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Obama More Popular Than
US in Mideast

Jordan is Obama's biggest fan in new survey of Arab world

May 11, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new survey has found President Obama to be more popular in the Middle East than the country he leads, and analysts say he may be able to use that goodwill to help restore America’s relations with the region. The president has an average approval rating of 48% across... More »

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Barack Obama • Jordan • Middle East • United States • Egypt • approval ratings • President Obama • Jay-ZTV

(AP) - The top religious adviser to Jordan's king thanked Pope Benedict XVI today for his expression of "regret" after a 2006 speech that many Muslims deemed insulting to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Benedict told the audience of religious leaders and officials at an Amman mosque that the history of the two... More »

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Islam • Jordan • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Mideast • Roman Catholic Church

OPINION

Israel, Palestine Need Outside Support for Lasting Fix

Neighbors must be involved: Friedman

Jan 28, 09 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The dominant theory holds that the two-state solution is the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the war in Gaza has pushed tensions past the point where an equitable sharing of geography is enough, argues New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He wants a "five-state solution—Palestine, Egypt, Jordan,... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Jordan • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • King Abdullah II • Egypt • Thomas Friedman • Arab Israeli conflict

ANALYSIS

Egypt, Jordan Fear Fallout
From Gaza War

Facing citizens' anger, governments may be held responsible

Jan 12, 09 6:28 AM CST
(Newser) - As Israel's Gaza offensive wears on, officials in bordering Egypt and Jordan worry that the carnage is imperiling the possibility of a two-state Israel-Palestine solution. Egypt and to a lesser extent, Jordan, fear that responsibility for the humanitarian crisis there will fall to them, and that they may be forced... More »

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Israel • Jordan • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • Arabs • Gaza Egypt border • two-state solution

 Arab States Cancel 
 New Year's Festivities 

Celebrations halted in solidarity with Gaza

Dec 31, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Dubai's ruler has canceled its ritzy public New Year's Eve celebrations "in solidarity with the Palestinian people" in Gaza, the Times of London reports. Festivities also were called off in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. In Dubai, residents and tourists scrambled to come up with alternative plans. "We... More »

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Turkey • Jordan • Syria • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • Dubai • New Year's Eve • New Year

 Dig May Confirm 
 Solomon's 
 Mines 

Biblical account matches unearthed copper center in Jordan

Oct 28, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science and the Bible have a rare moment of “confluence,” says an archaeologist who helped unearth possible proof of King Solomon's reign, Newsweek reports. In present-day Jordan, scientists have found a 10th-century BC copper production center that coincides with the rule of the Biblical king of Israel. A... More »

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Jordan • archaeology • Bible • excavation • King Solomon • Old Testament • King David • Kingdom of Israel

Portman Wants to Talk About Microloans,
Not Movies

Teams with Jordan's queen to help women

Oct 7, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Among Hollywood actresses, Natalie Portman may be an anomaly. “As opposed to talking about fashion,” the 27-year-old says she prefers discussing poverty alleviation. The Israeli-American discovered FINCA International, a microfinance program for women, through her inspiration, Jordan’s Queen Rania, a Palestinian and an “incredible woman whom... More »

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philanthropy • Jordan • charity • Harvard • microfinance • Natalie Portman • Arab Israeli conflict • Queen Rania

 Jordan's King
 Pledges Iraq Support

First visit by Arab head of state big boost for Iraqi government

Aug 12, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Jordan's Queen Uses YouTube
to Bash Clichés

Rania's youth-focused campaign focuses
on Arab stereotypes

Aug 6, 08 7:58 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Jordan • YouTube • stereotypes • Arabs • Queen Rania

Opinion

 Obama Appears
 Cocky, Presidential 

The media fawns, McCain glowers, but Obama gets raves: Dowd

Jul 23, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

In Jordan, Obama Urges Iraq-to-Afghanistan Shift

With security improved, US must focus on fighting terror, Dem says

Jul 22, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Jordan • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

Obama to Meet With Abbas
During Mideast Swing

Dem to meet Palestinian president in Ramallah

Jul 14, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 United Arab Emirates Cancels Iraq's $7B Debt

Baghdad wins boost from key Arab states

Jul 7, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

OPINION

Refugees: Iraq's Unspoken Crisis

US must rebuild shattered lives now or face decades of disorder: Kristof

Jun 26, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Jordan Cave May Be
 World's First Church 

Unearthed cavern could be oldest place of Christian worship

Jun 10, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(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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Jordan • archaeology • Christianity • church • Roman Empire

OPINION

Radical Steps Needed to Break Israel Impasse

Involving Jordan would be key move in new pragmatism: Friedman

Jun 4, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Pirates Hijack Relief Ship Off
of Somalia

Attack is third within weeks off the coast long plagued by pirates

May 18, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

McCain Makes Surprise Visit 
to Baghdad

He begins Mideast
tour to shore up
foreign policy image

Mar 16, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Iraq Pullout Would 
 Spur Genocide: Mac 

He's off to sell world view on international tour

Mar 14, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Iraq • Israel • John McCain • genocide • Jordan • torture • troop withdrawal • waterboarding • Iraq war • Straight Talk Express • al-Qaeda in Iraq

US to Admit More Iraqi Refugees

Speeds up glacial pace of resettlement

Feb 5, 08 3:47 AM CST
(Newser) - The State Department plans to admit 12,000 Iraqi refugees into the US by September, despite resettling only 375 so far this year, CNN reports. Ambassador James Foley, charged with the task of accelerating resettlement, vowed to reporters that the pace will pick up in the coming months. The US... More »

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Iraq • Jordan • Syria • State Department • Department of Homeland Security • refugee • Iraqi refugees • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • Refugees International

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