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Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped

Baghdad, May 19: A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip ...

Prez Obama To Visit Srael Palestine Between March 20

Prez Obama to visit Israel, Palestine between March 20-22

Jerusalem, March 11: US Prsident Barack Obama is set to visit Israel and Palestinian territories for a three-day tour starting on March 20, an official statement from Israel said on Sunday.The statement, issued from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bureau, said Obama ...

'255 instances of India asking for online content censorship'

New York, Jun 18: Internet giant Google has said it has logged 255 instances of India asking for online content censorship, marking a sharp rise of 49 per cent in the second half of last year. Google Inc said India's ...

Jordan's king bows to demand for elected Cabinets

Amman (Jordan), June 13: Jordan's king bowed to popular demands for elected Cabinets but gave no timetable, saying that sudden change could lead to "chaos and unrest" in this country that has averted the turmoil seen in other Arab nations. It ...

Jordan protesters vow to press on despite attack

Amman, Mar 25: Jordanian students vowed today to press on with their sit-in protest in central Amman to demand reforms, undeterred by a stone attack they blamed on government supporters. "They are trying to push us to leave," Saddam Basrawi, a ...

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Jordan creates commission to examine reforms

Amman, Mar 15: Jordan's government has approved the creation of a 52-strong National Dialogue Committee charged with drawing up a new electoral law within three months, the official Petra news agency reported.It said the committee, headed by Senate president Taher al-Masri...

Jordanians demonstrate 'Day of Anger'

Amman, Feb 25: Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated in the centre of the Jordanian capital Amman On Friday, Feb 25. In a 'Day of Anger' to call for political reforms organised by the powerful Islamist opposition and other parties. There was a ...

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Jordanians show dissent with new PM

Amman/ Jordan, Feb 2: The people of Jordan had raised their voice against the appointment of the new Prime Minister Maarouf Al Bakhit, an ex-army general and former ambassador to Israel. Jordan's king Abdullah on Tuesday, Feb 1 dismissed his government ...

Jordan's king fires government amid protests

AMMAN, JORDAN: Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday fired his government and appointed a new prime minister following weeks of protests, Ammon News reported. Maarouf Al Bakhit, a former prime minister, was asked to form a new government to replace former ...

Israel deports Gaza aid activists to Jordan

Amman, Jun 2: The group of 124 activists freed by Israel arrived in Jordan at the King Hussein border crossing on Wednesday, Jun 2. Israel freed the activists as international pressure mounted for a full investigation of the incident. The freed ...

Now, Queen Rania of Jordan hops on to the Twitter bandwagon

London, May 9 (ANI): After Barack Obama and Britney Spears, Queen Rania of Jordan has become the latest high profiler to join the microblogging service Twitter....

Jordan King accuses US of engaging in torture

Washington, Apr.25 (ANI): Jordan's King Abdullah II has said in an American TV interview that there is enough evidence available to suggest that the United States had engaged in torture, a topic that has turned into a political firestorm since the release last week of Bu...

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