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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Five Jordanian police officers are to face trial in connection with the death of a civilian, who died of injuries allegedly sustained from torture, the Ammon news agency reported Tuesday. Minister of State for Information Affairs and Communic...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Five Jordanian police officers will face trial after a man died on Sunday of injuries allegedly sustained while in custody, officials say.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Jordanian security authorities have broken up a network involved in forging residence permits for Iraqis, the daily al-Ghad reported Tuesday. Members of the group, led by an unidentified businessman, were arrested at the end of October and we...
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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and King Abdullah II of Jordan called on Israel Tuesday to halt settlement activity on Palestinian land, a spokesman said after talks in London. "The PM and His Majesty ... expressed concern at the lack of progress and agreed that Israeli settlement activity should be halted," said the Downing Street spokesman. "They agreed to increase their efforts...
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Israeli Occupation Archive (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday advised Israel to stop "playing with fire" regarding the future of Jerusalem. "Jerusalem is a red line and Israel must internalize the importance the city holds... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its fifth decade. Go to the IOA website for much more...
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Israeli Occupation Archive (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It has been five years since the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel should cease construction, dismantle the wall, and pay reparations to affected Palestinians. But the "Separation... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its fifth decade. Go to the IOA website for much more...
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And, yes, I DO take it personally (Free subscription) | yesterday
what a bunch of sleazeballs... Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials. Blackwater approved the cash payments in December...
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Pine River World News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The following column is reprinted with permission from Ramzy Baroud. This Round for Israel © Ramzy Baroud November 11, 2009 When British Foreign Secretary David Miliband uttered a few words regarding the illegality of the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, many wanted to believe that London was taking a sharp stance against Israel's continued violations of international law. Alas,...
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Vox Verax (Free subscription) | yesterday
Gary Jackson, left, then the company president, approved bribes for Iraqi officials, former executives say. When Cofer Black, then the vice chairman, center, learned of the scheme, he reportedly confronted the chairman, Erik Prince, right. By MARK MAZZETTI and JAMES RISEN NYT WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials...
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Kevin Roebuck's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Some of the folks we worked with on the Iraqi Virtual Science Library project a few years back are visiting again on 11/18 and this time chartered with building the first datacenter in the West Bank . If anyone is local with expertise in datacenter architecture, design, blackbox, internet services it would be great if you could help us out with a short presentation for them. The EBC is full so I have...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Last update - 00:23 04/11/2009 Courtesy Of Haaretz NewsPaper British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday criticized Israel's construction of settlements in the West Bank as "illegal" and said they represented an "obstacle" in the path of peace. "Settlements are illegal in our view and an obstacle" that impedes efforts which seek to work out a final settlement between...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Arab American Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire at a military base on the US, killing several people. Jordanian Hareega comments on the incident in this post.
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World Food Program (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The sense of loss is all too recent for retired Major Tahir Wadood Malik, who lost his wife Gul Rukh Tahir in the bombing of the UN World Food Programme office in Pakistan last month. “I dropped my wife off at 7:45am, told her that I would pick her up at 5:00pm. At 2:30 in the afternoon I came to claim a dead body,” he said.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II flew to London on Sunday for a working visit to Britain which was due to last for several days, the royal court announced. The monarch, accompanied by Queen Rania, is scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister G...
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Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Times Online France, Turkey concerned over Abbas withdrawing candidacy Jerusalem Post France's foreign minister said Friday Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to run for re-election is a "threat to peace" in the Middle East. A Palestinian refugee in Al-Hussein refugee camp in Amman, Jordan watches TV, as Palestinian ... Israeli concern over Abbas move BBC News Mahmoud Abbas:...
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jendxzaq | 11/24/2008
Emily Prentiss and Jordan Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who has perfected his skill as a pick-up artist and uses his prowess to lure his next victims.
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freddieglx | 11/24/2008
Emily Prentiss and Jordan Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who has perfected his skill as a pick-up artist and uses his prowess to lure his next victims.