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Jordan youth critical of king gets jail time

A military prosecutor says a young Jordanian activist has been found guilty of "harming the king's dignity" for burning a street poster of the ...

Miami Herald |

Obama to host Jordan's king at White House

0 . President Barack Obama will host Jordan's King Abdullah II, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, at the White House next week.. . The White ...

San Francisco Chronicle |

Jordan king pardons terror convicts

Jordan's King Abdullah II has pardoned 12 Jordanians described by local press on Friday as Salafists, at least six of whom were convicted on terrorism charges in 2006.The king issued a decree on Thursday giving the 12 a special pardon ...

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Jordan's new PM urged to rebuild trust with people

Jordanian prime minister-designate Awn Khasawneh on Tuesday started consultations to form a cabinet, as newspapers said the challenge was to rebuild trust between the state and the country's people."Khasawneh today began consultations to form his government, hoping to include all ...

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Jordan defers corruption bill debate after outcry

Jordan's senate on Thursday postponed indefinitely a meeting to discuss a bill that would criminalise corruption allegations, following a public outcry."We have postponed our debate of the Anti-Corruption Commission bill today," senate president Taher Masri told AFP on the last ...

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Jordanians protest for constitution reform

More than 1,000 Jordanians demonstrated in central Amman on Friday to demand "satisfactory" constitutional reforms as parliament debates amendments proposed last month."We want to restore our constitutional rights. We demand satisfactory change," read a banner carried by Islamist and leftist ...

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'Trekkies' to boldly go to Jordan theme park

Fifteen years after "Trekkie" King Abdullah II briefly appeared in an episode of Star Trek, Jordan is planning to construct a $1.5-billion-dollar park themed on the cult American science fiction series.The "Red Sea Astrarium" will be built in the country ...

AFP Global Edition |

Jordan King promises to speed democratic reforms

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday he was committed to pushing ahead with democratic reforms, but believed street pressure for change was a recipe for chaos.The monarch, speaking in a televised speech marking his 12 years as ruler ...

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Growing calls for Assad dialogue with protesters

Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday to reach out to protesters amid a brutal crackdown by the Syrian government that has killed at least 900 people.His call was echoed by Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa ...

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