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Mrs Othman, 70, said her son would be better off returning home to face trial in Jordan after he was released from prison under some of the most draconian bail conditions ever imposed by a British court. Speaking from her home in the Jordanian capital...
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The UN human rights chief accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of launching an "indiscriminate attack" on civilians to end pro-democracy protests and said he had been emboldened by the failure of the Security Council to condemn him. Hours after the...
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A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag and shouts anti-Israeli slogans during a protest near the Israeli embassy in Amman February 12, 2012. View Photo »
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A Fatah-Hamas joint platform of action, which may put an end to any prospect of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, would be viewed with great concern in Amman. The absence of any negotiations may drift into violent friction between Israel and the Palestinians with dire consequences for all concerned, Jor...
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It is no wonder that Jordan’s leadership is hastening to achieve a final settlement to the Palestinian question. For all these reasons, Jordan worked for a resumption of negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis in Amman, paving the way for the...
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Aisha Othman, 70, said in Jordanian capital Amman: "I don't know why the British keep him." Brother Ibrahim, 32, added: "I wish very much to have him back." But experts believe a fine for snubbing the ruling will be piffling compared to the cost of...
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President Bashar Assad is a “murderer” without a future, President Shimon Peres said on Monday in the harshest public statement yet by an Israeli leader about the situation in Syria. Assad is killing men, women and children, and “it is forbidden for...
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Jordanian riot police clash with protesters during a demonstration against Israel near the Israeli embassy in Amman February 12, 2012. View Photo »
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Syrian man shows his hand, which he said was injured by Syrian security forces, at a temporary shelter after undergoing multiple reconstructive surgeries at a Red Crescent Hospital in Amman February 13, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji AMMAN/UNITED NATIONS -...
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Nations: The UN human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year...
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Amman, sometimes spelled Ammann (Arabic عمان ʿAmmān), is the capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of 2,125,400 inhabitants (2005 estimate), and the administrative capital and commercial centre of Jordan. It is the capital city of Amman Governorate. Full Article
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