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  • August 2008

    • Jordan's King Pledges Iraq Support

      BBC  |  Aug 12, 08 2:10 AM CDT

      Jordan's King Pledges Iraq Support

      (Newser) - In a key sign of returning stability in Iraq, King Abdullah of Jordan paid a surprise visit to Baghdad yesterday, becoming the first Arab head of state to travel to the nation since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by the US military. The trip, postponed from last month after a security leak, holds tremendous symbolic significance in the Arab world, reports the BBC.  More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • King Abdullah  • Jordan  • United Arab Emirates  • Bahrain

    • Jordan's Queen Uses YouTube to Bash Clichés

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 6, 08 7:58 PM CDT

      Jordan's Queen Uses YouTube to Bash Clichés

      (Newser) - Jordan’s Queen Rania is taking on Arab stereotypes through a venue not particularly known for engendering serious discourse: YouTube. The Christian Science Monitor follows her successes and frustrations as she self-publishes videos, hoping the experiment can teach Arabs and Westerners more about each other. Rania began the series by asking Westerners to submit their stereotypes about Arabs. More »

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      YouTube  • Jordan  • Arabs  • stereotypes

  • July 2008

    • Obama Appears Cocky, Presidential

      New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Obama Appears Cocky, Presidential

      (Newser) - The better Barack Obama’s foreign excursion goes, the more nervous Republicans get,  Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Images of John McCain happily sharing a golf cart with Bush 41 don’t contrast well with images of Obama happily sharing a helicopter with David Petraeus. But there is also an element of arrogance in the trip. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • Israel  • Iraq exit strategy  • foreign policy  • media bias  • Jordan  • American media

    • In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift

      Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift

      (AP) - Barack Obama said today that, with improved security in Iraq, the US should turn its attention to Afghanistan. “There is security progress, but now we need a political solution” in Iraq, Obama said in Amman, Jordan—in his first news conference abroad, the AP reports. Afghanistan, the “central front in the war against terrorism,” is in “a deteriorating situation." More »

    • Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing

      CNN  |  Jul 14, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing

      (Newser) - Barack Obama will visit Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank next week, a top Palestinian official said today. The Ramallah meeting with the president of the Palestinian Authority will happen on July 23, CNN reports. Details on the international trip have been guarded, but the Times of London says Obama will touch down in London this Friday, continue to Israel, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iraq—and finish in France and Germany on the 24th and 25th. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Afghanistan  • Israel  • France  • Germany  • London  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Jordan  • Chuck Hagel  • Jack Reed

    • United Arab Emirates Cancels Iraq's $7B Debt

      BBC  |  Jul 7, 08 4:31 AM CDT

      United Arab Emirates Cancels Iraq's $7B Debt

      (Newser) - Iraq's diplomatic isolation among its Arab neighbors is easing , reports the BBC. The United Arab Emirates canceled Iraq's entire debt of close to $7 billion and appointed a new ambassador, while Jordan's King Abdullah will become  the first Arab head of state to visit Iraq since 2003, boosting the Baghdad government's standing in the region. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • King Abdullah  • Jordan  • Sunnis  • Shia  • United Arab Emirates

  • June 2008

    • Refugees: Iraq's Unspoken Crisis

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 6:56 AM CDT

      Refugees: Iraq's Unspoken Crisis

      (Newser) - New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof travels to Jordan to report on one of the unintended consequences of the Iraq war: a regional refugee crisis. About 2 million Iraqis, mostly Sunnis, have fled since the war, living mostly in Jordan and Syria in deplorable conditions. "They are the new Palestinians," writes Kristof, "the 21st-century Arab diaspora that threatens the region’s stability." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Middle East  • Syria  • Jordan  • Sunnis  • Iraqi refugees

    • Jordan Cave May Be World's First Church

      BBC  |  Jun 10, 08 5:04 PM CDT

      Jordan Cave May Be World's First Church

      (Newser) - Archaeologists have found what might be the world’s oldest Christian church in Rihab, Jordan, the BBC reports. The cavern, located under the also-ancient church of St. Georgeous, dates to between 33 and 70 AD, and doubled as a home. More »

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      Christianity  • archaeology  • church  • Jordan  • Roman Empire

    • Radical Steps Needed to Break Israel Impasse

      New York Times  |  Jun 4, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Radical Steps Needed to Break Israel Impasse

      (Newser) - The distance to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians grows longer by the day, Thomas Friedman laments in the New York Times , and involving Jordan is the best bet. He calls for “radical pragmatism” as “energetic as the extremism that it hopes to nullify.” Giving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas land and trusting an Arab neighbor to control it—that is, insure that it isn't used for rocket attacks on Israel—would solidify legitimacy. More »

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      Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Jordan  • Thomas Friedman

  • May 2008

    • Pirates Hijack Relief Ship Off of Somalia

      BBC  |  May 18, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Pirates Hijack Relief Ship Off of Somalia

      (Newser) - Pirates hijacked a Jordanian relief ship off the Somalia coast early yesterday, reports the BBC, and its 12-member international crew are now traveling north with its cargo of 4,000 tons of sugar. Jordan is reportedly working with the Danish embassy in Mogadishu, near where the boat was seized, to try to get the ship and crew released. More »

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      kidnapping  • relief  • Somalia  • Jordan  • pirates  • attack  • East Africa  • hijacking

  • March 2008

    • McCain Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 16, 08 7:59 AM CDT

      McCain Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad

      (Newser) - John McCain made a surprise visit to Baghdad this morning, where he will meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Gen. David Petraeus, and US troops. Details were sketchy for security reasons. McCain, who has linked his political hopes to success in Iraq, has begun a tour of the Mideast and Europe to position himself for the general election as a world leader, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq  • Iraq war  • Israel  • France  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • England  • Jordan

    • Iraq Pullout Would Spur Genocide: Mac

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 2:45 AM CDT

      Iraq Pullout Would Spur Genocide: Mac

      (Newser) - John McCain charged yesterday that early withdrawal from Iraq proposed by both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would  trigger "genocide" across the region. He launched his latest attack on his Democratic rivals on the eve of his planned international tour to Britain, France, Israel, Jordan and possibly Iraq to pitch his war strategy to America's allies, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq  • Iraq war &n