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Why Did Iran's Foreign Minister Visit
Jordan?

Article by Nasser Chararah Updated Fri, May 17 
Did Jordan's King Abdullah II charge Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi with sending a "friendly message" to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad?
(REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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Has Jordan Abandoned
Its Cautious Policy on Syria?

Article by Osama Al Sharif Updated Fri, May 17 
Amman will host the opposition Friends of Syria meeting next week.
(REUTERS/Mike Theiler)
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Syrian Crisis Threatens
Jordan’s Stability, Security

Article by Tamer al-Samadi Updated Fri, May 17 
While Jordanian officials remain optimistic that a political solution will succeed in Syria, there are growing concerns that the Syrian war will threaten the country’s stability and security.
(REUTERS/ Majed Jaber)
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Jordan Fears Military Intervention
In Syria

Article by Tamer al-Samadi Updated Tue, May 14 
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour says his government fears military intervention in Syria and is finding it harder to cope with the influx of refugees in Jordan, writes Tamer al-Samadi.
(REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound Unrest
Threatens Israel-Jordan Diplomacy

Article by Daoud Kuttab Updated Mon, May 13 
Jordan has decided to withdraw its ambassador from Tel Aviv, and its parliament has voted unanimously to expel the Israeli ambassador in reaction to the latest Israeli incursion into Al-Aqsa mosque, reports Daoud Kuttab.
(REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
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The Return of the Jordan Option
For Palestine

Article by Geoffrey Aronson Updated Sat, May 11 
Geoffrey Aronson writes on the emergence in Jordan of the view that Palestine is Jordan.
(REUTERS/Ammar Awad )
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Jordan, Iran Agree on Need
For Political Solution in Syria

Article by Osama Al Sharif Updated Fri, May 10 
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi made a rare visit to Jordan, which showed some shared interest in a peaceful transition in Syria, writes Osama Al Sharif from Jordan.
(REUTERS/Majed Jaber)
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Jordanian Anxieties Mount
Over Iraqi Crisis

Article by Tamer al-Samadi Updated Mon, May 6 
Anxieties within Jordan mount as it considers the implications of the sectarian conflicts that are intensifying in its eastern neighbor, Iraq, writes Tamer al-Samadi.
(REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani )
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Jordanian Parliament Speaker
Discusses Syria

Article by Tamer al-Samadi Updated Fri, May 3 
The speaker of Jordan's upper house of parliament, Taher al-Masri, shares his feelings about possible developments in the near future of Jordan’s role in the Syrian crisis, writes Tamer al-Samadi.
(REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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Protesters March in Jordan
Against Deployment of US Troops

Article by Elizabeth Whitman Updated Sun, Apr 28 
Jordanian protesters rallied today against US forces in the country, reports Elizabeth Whitman from Amman.
(Elizabeth Whitman)
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