to end a boycott of the compound over new Israeli security measures.
View ArticleJordan parliament urged to repeal 'marry the rapist' clause
Rally urges Jordan's parliament to repeal provision allowing rapist to escape punishment if he marries his victim.
View ArticleJordan activists celebrate repeal of 'marry the rapist' law
The repeal of Jordanian law that allowed a rapist to escape prison by marrying his victim has been hailed as a milestone by women's rights activists in the kingdom
View ArticleJordan parliament repeals law protecting rapists
Jordan's lower house of parliament has repealed a 57-year-old law that has protected rapists - which allowed them to marry their victims as a means to avoid punishment. Watch.
View ArticleUN says nearly 50 000 stranded at unsafe Jordan-Syria border
The United Nations says nearly 50 000 people - mainly women and children - are stranded at Syria's southern border with Jordan where air strikes have been reported and the area is reported to be...
View ArticleJordan referred to UN for not detaining Sudan leader
War crimes judges has delivered a slap to Jordan, referring the Arab country to the United Nations for action for failing to arrest the visiting Sudanese president wanted on genocide charges.
View ArticleIsraeli pilots 'refuse to fly deported African asylum seekers' - report
Pilots from Israeli's national airline, El AI, are reportedly refusing to fly African asylum seekers, who are being deported from the Middle East country, saying that they disagree with Israel's strict...
View ArticleJordan PM resigns after anti-austerity protests
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned after he was summoned by King Abdullah II over growing protests against his government's austerity measures, a government source says.
View ArticleJordan protests resume despite resignation of embattled PM
Anti-government protests resume in Jordan despite resignation of prime minister who led push for austerity measures
View ArticleUK's Prince William begins politically delicate Mideast trip
Britain's Prince William has kicked off a politically delicate five-day tour of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories.
View Article4 Jordanian troops, 3 suspected militants dead in clash
Jordanian official: Bodies of 3 suspected militants pulled from rubble after shootout that killed 4 troops
View ArticleFIRST DRIVE: Hyundai's next-gen Sante Fe - Korean SUV pioneer reloaded for SA
"Hyundai’s Santa Fe breaks new ground… again," writes Ferde de Vos as he drives the new fourth-generation Hyundai Sante Fe in Jordan.
View ArticleWATCH: Floods sweep away students, teachers near Dead Sea, 18 dead
Flash floods unleashed by heavy rains have swept away middle school students and teachers visiting hot springs near the Dead Sea, killing 18 and injuring 35 as rescue operation continued into night.
View ArticleIsrael protests image of Jordanian minister stepping on flag
Israel's Foreign Ministry says its embassy in Jordan has filed a strong condemnation with the kingdom over a picture of a Jordanian government minister stepping on an image of the Israeli flag.
View ArticleMore than 1 600 arrested for breaking coronavirus curfew in Jordan: report
More than 1,600 people have been arrested in Jordan in three days for violating a curfew aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus.
View ArticleChild dies, more than 800 sick after eating discount shwarma in Jordan
Mass food poisoning in Jordan has sickened more than 800 people and killed a child, all of whom ate cut-price shawarma from a restaurant outside Amman.
View ArticleJordan jails 11 for joining IS, planning attacks
A Jordanian court has handed heavy prison terms to 11 people convicted of joining the Islamic State group and of planning attacks against churches and security personnel.
View ArticleFrance, with Egypt and Jordan, proposes Israel-Gaza ceasefire resolution at...
France has proposed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council, in coordination with Egypt and Jordan, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, the president's office has said.
View ArticleJordan says Pandora Papers claims 'distorted' and a security threat
Jordan's royal court on Monday rejected as "distorted" claims made in the Pandora Papers that King Abdullah II created a network of offshore companies to build a $100 million overseas property empire.
View ArticlePrince Charles collects holy water from Jordan for royal baptisms
Turns out Prince Charles is taking a very special memento home from Jordan.
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