AMMAN (AFP) - Jordanian activists and trade unionists slammed Egypt on Thursday for denying them entry to the Gaza Strip for the second time in less than a month to deliver aid to the blockaded Palestinians.
"We are shocked that Egypt prevents us from delivering aid and medical supplies to Gaza," Ahmad Armuti, president of the Islamist-dominated unions' council, said in a statement emaile [...]
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and Jordan voiced hope Thursday that Israelis and Palestinians would start direct negotiations soon, but Amman warned against any "provocations" to slow the momentum.
"We both believe that moving to direct talks as soon as possible is in the best interest of Israelis, Palestinians, the region and the world," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said alon [...]
AMMAN (AFP) - A military tribunal sentenced a former finance minister and three other Jordanians to three years in jail on Tuesday for bribery in a graft case at the country's oil refinery, a court official said.
Ex-minister and refinery management committee head Adel Kudah was convicted along with the facility's ex-executive director Ahmed Rifai, businessmen Khaled Shahin and a former ec [...]
BRASILIA (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad voiced support Wednesday for the efforts of Brazil and Turkey to broker a diplomatic solution to the international tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
Under a May accord, Iran agreed to send some of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey in return for higher grade nuclear fuel from Russia and France for a medical research reactor.
Assad des [...]
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