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Opinion: Democracy Is the New Black

Congratulations from the United States of America to all our freedom loving brothers and sisters in Egypt and Yemen and Jordan and Oman and Tunisia and Libya and Iran and Bahrain and Morocco and Algeria, and maybe someday soon Saudi Arabia, for standing up to your dictatorial overlords and clutching at the guano covered...

Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across Arab World

CAIRO -- Hundreds of thousands poured out of mosques and staged protests across the Arab world Friday, some trying to shake off autocratic rulers and others pressuring embattled leaders to carry out sweeping reforms. In the Libyan capital of Tripoli, protesters reported coming under a hail of bullets and said they saw at...

EU Ministers Call for End to Libya Bloodshed

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Sunday denounced strongly the Libyan governments' bloody crackdown against pro-democracy protesters and urged an end to the violence in which over 170 people are reported to have died. "We condemn the repression against peaceful demonstrators and deplore the violence and the death of...

Libya, Yemen Crack Down; Bahrain Pulls Back Tanks

CAIRO - Security forces in Libya and Yemen fired on pro-democracy demonstrators Saturday as the two hard-line regimes struck back against the wave of protests that has already toppled autocrats in Egypt and Tunisia. At least 15 died when police shot into crowds of mourners in Libya's second-largest city, a hospital...

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Petra, Jordan Preps For 200th Anniversary Of Rediscovery (PHOTOS)

US Vice President Joseph Biden (L) and his wife Dr Jill Biden (C) tour the Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan on March 12, 2010.

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Remember: The New York Mini Meet-Up Is Happening Tonight At 6pm

Special thanks to our volunteers and good old Jordan for spearheading the entire operation.

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Linda Wachtel: Watching Avery's Story, Thinking Of My Son

Some memories remain vividly imprinted 22 years later.

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TechCrunch/Gadget Weekly: Kids And Technology, Can A New Keyboard Save RIM

The TechCrunch/Gadget Weekly is back with several new faces.

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Awn al-Khasawneh, Jordan Prime Minister, Resigns

Jordan's prime minister resigned suddenly Thursday, just six months after he took office with a pledge to push for political reforms, and was quickly replaced by a veteran politician known to be close to the king.

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06/03/12 Jordan, Iraq draw 1-1 in World Cup qualifying Source: Jordan Times Jordan held Iraq to a 1-1 draw in the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Asia on Sunday.
06/03/12 Jordan and Iraq share spoils after costly keeper error Source: Seven News Ltd A bad error by goalkeeper Mohammed Kassid handed Jordan a 1-1 draw with neighbouring Iraq in a bad-tempered and scrappy World Cup qualifier in Amman on Sunday.
06/03/12 Antiwar.com Newsletter | June 3, 2012 Source: Antiwar.com Blog Obama Decides Who Lives and Who Dies : The President has put himself at the helm of the drone assassination program and directly oversees lengthy 'kill lists' which include several U.S. citizens.
06/03/12 Jordan not affected by Flame malware - expert Source: TMCnet The computer malware known as "Flame", which recently infected computers across the Middle East and North Africa, has not affected public or private institutions in Jordan, according to government officials and private sector experts.
06/03/12 5 ex-Blackwater execs cite CIA in Jordan gun gifts Source: The Daily News - Jacksonville NC Federal prosecutors in 2010 accused former Blackwater Worldwide president Gary Jackson and four past colleagues of various federal firearms violations.

Background on jordan

Jordan (; Arabic: اَلأُرْدُنّ, Al-'Urdunn), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: اَلمَمْلَكَة اَلأُرْدُنِيَّة اَلهَاشِمِيَّة), Al-Mamlakah Al-Urdaniyyah Al-Hashimiyyah) is a on the East Bank of the River Jordan.

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