
The Saudi government on Thursday released what it claims is “evidence” that Nimer al-Nimr, a Shi’ite cleric whose execution on charges of terrorism last week has sent shockwaves around the Islamic world, was “guilty.” Nimer’s killing by the hardline Sunni
by Ali Waked7 Jan 2016, 10:57 AM PST0

On Wednesday, the Sunni nations of Qatar and Djibouti announced they would be severing diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, becoming the 9th and 10th nations to officially cut relations, roll back ties, or condemn the Shiite theocracy in the past week.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Jan 2016, 5:04 PM PST0

A prominent Muslim Brotherhood official has been freed from a Jordanian jail after serving 13 months in prison.
by Jordan Schachtel6 Jan 2016, 11:03 AM PST0

Israel’s Welfare Minister says Palestinians “should go to Jordan, they don’t want peace and they manipulate our weakness,” Israeli website Arutz 7 reported. On Saturday, Chaim Katz (Likud) made the following comments about the two state solution: “The land of Israel
by Deborah Danan27 Dec 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

AMMAN, Jordan – As the United States contemplates accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees, it is well worth considering that Jordan, with a population the size of Tennessee’s and a GDP that would rank it the 49th state of the union, is now home to more than one million refugees.
by Katharine Gorka and Sebastian Gorka25 Dec 2015, 1:27 PM PST0

Contents: UK bitterly sends troops back Afghanistan’s Helmand province; Number of migrants entering Europe this year passes the one million mark
by John J. Xenakis23 Dec 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

A Jordanian air force pilot has allegedly been discharged from the Hashemite kingdom’s air force after he refused to visit Israel as part of a joint military venture between the two neighboring countries. Social media users on the east bank of
by Breitbart Jerusalem17 Dec 2015, 2:17 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In light of the alarming number of young Jordanians joining terrorist organizations like the Islamic State, Jordanian educators and officials are calling for an overhaul of the country’s “extremist” school curricula. According to unofficial statistics, about 4,000
by Deborah Danan15 Dec 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

Jordanian border authorities prevented an Israeli family from crossing into their territory on Wednesday because the husband and sons were wearing kippot, according to the wife. Tamar Gvirtz-Hayardeni said she, her husband and their three children were trying to cross
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 3:24 AM PST0

Following the recent appointment of an India-born Sikh as Canada’s new defense minister, the editor of the Jordanian daily Al Ghad wrote an analysis bemoaning the Arab world’s inability to fulfill its dreams of true democracy. He blamed “schizophrenic” voters
by Deborah Danan9 Dec 2015, 5:54 AM PST0

The Syrian Civil War has forced hundreds of thousands of citizens to flee their homes for safety. Ahmad Mohammed and his family survived to tell their story, even though his 11-year-old daughter was shot in the head.
by Mary Chastain8 Dec 2015, 9:59 PM PST0

Contents: Germany may deploy 1200 soldiers to Syria to fight ISIS; In major new escalation, US special forces will conduct combat in Iraq and Syria
by John J. Xenakis2 Dec 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson says we should look at the allegation that Turkey is making money off the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.
by Alex Swoyer1 Dec 2015, 5:39 AM PST0

GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson plans to put forward “real solutions” for the United States to help Jordan, which is currently housing 1.4 million refugees, following Carson’s trip to Jordan over the Thanksgiving weekend where he spoke with Syrian refugees and officials during visits to several medical facilities, adding that he was delighted to learn about the humanitarian efforts by other countries to help assist the suffering refugees.
by Alex Swoyer28 Nov 2015, 11:21 AM PST0

Dr. Ben Carson boarded a flight to the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan late on Thanksgiving to embark on a tour of Syrian refugee camps there on Friday, he told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview before the trip.
by Matthew Boyle & Jordan Schachtel26 Nov 2015, 8:58 PM PST0

U.S. service members deployed overseas, including some caught in the middle of combat zones, were able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of the 95,000 pounds of turkey, ham, and beef delivered by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
by Edwin Mora26 Nov 2015, 3:14 PM PST0

King Abdullah II of Jordan said that the coming battles against the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group will be part of a “third world war against humanity,” making remarks in the wake of the deadly ISIS-committed Paris terror attacks last week.
by Jordan Schachtel18 Nov 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

MSNBC Military Analyst General Barry McCaffrey criticized the EU and US for not putting ” significant resources into Jordan and Turkey to stabilize the populations in place” and wondered, “Why would we haul them all over the world as refugees,
by Ian Hanchett17 Nov 2015, 1:57 PM PST0

A Jordanian policeman went on a rampage at a training center near Amman on Monday morning, killing at least four people, including two American instructors.
by John Hayward9 Nov 2015, 11:04 AM PST0

New German security analysis has revealed that more than 50 per cent of displaced Syrians in Jordan intend to join the migrant invasion crossing the Mediterranean for a new home in the European Union (EU). They will join a human flood that has already
by Simon Kent8 Nov 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

The Vicar of Baghdad has gone the extra mile to deal with Islamist terrorism in Iraq. He even invited ISIS terrorists to dinner, despite their putting a $157 million bounty on his head.
by John Hayward2 Nov 2015, 11:16 AM PST0

A young Iraqi priest living in Jordan has helped more than 2,000 people escape from the clutches of the Islamic State in Iraq by personally sponsoring their entry into Jordan, securing them food and lodging and facilitating their international recognition as refugees.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Oct 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

A Palestinian-Jordanian teacher has posted a video on Facebook of his tiny daughter clutching a knife and declaring, ‘I want to stab a Jew.’
by John Hayward21 Oct 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

Contents: President Obama reverses himself on Afghanistan troop withdrawal; The ‘surge’ strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan; China and US poised for South China Sea military confrontation
by John J. Xenakis16 Oct 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Jordan’s King Abdullah II spoke Monday at the UN General Assembly debate in New York, honing in on the battle against the Islamic State, the situation in Jerusalem, and the Syrian refugee crisis as the primary issues for Amman and the world as a whole.
by Jordan Schachtel28 Sep 2015, 9:18 AM PST0