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Vatican aid chief visits Jordan before papal vote

Source: FindLaw: AP Professional News, Feb 20 2013, 8:42am CST

FUHEIS, Jordan (AP) — The Vatican's top aid official and possible papal contender held high-level meetings in Jordan on Wednesday to assess Catholic relief work for Syrian refugees that has been hampered by ongoing violence. Cardina ...

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Syrian Women Giving Birth in Exile - 07 May 2013

Source: United Nations Population Fund  |   May 25 2013, 7:22pm CDT

ZA'ATARI, Jordan — In a tent hospital bed, a Syrian woman who was four months pregnant when she fled her country's civil war cradles one of the newest residents of this dust-swept refugee camp: Her newborn son, just delivered by ...

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Syria refugees resume flow into Jordan after lull

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 25 2013, 6:29pm CDT

Jordanian officials denied reports that its border guards had turned back refugees. Jordan said heavy fighting on the Syrian side had blocked access to the frontier, a vital escape valve for Syrians fleeing the nation's civ ...

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13 weeks ago


Quote:
"Fear God, you makers of war and death"


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Israeli president to visit Jordan

Source: SINA English  |   May 25 2013, 5:20pm CDT

JERUSALEM, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres will visit Jordan Sunday and participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is scheduled to take place on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, I ...

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Jordan king warns Palestinian-Israeli conflict fuels extremism

Source: SINA English  |   May 25 2013, 5:03pm CDT

DEAD SEA, Jordan, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II on Saturday warned here that extremism stemming from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has grown rampant and called for international efforts to put an end to it. "It ...

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Assad’s days numbered, says Erdogan

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 25 2013, 4:43pm CDT

ANKARA: Turkey’s prime minister says Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime is “hopefully nearing its end” and will pave the way for refugees to return home. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking on Saturday in Reyhanli, the town on the Syrian border ...

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11 hours ago

Jordan plans major exercises with 18 countries

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 25 2013, 12:41pm CDT

Jordanian and U.S. special forces take part in a hijacked plane rescue simulation during their "Eager Lion" military exercise in Amman, May 27, 2012. AMMAN: More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 different countries will take part in a joint mil ...

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13 hours ago

Major military exercises with 18 countries expected soon in Jordan

Source: Ynetnews  |   May 25 2013, 11:29am CDT

More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 different countries will take part in a joint military exercise expected to take place in Jordan in the coming weeks, a military official said on Saturday. Though not specifying wh ...

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14 hours ago

Syrian Arab Republic: Palestinian refugees in Syria

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 25 2013, 10:20am CDT

Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced $4.6 million to help Palestinian refugees, including those affected by the conflict in Syria. Senator Carr announced Australian support during a meeting with the United ...

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Jordan economy set to grow 3.5 pct in 2013 - central banker

Source: Reuters  |   May 25 2013, 9:58am CDT

DEAD SEA, Jordan May 25 (Reuters) - Jordan's economy is expected to grow around 3.5 percent this year driven by remittances, higher domestic consumption and some pickup in construction activity, the kingdom's Central Bank ...

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