The pledge preceded the hanging of two Al Qaeda terrorists early Wednesday in Jordan, a swift response to the video that could be a mere harbinger of coming retribution from the Arab kingdom in the wake of the sadistic slaughter.
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This Crazy Complex In Jordan Is Like Disneyland For Elite Special Forces
On May 20th, 2009 Jordan's King Abdullah officially opened the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC), a facility set against a dramatic pocketed plateau on the northern outskirts of Amman. It is called the most advanced special operations training…
Accounts and Accountability: Arab Bank Found Liable for Transactions Under the Anti-Terrorism Act
On September 22, 2014, a Brooklyn jury found Arab Bank, Jordan’s largest lender, guilty of violating the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act for providing financial services to individuals and entities linked to Hamas. Hamas is currently designated as a terrorist organization by…
Crisis in Syria Enters its Fourth Year
With nearly 13 million Syrians uprooted from their homes, senior United Nations officials warn that without a political solution to the conflict, which today enters its fourth year, Syria and its people face years more of destruction and continued brutality.…
Jordan Elected to U.N. Security Council
The United Nations General Assembly has elected Jordan as a non-permanent member of the Security Council to fill a seat that Saudi Arabia had, in an earlier election, won but declined to accept. Jordan, endorsed by the African and Asian regional…
Over 1200 Passengers Rescued from Burning Ferry in the Red Sea, One Dead & Many Injured
By Jim Walker
A fire broke out yesterday aboard an Egyptian bound ferry, the Pella, in the Gulf of Aqaba, which is the northeastern tip of the Red Sea. There were approximately 1240 passengers aboard the cruise ferry at the time of the fire. …
Jordan’s King Wants to Solve the Middle East Crisis
Voicing support for Palestine’s efforts to seek full United Nations membership, King Abdullah II of Jordan today called for a vigorous international push with concrete steps to end the Middle East crisis based on the two-State solution of Israel and…
U.S. State Dept. to Present Human Rights Awards Today
The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns will present three human rights awards today.The Human Rights Defenders Award recognizes individuals or non-governmental organizations who show exceptional valor and leadership in advocating the protection of human rights and…
World Refugee Day
In honor of World Refugee Day today, Friday, June 18, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres announced that the UNHCR had reached a milestone in referring 100,000 Irqai refugees for resettlement from Middle Eastern countries since 2007. "UNHCR's 2009 Global Trends…
UN Committee Against Torture
The United Nations Committee Against Torture called upon Syria, Yemen, and Jordan to investigate "numerous and credible allegations" of torture by police and prison authorities in those countries. The Committee also voiced concern at the failure to punish so-called "honor…