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U.N. Strike Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Politics

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jordan, Arab Spring, Unesco, Middle East, War, United Nations, Refugees, Humanitarian Aid, Amman, Un Strike, World News

In a way, this was a classic labor conflict between a public agency and workers. But UNRWA is a unique international bureaucracy, with a global budget crisis intertwined with the politics of the conflict-ridden regions it serves.

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Women After the Arab Spring

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Jordan, Women's Rights, Women, Rana Sweis, Tunisia, Qatar Foundation, Rana F. Sweis, Democracy, Tunisia Revolution, Women's Empowerment, The Doha Debates, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Amman, Egypt, Arabs, Middle East, Libya, Mideast, Kuwait, World News

Women were also involved in protests in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia. But their efforts and momentum have yet to be transferred into leadership roles that are directing the future of countries.

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Israel-Palestine Peace Talks To Resume Next Week With Little Signs Of Breakthrough

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks, Jordan, Peace Negotiations, Middle East, Israel News, Israel, State Department, Amman, World News

JERUSALEM -- Israeli and Palestinian interlocutors return to the negotiating table on Monday for the second round of rare face-to-face talks that prom...

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Palestinian and Israeli Negotiators Merely Shadow Boxing

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Netanyahu, Jordan, Israelis, Amman, King Abdulla II, Talks, Benjamin Netanyahu, Naser Judeh, US, Palestinians, Foreign Policy, World News

As the people of the region watch the comings and goings of negotiations to the Jordanian capital, what will happen inside the negotiating room will be nothing more than shadow boxing.

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Investigating Truth in Midst of Arab Spring

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Egypt, Hisham Allam, Ahmed Benchamsi, Rana Sweis, Media, Investigative Journalism, Iraq, Masry Al Yawm, Freedom of the Press, Amman, Hanan Khandagky, Tahrir Square, Daoud Kuttab, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Arab Press, Marg Prison, Rana Sabbagh, Arij, Arab Spring, Journalism, Ahmad Ragab, Cairo, Depleted Uranium Weapons, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalists, Baghdad, Ammar Saleh, Self-Censorship, Telquel, Nishan, World News

Contrary to the saying that truth is the first casualty of war, the Arab Spring has overwhelmingly broken a barrier of fear that has presided over the Middle East for decades.

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Searching for Arab Democrats

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Marwan Muasher, Jordan, Democracy, Rana Sweis, Education, Rana F. Sweis, Governments, Iraq, Iraqis, Arab Spring, Amman, Arabs, Middle East, Khaled AlMajali, Brian Stone, Arab World, World, World News Images, Obama, Egyptelections, World News

As I watch the Arab Spring, I recognize the road ahead will be long and difficult. While many Arabs are calling for democracy, the region continues to...

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VIDEO: Journalists In Jordan Attacked By State Security Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Damascus, Robert Ford, Demonstrations, Jordan, Middle East Protests, Political Violence, Afp, Protests in the Middle East, King Abdullah, Bashar Assad, President Hosni Mubarak, Arab Uprising, Jordan King Abdullah, Arab Spring, Middle East, King Abdullah II, Protest, Hosni Mubarak, Al Jazeera, Hama, Syria, Journalists Attacked, International, Amman, Video, World News

WASHINGTON -- Journalists in Jordan say they were given orange vests by government officials in order to help them safely cover protests there today -...

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Jordan's Hills Come Alive With The Sound Of Christian Music

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Gospel Songs, Amman, Christian Arabs, Lydia Shadid, Sacred Sounds, Jordanian Christians, Christian Music, Christians in Jordan, Christianity, Christians in Arab Lands, Lebanese Christians, Religious Freedom, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

While Lydia Shadid is grateful for her supporters throughout the world, some have tried to take advantage. "Christian writers, composers, singers and producers are not protected," she said.

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A Bin Laden Prequel: Flying to Jordan the Day Hussein Was Captured

Julia Schwarz | Posted 07.07.2011

Read More: Saddam Hussein, Jordan, London, Heathrow Airport, Osama Bin Laden, Amman, Travel News

There's nothing worse than being woken up in the middle of a transatlantic flight. You're trying valiantly to adjust your biological clock to a new sc...

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Two Reuters Journalists Missing In Syria

Reuters | Posted 05.30.2011

March 30, 2011 9:18:16 PM LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists are missing in Syria. Diplomatic sources said on Wednesday th...

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The View From Jordan

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Jordanians, Politics, Unemployment, Jordan, Rana Sweis, Tunisia, Egypt Revolution, Amman, Middle East, Egypt News, Refugees, Democracy, Egyptians, Petra, Facebook, World News

Jordanians living outside of Amman return to their homes feeling discouraged. They understand what they don't have. They continue to believe that where they are born defines who they are.

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Shaken by Tunisian Unrest, Arab World Looks to Placate Street

Hani Hazaimeh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Demonstrations, Amman, King Abdullah II, Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisia, Football, Arab World, Juzbekistan, Syria, Asia Cup, World News

Arab citizens continue to take to the streets, emboldened by Tunisia and the knowledge that for the first time in decades, Arab regimes are taking notice. Will this will be enough to placate the masses?

