Jordan

  • Apr 10, 2013
  • 7 min read

Mounting pressures may drag Jordan into Syria conflict

Interior Minister Hussein Majali pledged on April 8 that Jordan will keep its borders open to...

Jordan
  • Jan 25, 2013
  • 2 min read

Jordan election turnout boosts government legitimacy

Pro-government candidates won most of the seats in the parliamentary election on January 23,...

Jordan
  • Nov 26, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Syria's civil war in 2013

The stalemate between government and rebel forces is set to break in 2013. The balance of power...

Syria
  • Nov 14, 2012
  • 1 min read

Jordan monarchy can withstand protests

Protests broke out across Jordan yesterday in response to the government's decision to increase...

Jordan
  • Oct 22, 2012
  • 2 min read

Terrorism arrests underscore Jordan's Syria dilemma

Jordan yesterday arrested eleven suspects accused of planning to carry out terrorist attacks,...

Jordan
  • Oct 17, 2012
  • 6 min read

Jordan elections will fail to satisfy opposition

Jordan's electoral commission announced yesterday that early elections will be held on January...

Jordan
  • Oct 5, 2012
  • 1 min read

Jordan's monarchy grapples with Islamist challenge

King Abdallah dissolved parliament yesterday and called for early elections.

Jordan
  • Oct 1, 2012
  • 6 min read

Syria conflict paves way to humanitarian crisis

The escalation of Syria's civil conflict has caused a significant deterioration in the...

Syria