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2 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Iranian soldiers are fighting for Assad in Syria, U.S. says

Iran has sent soldiers to Syria to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar Assad and those of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed senior State Department official.

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Tue May 21, 2013

State Department

Secretary's Trip to Amman

MODERATOR: Thank you. So this is a conference call to preview the Secretary's trip to Amman, Jordan tomorrow for his meeting with the London 11.

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Al Bawaba

Jordanian anger over video of Iraqis beating lawyers, Baghdad expresses 'regret'

The Iraqi government on Tuesday expressed regret over a recent incident that took place in the Royal Cultural Centre, during an event for the Iraqi Embassy in Amman, where a group of Jordanian lawyers where attacked by embassy staff.

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AME Info

British Airways celebrates its return to Jordan

British Airways celebrated its successful six month return to Jordan with its partners and customers at a ceremony held at the British Embassy in Amman.

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AlertNet

Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown

Jordan has turned away thousands of Syrian refugees in the past week in the first such clampdown since the crisis in Syria began more than two years ago, diplomats, activists and aid workers said on Tuesday.

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KHQ-TV Spokane

Uganda police raid newspaper over general's letter

Ugandan police disabled an independent newspaper's printing press after forcibly entering its premises to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son succeed him, witnesses said Monday.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Peninsula

Friends of Syria in new push fo...

BEIRUT: The Friends of Syria group, which backs the Syrian uprising, will meet tomorrow in Amman for a new round of talks expected to focus on a US-Russian bid to resolve the country's brutal conflict.

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KHQ-TV Spokane

Jordan: Arab Spring clears way for press freedoms

The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough.

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Al Bawaba

Royal Jordanian, Amadeus IT Group donate 100 computers to support education in Jordan

Royal Jordanian and Amadeus IT Group SA, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, reached an agreement by which Amadeus donated around 100 pre-owned desktop and laptop computers that were uplifted by Royal Jordanian free of charge from Amadeus headquarters in Madrid to Amman.

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AlertNet

Myanmar relocates thousands of displaced people ahead of ...

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Jerusalem Post

UK may deport radical Muslim cleric to Jordan

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to prevent him from absconding.

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Al Bawaba

Jordan felt the eclectic beat with STOMP, the world renowned musical show

The individuality and personality of the world-renowned STOMP group's members shone through their rehearsals of the choreographed percussion show ahead of their three-day performance at Amman's Palace of Culture.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Newsday

Syria launches airstrikes, tanks in all-out assault on rebels

This citizen journalism image shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria.

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Al Bawaba

Summer's music scene is sizzlin' with the Dum Tak...

Dum Tak Alternative Arab Music Festival will host some of the biggest independent musicians from all over the Arab world - including several from Egypt - between 28 May and 1 June in the Jordanian capital city Amman.

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Al Bawaba

Samsung Electronics Levant launches the latest smart TVs lineup for 2013 in Jordan

Samsung Electronics Levant, the world leader in consumer electronics and digital technology, and Hikmat Yassin Sons Co., announced the launch of its new Samsung 2013 Smart TV lineup in the Jordanian market in a press conference at the Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel .

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Sat May 18, 2013

TEFL.com

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

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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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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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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