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Islamists reject offer to join coalition government with reform mandate
06/02/2011 - JORDAN

Islamists reject offer to join coalition government with reform mandate

Jordan's Islamist opposition said on Sunday it has rejected an offer to join a coalition headed by Prime Minister Marruf Bakhit after a week of street demonstrations led King Abdullah II to form a new government.
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Explosion rocks Egyptian gas pipeline to Jordan, Syria, Israel
05/02/2011 - SINAI PENINSULA

Explosion rocks Egyptian gas pipeline to Jordan, Syria, Israel

An Egyptian pipeline running through the Sinai Desert exploded Saturday, cutting the flow of natural gas to neighbours Israel and Jordan. The blast comes as anti-government protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continue in the country.
Amman demonstrators march on premier's office demanding reforms
05/02/2011 - JORDAN

Amman demonstrators march on premier's office demanding reforms

Some 1,000 opposition supporters gathered outside the prime minister's office in the Jordanian capital of Amman Friday to call for reforms. They then marched to the Egyptian embassy in a show of support for Egyptian anti-government demonstrators.
Tunisia-inspired protests force Jordan's king to name new premier
02/02/2011 - JORDAN

Tunisia-inspired protests force Jordan's king to name new premier

Jordan’s King Abdullah has sacked his premier in the wake of street demonstrations inspired by mass protests in Tunisia and Egypt. Marouf Bakhit, a former general and ambassador, has been asked to head a new government.
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Thousands gather in Amman to demand reforms
28/01/2011 - JORDAN

Thousands gather in Amman to demand reforms

Thousands of people gathered in Jordan's capital Amman Friday in the latest in a string of protests calling for political change and greater freedoms. Jordan is one of several Arab countries hit by demonstrations sparked by Tunisia's recent uprising.
Jordan rejects criticism on human rights
28/01/2011 - JORDAN

Jordan rejects criticism on human rights

With further anti-government protests looming, Jordan said Friday that it was open to dissident opinions after Human Rights Watch accused authorities of persecuting political opponents and clamping down on gatherings.
Interactive: turmoil in the Arab world
27/01/2011 - TIMELINE

Interactive: turmoil in the Arab world

The fatal self-immolation of a 26-year-old street vendor in central Tunisia has sparked popular riots across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling Tunisia's long-time ruler and putting other regimes across the region at risk.
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Thousands gather to call for the government to step down
22/01/2011 - JORDAN

Thousands gather to call for the government to step down

Thousands of protesters in cities across Jordan called for the government to step down on Friday amid mounting anger over a lack of democratic reform and rising prices. More than 5,000 people turned out to demonstrate in the capital, Amman.
Protests in Jordan
18/01/2011 - WEBNEWS

Protests in Jordan

A wave of protests is sweeping across the Jordanian web. A corruption scandal has sparked lively debate in Indonesia. And a virtual museum of the French resistance opens its doors online
Gaza: operation cast lead, two years on
31/12/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Gaza: operation cast lead, two years on

Two years have passed since the devastating Operation Cast Lead that killed 1.400 Palestinians in the Gaza strip... We look back on that winter of violence. We meet with Iraq's elite troops of the Scorpion Brigade - a special unit created by the US to fight islamist militants.
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