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The US Air Force described the ceremony as a 'dignified transfer' of remains

Biden witnesses return of US soldiers killed in Jordan

The remains of three American soldiers killed in Jordan in an attack by an Iranian-made drone have been returned to the United States.

World • 02 Feb 24

Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman travelled to Jordan

Minister travels to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees

Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman has met with some of the 300 Syrian families living in Jordan who are due to re-settle in Ireland next year.

World • 17 Nov 21

Hamzah (pictured here in 2015) is the eldest son of late King Hussein and his American wife Queen Noor

Half-brother of Jordan's king under 'house arrest'

A top former Jordanian royal aide was among several suspects arrested yesterday in a security sweep, as the army cautioned a half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security.

World • 04 Apr 21

Aid agencies fear what Covid-19 will do to refugee camps

Irish aid worker's Covid-19 fears for Syrian refugees

The Cork woman who is UNICEF's Deputy Representative in Jordan has warned that Covid-19 has caused "massive complications" to meeting the humanitarian needs of Syrian refugee children and their families.

Coronavirus • 15 Apr 20

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he expected to reach around 1 million passengers in Jordan in 2020

Ryanair aims to double routes, passengers to Jordan

Ryanair aims to double the number of routes and passengers it flies to Jordan next year following rapid growth since launching flights to the country last year, its chief executive told Reuters today.

Business • 29 Apr 19

The flooding happened near the Dead Sea in Jordan

School children among 18 dead in Jordan flash flooding

At least 18 school children and teachers have died in a flash flood near Jordan's Dead Sea, which happened while they were on an outing.

World • 25 Oct 18

White Helmet volunteers in Idlib earlier this year

Members of White Helmets evacuated from Syria

Hundreds of members of Syria's "White Helmet" civil defence group and their families have been evacuated and moved over the border into Jordan overnight, officials have said.

Syria • 23 Jul 18

Jordanian security forces stand guard outside the Israeli embassy in Amman

Israeli embassy staff in Jordan return to Israel

The staff of Israel's embassy to Jordan, including a security guard involved in a shooting incident in which two Jordanians were killed, have returned to Israel from Amman.

News • 24 Jul 17

Security forces outside the Israeli embassy in Jordan

One man killed in shooting attack at Israeli embassy

One Jordanian was killed and two people, a Jordanian and an Israeli, were wounded in a shooting incident in a building inside the Israeli embassy complex in Jordan's capital Amman, police have said.

World • 23 Jul 17

King Abdullah said the refugee crisis was overloading Jordan's social services and threatening regional stability

King Abdullah appeals for help with migrant influx

Jordan's King Abdullah says his country needs long-term aid from the international community to cope with a huge influx of Syrian refugees, warning that unless it received support the "dam is going to burst".

News • 02 Feb 16

Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Jordan led protests in November over the arrest of Zaki Bani Rushaid

Muslim Brotherhood leader sentenced in Jordan

A Jordanian security court has sentenced a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader to 18 months in prison for criticising the United Arab Emirates on social media, according to a judicial source.

News • 15 Feb 15

Muath al-Kasaesbeh was killed by Islamic State militants

Jordan planes strike IS after pilot murder

Jordan said today it had launched air strikes against the Islamic State group, after vowing a harsh response to the burning alive of one of its fighter pilots.

News • 05 Feb 15

Flight Lieutenant Kassasbeh was killed by Islamic State militants

Jordan vows 'severe response' to pilot's killing

Jordan has hanged two Iraqis, including a female militant, hours after the Islamic State militant group released a video appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, a security source and state television said.

World • 04 Feb 15

Hostage Kenji Goto's wife urges Jordan and Japan to work for his release

Wife of Japanese hostage pleads for his release

The wife of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who is being threatened with execution by Islamic State militants, broke her silence today hours before the deadline for a hostage swap that could save his life.

News • 30 Jan 15

The pontiff is greeted by Jordan's Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed on the first day of his visit to the Middle East

Pope Francis calls for fresh talks on Syria

Pope Francis called for fresh peace talks on Syria, urging all sides to swap arms for negotiations, and asked the international community to aid those fleeing the bloodshed.

News • 24 May 14

Fawaz al-Itan was abducted from a street in Tripoli

Jordan's ambassador to Libya kidnapped

Jordan's ambassador to Libya was kidnapped in Tripoli by masked gunmen who attacked his car and shot his driver.

News • 15 Apr 14

Amnesty International said the situation for those fleeing Syria is unacceptable

Amnesty says Jordan denying Syrian refugees entry

A new report by human rights group Amnesty International has said that hundreds of people trying to flee the fighting in Syria are being turned back at the Jordanian border.

News • 31 Oct 13

Abu Qatada was convicted of terror charges in Jordan in his absence in 1999

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada released on bail

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has been released on bail in Britain after winning the latest stage in his seven-year legal battle to avoid deportation to Jordan, where he faces terrorism charges.

News • 13 Nov 12

Over 30,000 Syrian refugees are living in Zaatari

Syrian refugees face tough winter in Jordan camp

UNICEF Ireland is warning that more than 30,000 Syrian refugees are facing a "hostile and unforgiving" winter living in tents in the Jordanian desert.

Special Reports • 20 Nov 12

Jordan has regularly been targeted by Al-Qaeda due to its relationship with the US

Jordan claims to have foiled Al-Qaeda bomb plot

Jordan has foiled a major plot by an Al-Qaeda linked cell, which aimed to destabilise the key US ally's security by bombing shopping centres and assassinating Western diplomats, state television has said.

News • 21 Oct 12

Syrian rebels seize air defence facility

Rebels in Syria have seized an air defence facility and attacked a military airport in the east of the country.

News • 01 Sep 12

Syrian refugee children receive aid at the Zaatri refugee camp

Major influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan

The pace of Syrian refugees arriving in Zaatri camp in northern Jordan has doubled, with 10,200 arriving in the past week.

News • 28 Aug 12

Minister Joe Costello is visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

Hollande - Syrian opposition must form government

French President Francois Hollande has urged Syria's divided opposition to form a provisional government.

News • 27 Aug 12

The number of Syrian refugees has already surpassed the projection for the end of the year

200,000 Syrians have fled to neighbouring states

More than 200,000 Syrians are said to have poured into neighbouring countries during the 17-month Syrian conflict.

News • 24 Aug 12

Syrian civilians leave their homes to safer areas during a lull in fighting between opposition forces and army troops in Aleppo

Forces bomb Aleppo, declare victory in Damascus

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo are putting the nail in the coffin of President Bashar al-Assad's government.

News • 30 Jul 12