Jordan News

Jordan's military court has convicted three men for plotting to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush during a 2006 visit to the kingdom and sentenced them to 15 years in jail. via Fox News

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For the sake of tourism's long-term future in Jordan, hoteliers must not increase their prices causing a negative trend in tourism. via Hotels

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“We are packing and next Monday I should be far from Iraq, a country that one day inspired my songs but today is just a disgrace.”

Iraqi singers, actors and artists are fleeing the country after dozens have been killed by Islamic radicals determined to eradicate all culture associated with the West. via Guardian Unlimited

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“The suspect told police he had just killed his sister to cleanse his family's honour”

The Jordanian authorities are questioning a 22-year- old man, who allegedly killed his pregnant married sister for reasons related to family honour, the Jordan Times reported Friday, quoting official sources. via Little Green Footballs

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Jordanian authorities have banned all events marking the "Nakba," or Catastrophe, as Arabs refer to the creation of Israel 60 years ago. via Jerusalem Post

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From correspondents in Amman, Jordan, 08:30 AM IST Jordan and Canada plan to wrap up a nuclear cooperation agreement this summer, Khalid Touqan, head of Jordan's Nuclear Authority, said Thursday. via India eNews

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A firebrand preacher once described as "Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe" has been granted bail by an immigration tribunal. via The Herald

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“It will be easier for the Iraqi, Arab and foreign defense lawyers to attend a trial in Kurdistan, and it will be better for the detainees. The security situation in Baghdad makes it difficult to attend the trial”

AMMAN: The trial of former Iraqi Deputy Premier Tareq Aziz should be moved from Baghdad to the relatively safe autonomous northern Iraq Kurdistan region for security reasons, his lawyer said on Sunday. via The Daily Star

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Jordanian King Abdullah II believes that progress in the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians would bring a warmer relationship between the Jewish state and the Arab nations, said Israeli lawmaker ... via People's Daily Online

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