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Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 02:15
Duty Editor: Sarah Stewart Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Families return to tornado-devastated US suburb + N. Korea sends military leader as envoy to China + Syria uprising supporters discuss peace proposal US-weather-tornado,update-WRAP MOORE, Oklahoma Families return to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb after a monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people. 850 words by Robert MacPherson. Picture. Video

Armed clashes at Jordan university kill 3, hurt 25

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 15:04
Armed clashes between students killed three people and hurt 25 others at a university campus in the restive Jordanian city of Maan on Monday, the kingdom's interior minister said. "Three people died and 25 were injured the fight at the King Hussein bin Talal University's campus in Maan," in southern Jordan, Hussein Majali told AFP. "Police fired tear gas, made 22 arrests and seized four weapons, including two automatic ones. One of the injured was in a bad condition after he was shot in the stomach."

Fresh setback for Britain in battle to deport Abu Qatada

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 11:03
The British government faced a fresh setback on Tuesday in its long-running legal battle to deport radical preacher Abu Qatada, but insisted it would not give up trying to send him to Jordan. The Court of Appeal refused ministers permission to challenge its ruling last month that the terror suspect, also known as Omar Othman, cannot be deported to Jordan because of human rights concerns. "The Court of Appeal has refused permission" to the government to take the case to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, a spokesman for the Judicial Office told AFP.

Jordanians rally for political reform, against corruption

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 10:31
More than 3,000 people marched in Amman on Friday, rallied by the Islamist opposition, to demand political reform and an end to corruption, an AFP correspondent reported. The peaceful demonstration, under the slogan: "Stop joking around," began at the Husseini Mosque in centre of the capital. People shouted: "Corruption: the revolution is turning, and your turn has come!" Another cry was: "Listen, regime, Jordanians reject injustice!" Other peaceful gatherings in the cities of Irbid, Al-Karak and Al-Talifa.

Jordan says U.S. to send 200 troops there due Syria crisis

April 17, 2013 17:01
AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States will send 200 troops to Jordan in the coming weeks to boost defences in the face of the worsening conflict in neighbouring Syria, a Jordanian cabinet minister said on Wednesday. "They will be arriving in the next few weeks...to increase the level of preparedness and defence capabilities of the kingdom in light of the continued deterioration in the Syrian situation," Mohammad al-Momani, Minister of State for Information, told Reuters. (Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Michael Roddy)

Jordanians feel the heat as more Syrians flee

April 16, 2013 22:15
Jordan, already straining from hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, is increasingly feeling the heat from its own citizens who are fed up with the growing influx. Jordan says it is hosting more than 500,000 Syrian refugees and the authorities last week opened a new refugee camp in the Mrigeb al-Fuhud area east of the capital Amman as thousands continue to flee the war across the border. The 13,000-acre (5,200-hectare) camp, built and run by the United Arab Emirates northeast of Amman, has 750 caravans, a hospital and a school and can accommodate 5,500 people.

IMF approves 2nd installment of stand-by loan for Jordan

April 11, 2013 17:18
The International Monetary Fund has approved to provide Jordan with $385 million, which is the second installment of a standby credit line to Jordan, to help finance national projects. Jordan News Agency (Petra) quoted Jordanian Minister of Finance Umayya Toukan as saying that the approval is a recognition that Jordan's economic reform program is on the right track after being exposed to risks that could have harmed growth prospects and social stability. The minister made the announcement following a meeting with IMF officials for a discussion on Jordan's economic reform progra

Jordanian prisoners in Israel to go on hunger strike

April 11, 2013 15:46
Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails said they would start a hunger strike early May to demand their release. In a letter read on their behalf in a press conference Wednesday by Anas Abu Khdeir, a released prisoner, the prisoners urged the Jordanian government to take an immediate action to enable their families to visit them at prison. They also urged the government to send a medical team to check on their conditions. The jailed Jordanians also called for a public support for their cause until their demands are met. During the press conference, Mahmoud Abu Ghneimeh

Jordan's king swears in new reformist government

March 30, 2013 13:30
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Saturday tasked with pushing through austerity measures required under a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The cabinet lineup was confirmed after nearly three weeks of unprecedented consultations led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, who himself was reappointed on March 9 after the king canvassed members of parliament.

Jordan's king swears in new reformist government

March 30, 2013 10:45
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Saturday, an administration that will be required to speed up economic and political reforms, officials said. The cabinet lineup was confirmed after nearly three weeks of unprecedented consultations with civic society leaders and parliament by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, an economist educated in the United States and France. (Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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