Nepalese sue US company over Iraq

Close Relatives of killed Nepali workers have filed a case of human trafficking against American company KBR, formerly owned by former US vice president Dick Cheny. The workers were wrongly recruited on the promise of job in Jordan but posted at US air base in Iraq. ...

Sudan air crash death toll still unknown

The death toll is still unknown in the plane crash that happened in the Sudan yesterday. Investigators are searching passenger lists and examining the wreckage to try and determine what caused the plane to veer off...

Plane bursts into flames in Sudan; 200 aboard, 120 dead

UPDATE: 6:31 EST   About 120 passengers are now reported to have died."A Sudan Airways plane burst into flames after landing at Khartoum airport on Tuesday and 120 of the 217 passengers died, the head of...

Jordan archaeologists unearth 'world's first church'

Discoveries have been made at the site of the Saint Georgeous Church in Jordan. Underneath the Saint Georgeous Church (from 230 A.D.) is reported to be the world’s first church, a cave-like structure with clues that suggest that people both lived and practiced religious...

A Bin Laden Brother's Ambitious Bridge Project

"ADEN, Yemen -- Nobody has walked across the Red Sea since Moses parted the waters. But it could happen again under an audacious plan to build the world's longest suspension bridge between Africa and the Arabian...

Jordanian campaign underway to boycott of Danish, Dutch products

"The campaign, entitled "The Messenger Unites Us," came into existence after a dozen Danish papers reprinted cartoons deemed blasphemous to the Prophet Mohammed in February.The controversial pictures were originally printed by the Danish paper Jyllands-Posten in September...

Palestinian guerrilla leader, George Habash dies at 82

Amman (ANTARA News) - George Habash, a prominent Palestinian guerrilla leader for nearly five decades, died at Jordan`s King Hussein Medical Centre at the age of 82 on Saturday.Habash, who was known as Al-Hakim,...

Iraq journalist's family killed 11 members slain by gunmen

This happens a lot but it's always just as tragic each time. I think we should all appreciate our ability to speak freely without the thought of harm.I am sure we all feel something for this family and all of the other innocent people who have lost their lives in this war....

Jordan commemorates Nov 2005 terrorist attacks

""On this date two years ago, the hands of the coward terrorist had stabbed us from the back in a bloody terrorists attack in Amman, the Capital of Jordan, where the terrorists spilled out their hatred by killing innocent people from various countries and different...

Plane Carrying Fla. Senator Martinez Shot at in Iraq

"A plane carrying Sen. Mel Martinez was fired at five minutes after it left Baghdad airport, the Florida Republican said Thursday from Amman, Jordan. Martinez said three shots -- believed to be from rocket propelled grenades -- were fired at the C-130E. The plane was not...

Plane carrying Shelby and Cramer fired on above Iraq

"A C-130 aircraft carrying an Alabama senator and congressman was fired on this evening as it was flying from Baghdad to Amman, Jordan. The airplane was carrying Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Rep. Bud Cramer,...

Jordan bans shawarma after poisoning cases

The Middle East is famous for many things, unfortunately most prominently for conflict. However, the street food, whether it be falafal or schwarma is notorious too. Jordanian health officials, however, have had to...

Dr says Arafat poisoned

This report confirms suspicions that Arafat did not die naturally. However, the basis of the doctor's conclusion is about as vague as the assertion. The doctor reportedly did not have access to Ara fat while he was...

Sprawling Amman, Capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

 Sprawling Amman, Capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan   © by Mike Keenan   Amman, capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a sprawling city containing over 2...

The strange future of Amman, Jordan

Have you ever been in Amman, Jordan? If yes, you are not going to believe what will happen there in 10 years from now...

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