Syrian troops have taken full control of a town near the highway linking the capital Damascus with Jordan, a new advance in the regime`s campaign to drive rebels from the strategic south, an activist group said.
May 13 2013, 3:22 pm
Read MoreBetween 15 and 20 women die in so-called "honour" murders each year in the Arab kingdom, despite government efforts to curb such crimes.
April 30 2013, 6:44 pm
Read MoreBritain has signed a deal with Jordan to ensure deportation of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to face terrorism charges in his home country.
April 24 2013, 7:43 pm
Read MoreUS will deploy its troops in Jordan to help the country defend their border with Syria and to counter the threat of chemical weapons from the Assad regime, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said.
April 18 2013, 4:44 pm
Read MoreJordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has rejected reports that military training is being provided to Syrians in Jordan.
April 15 2013, 10:01 am
Read MoreSyrian rebels seized a government checkpoint on a key highway from Damascus to the border with Jordan on Friday, a watchdog said, as fighting intensified on the outskirts of the capital.
April 5 2013, 11:47 pm
Read MoreJordan says a bus carrying Palestinian pilgrims has overturned and crashed into a trailer on a highway near the Israeli border, killing 15 people.
March 16 2013, 7:48 pm
Read MoreActivists say Syrian rebels have captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce battles that killed 38 people.
March 29 2013, 9:05 pm
Read MoreBarack Obama is closing his first Mideast trip as president with a visit to Petra, Jordan`s fabled ancient city.
March 23 2013, 2:37 pm
Read MoreThe UN`s chief relief official for Palestinians is urging Jordan to stop discriminating against Palestinian refugees fleeing the Syrian war and open its borders to them.
March 11 2013, 10:32 pm
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