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My Flight out of Tel Aviv, With a $60 Fee for an Empty Suitcase

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Tel Aviv, Queen Alia Airport, Amman, British Airways, Ben Gurion Airport, Airport Security, Israel, Israeli, Travel News

I am returning to Tel Aviv in nine days, and already worried about having to go through the unreasonable Israeli security. But one thing is clear, I am not traveling from Tel Aviv again if I can help it.

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Jordan's Citizens Show Maturity during Election Season

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordanians, Elections, Parliament, Queen Rania, Vote, King Abdullah II, Jordan, Social Media, 15th Parliament, Amman, World News

The results of the elections of the 16th Jordanian parliament have brought a number of surprises, all pointing out the simple fact that the wise Jordanian public is not given enough credit.

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Why I Traveled the Muslim World After 9-11 and What I Learned

Michael Luongo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Jordan, Islam, Tea Party, New York, Saddam, September 11, Anti-Muslim, Iraq, Cordoba Initiative, Beirut, 11th of September, Muslim, Michael Luongo, Amman, Islamaphobia, Afghanistan, Christianity, 9-11, Twin Towers, park51, Ground Zero, September 11th, Politics News

The role of the travel writer is to bring people to places they never see, to explain things to them, to make the unknown, the forbidden, the intangible, known quantities, things to no longer fear.

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The Multimedia Make (Some) Middle East Inroads

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

A report by the Dubai Press Club says that social media has taken off at an incredible speed in the Arab region, and that local Arabic sites are becoming competitive with traditionally dominant sites like Google.

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UFO April Fools Prank Sparks Panic In Jordan

AP | JAMAL HALABY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan UFO Prank, Ufo, Jordan, Amman, April Fools Day, Al Ghad, Jafr, World News

AMMAN, Jordan — A Jordanian newspaper's April Fool's Day report chronicling a late-night visit by 10-foot-tall aliens in flying saucers sparked ...

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Israel Can't Pick and Choose Its Enemies

Patrick Galey | Posted 01.16.2010

Read More: Jordan, Damascus, Amman, Bomb, Hizbullah, Israel, Lebanon, Al Qaeda, World News, Moughniyah, World News

Saying Hezbollah has attacked its citizens, irrespective of how plausible such a claim may be, gives Israel the ideal pretext to resume its scuffles with the Shiite group.

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No Toilets or Air For "Forgotten Prisoners"

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Uruguay, Jordan, Torture, Tunisia, Morocco, Toilets, United Nations, Corporal Punishment, United States, Special Rapporteur, Equitorial Guinea, China, Human Rights Violations, Montevideo, Iran, Amman, Alien Deportation, Russia, Israel, Falun Gong Camps, Togo, India, Saudia Arabia, Cuba, Algeria, Nigeria, Manfred Nowak, Immigration Laws, Toga, World News

Prison conditions worldwide are worse than the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture could have imagined. Jails without air, toilets and food are not rare.

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Video Blogging Jordan Turns Citizens Into Journalists

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ammannet, Jordan, Internet, Vblogging, Street Paving, Blogging, Amman, Media News

Vblogging has empowered citizen journalists who are fighting to prove that they can use technology to change their own lives.

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After Trauma, Iraqi Refugees Look for Healing

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Iraqi Refugees, Baghdad, Iraq, Lebanon, Kidnapping, Trauma, War, Jordan, Amman, Beirut, World News

For thousands of Iraqis, kidnapping is a nightmare they cannot wake up from. Between 2004 and 2007, hundreds of children and adults were abducted, tortured and often killed.

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Jordanian Exorcist Scares Jinn Out Of Patients

GlobalPost | Tom A. Peter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Quran, Jinn, Exorcism, Jordan, Amman, Imam Imad Adawi, Middle East, Quranic Text, Arrafs, Mohammed Al-Yafawi, World News

ZARQA, Jordan -- It's midnight in the slums just outside of Amman, and Mohammed al-Yafawi has a local man pinned to the ground. His sidekick, a loca...

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CNN Reporter Turned Princess Starts Jordanian J-School

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Upi, Sciences Po, French, Iraq, Arabic, Paris, English, Columbia University?S Graduate School of Journalism, Amman, Un, Royal Film Commission, Lakhdar Brahimi, Jordan, Nic Robertson, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, European Union, Jane Arraf, Facebook, Princess Rym Ali, New York, Iraq War, Le Monde, Cnn, Saddam Hussein, Cairo, Jordan Media Institute, King Abdallah II, Rym Brahimi, Francoise Chippaux, Baghdad, Queen Rania, Algeria, Italian, Saachi, Sorbonne, Zain, Amman-Jordan, Media News

Princess Rym's advice to young journalists today is: "Be persistent. Don't take no for an answer. Remember why you're doing this. It's not about you, it's about the story."

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Youth In The New, Trendy Middle East Break Dating Taboos

GlobalPost | Tom A. Peter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Relationships in the Middle East, Damascus, Youth in Jordan, Jordan, Sex, Dating, Youth in the Middle East, Middle East, Middle East Relationships, Sex in the Middle East, Amman, Middle East News, World News

AMMAN -- At nine on a Thursday night, La Calle -- a popular bar in Amman -- is just starting to fill up. A Jordanian woman in a low-cut shirt share...

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Jordanian Government Rejects Jordan Valley Women' Radio

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Media, Amman, Community Radio, International Women's Rights, Radio, World News

Women from the Jordan valley produce programming from their community. We are able to do what appears to be an illegal act in a totally legal way.

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