MidEast: Once seen as a diplomatic footnote, Jordan now a major player
Recent events have elevated Jordan from a diplomatic stop on the way home from Israel to a major Middle East…
MidEast: ‘Historic’ agreement to link Red & Dead Seas
Energy Minister Silvan Shalom announces deal with Jordan and Palestinian Authority to save Dead Sea, provide desalinized water to all…
Israel: 3 rockets fired at Eilat
Israel's southernmost city became the latest target of incoming enemy rocket fire. Three rockets were fired into Eilat today, but…
MidEast: Jordan shuts Syria border crossing, UN pulls staff
Main border crossing with Syria closed for the first time since revolt as UN removes some staff after shell lands…
Mideast: PM Netanyahu and Jordan’s King discussed Syria’s chemicals
Reports indicate Prime Minister Netanyahu recently met Jordan's King Abdullah to discuss Assad's chemical weapons.
Mideast: Challenge or opportunity in the West Bank and Jordan?
Since the eruption of the uprisings in the Arab world starting in late 2010, the West Bank, the biblical Judea…
Syria: Prime Minister Hijab ‘defects’ to Jordan
Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the Jordanian government says.