Posts Tagged: Jordan Syria Border
Jordan Says Not Yet Ready to Open Border Crossing With Syria
Jordan will reopen its border with Syria only when it is ready, Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Thursday, in a signal that Amman could...
UN Urges Jordan to Open Borders to Fleeing Syrians
The United Nations human rights office and refugee agency UNHCR urged Jordan on Tuesday to open its border to Syrians trying to escape an escalating...
Jordan’s King Abdullah Vows to Strike With ‘Iron Fist’ After Suicide Attack
JNS.org - Jordan’s King Abdullah vowed to strike back “with an iron fist” following a suicide bombing attack that killed six soldiers in a remote area...
Will Jordan be the Next Arab State to Fall?
JNS.org - Bordering the attention-grabbing countries of Israel, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Jordan is sometimes overlooked by the media and by policy experts because...
Obama to Provide Lethal Aid to Syrian Oppositon
Al-Arabiya - U.S. President Barack Obama is gearing up to send lethal weapons to the Syrian opposition, according to senior administration officials speaking...
The Cost of Inaction in Syria
Pressure is mounting on the Obama Administration to respond more decisively to the situation in Syria after the White House conceded that it believes the...
Lindsey Graham: King of Jordan May be Casualty of Syrian Civil War
Times of Israel - A US Senator warned Thursday that tension caused by the civil war in Syria could spell the end of the...
US Sends Troops to Jordan to Help Secure Syrian Border
Associated Press - The Pentagon is sending about 200 soldiers from a U.S. Army headquarters unit to Jordan to assist efforts to contain violence...