A Jordanian jihadist ideologist and Al-Qaeda cleric on Wednesday denounced the declaration of a "caliphate" by Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria, warning against more bloodshed.
Jordan's state-run news agency says border guards opened fire on four vehicles trying to enter illegally from Syria after they ignored orders to stop, without saying whether anyone was killed or wounded in the incident.
As Syrian peace talks in Geneva appear to flounder, President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to apply more pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
There's no smoke without ire: a ban on water pipes in restaurants and cafes has caused uproar in Jordan where $1 billion worth of tobacco goes up in smoke every year.
Jordanˈs Endowments Minister, by felicitating birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said that effective steps should be taken to strengthen Islamic Umma Unity and eliminate existing differences.
Jordan's information minister says the pro-U.S. kingdom is eager to assume a U.N. Security Council seat that Saudi Arabia had turned down in the wake of differences with the United States.
King Abdullah II said Sunday the influx of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees is depleting Jordan's scarce natural resources, and called for international assistance to deal with the problem.
Tehran, YJC. -- Turkish army chief Necdet Özel joins his allied counterparts in Jordan to discuss the situation in Syria and possible ways to respond to allegations of chemical weapons use in a Damascus suburb on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, YJC. -- The United States will deploy Patriot anti-aircraft missiles and F-16 fighter jets to Syria's neighbor Jordan this month, Jordan said on Tuesday.