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Western Concern
Over Instability in Jordan

Article by Tamer al-Samadi Updated Thu, May 23 
As instability both politically and economically grows in Jordan, the US plans to donate millions to the kingdom annually to help pay its general budget.
(REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)
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Islamist Threat Constrains
Jordan's Syria Policy

Article by Mohammad Abu Rumman Updated Thu, May 23 
Jordan has been successful in persuading the Obama administration to pay attention to the Islamist threat in Syria.
(REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)
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Palestinian Refugees From Syria
Especially Vulnerable

Article by Samar El Yassir Updated Wed, May 22 
Palestinian refugees from Syria often fall outside of the international safety net, which is already strained because of the war.
(REUTERS/Sharif Karim)
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Why Did Iran's Foreign Minister Visit
Jordan?

Article by Nasser Chararah Updated Tue, May 21 
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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