Topic: Amman
Ten alleged Islamist extremists accused of plotting to carry out attacks against Jordan's army and intelligence service last year pleaded not guilty at the start of their trial on Sunday. "The 10 men, who embrace the takfirism ideology, pleaded not guilty today at the (military) state security court to charges of plotting to carry out terrorist attacks in the ...
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Sunday shuttled between Jerusalem and Amman in his second attempt this week to persuade Israeli and Palestinian leaders to relaunch peace talks. Mitchell met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem before heading to Amman for talks with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on a regional tour aimed at reviving talks suspended during ...
Israeli security experts paid a visit to Jordan on Friday to evaluate risks of any attacks against the Jewish state's Amman embassy a day after a bomb attack on a convoy from the mission. Jordanian Information Minister Nabil Sharif told AFP the delegation was assessing "Israeli security measures of their embassy" in the wake of the blast that caused ...
