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Jordan: English and/or History Teacher

ITALY Successful and well known language school is situated between Milan and Turin, opened in 1972 is now for sale due to retirement.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Energy Tribune

Two Major Energy Shocks Led to Jordan's Master Plan for Energy Self-Sufficiency

Editor's Note: Energy Tribune is pleased to announce that we have engaged Karen Ayat, based in Lebanon, to serve as our Middle East correspondent.

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AlertNet

Syrian rebels launch offensive in south to reverse losses

Free Syrian Army fighters on a pick-up truck head towards their position prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor, May 15, 2013.

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CFR.org

Political Instability in Jordan

Authors: Robert Satloff, Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and David Schenker, Director, Program on Arab Politics, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Jordan has so far weathered the political storm that has engulfed much of the Middle East since late 2010.

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Amin

Jordan needs new and bold effort in Jerusalem

Whether the Jordanian government likes it or not, the Jordanian-Palestinian agreement and the mood of the people regarding Jerusalem require it to take a new look at the situation in the holy city.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Travel, Israel Travel, Jerusalem, Israel Travel, Middle East Travel, Palestinian Territories, Jordan, NY

The Daily Nexus

Gauchos Selected as Recipients of Prestigious Linguistic Scholarship

The United States Department of State has awarded two UCSB students with the 2013 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes, allowing them to both spend the summer in a prestigious foreign language program.

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Debka

Syrian-Israeli war of words via Putin edges into Syrian-Hizballah war of attrition.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Netanyahu ended their three-hour meeting in Sochi Tuesday, May 14, at loggerheads on Syria.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Syria, Vladimir Putin,

Wed May 15, 2013

People's Daily Online

Syrian opposition not to attend Friends of Syria meeting in Jordan: minister

Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad al-Momani said Wednesday the Syrian opposition will not take part in the meeting of "Friends of Syria" group in Jordan, slated for next week.

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OpEdNews

The Israeli Design for the Palestinians

It is becoming clearer what the future Israeli plan for the Palestinians is. With the collusion of the United States the plan has two main components: The first is to make the life of the Palestinians miserable enough that they will want to leave and immigrate elsewhere.

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AlertNet

UN Goodwill Ambassador Jes's V?zquez visits Syrian refugees ...

ZA'ATRI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, May 15 - Popular Spanish TV presenter Jes½s V½zquez visited Jordan this week to highlight the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and to help raise urgently-needed funds for UNHCR's Syria crisis operation.

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The Times of Israel

US aircraft carrier docks in Eilat

The USS Kearsarge's arrival was prearranged with Israeli officials as part of the US military's routine operations in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf.

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Tue May 14, 2013

AME Info

Fortinet discusses strategies to overcome new corporate network...

Fortinet, a world specialist in high-performance network security, has recently conducted a keynote presentation on 'How to Make your Security 'Aware' in a BYOD World' during its participation as Gold Sponsor at the 8th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronics Engineering Conference which was held under the patronage of His Excellency the ... (more)

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Voice of America

Kerry Says Syria Peace Talks Expected in June

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he expects Syria's government and the main opposition coalition to attend a peace conference in early June, with the goal of ending their two-year conflict.

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Business Journal

Beef 'O' Brady's expects to grow fast in Middle East

On the brink of opening the first overseas Beef 'O' Brady's in Saudi Arabia at the end of May, the company's Chief Development Officer James Walker said Beef's could have as many as 60 locations in the Middle East five years from now.

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AlertNet

'Friends of Syria' nations to meet in Jordan next week

The 'Friends of Syria' nations backing President Bashar al-Assad's opponents will meet next week in Jordan to push for a U.S.- and Russian-sponsored conference to try to end the Syrian conflict, Jordanian officials said on Tuesday.

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The Times of Israel

Egypt follows Jordan in call to expel Israeli envoy

An Egyptian man chants anti-Israeli slogans during a Muslim Brotherhood-staged anti-Israel rally in Cairo on Friday.

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Liverpool Daily Post

UK & World News: World in Pictures, May 14, 2013: Fountain fun in...

A thunderstorm strikes the city of Amman, Jordan. Temperatures dropped to 20 degrees Celsius with thunderstorms and rain TODAY'S World in Pictures features photographs of a child playing in front of a fountain at a park in Tokyo and the crew of NASA Expedition 35; Commander Chris Hadfield, Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko, and NASA Flight ... (more)

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Mon May 13, 2013

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Medinat Yisra el

It is bounded to the north by Lebanon , to the northeast by Syria , to the east and southeast by Jordan , to the southwest by Egypt , and to the west by the Mediterranean Sea.

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Emirates News Agency

Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey, UAE and...

Abu Dhabi, 13 May 2013 - The Foreign Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates with the participation of the Foreign Minister of Arab Republic of Egypt came together in Abu Dhabi on 13 May 2013 to discuss the ongoing situation in Syria from a ... (more)

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PR-inside.com

Sixth National Technology Parade winners honored

Ahmad Battah, Mutah University's Vice-president for Academic Affairs, honored the winners of the Sixth National Technology Parade .

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