Word: amman
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...concerts organized by Islamic Relief International in Los Angeles, Dallas, New Jersey, Chicago and Detroit, Yusuf passionately sang and spoke about the current Middle East crisis. "Our hearts, our minds, our souls are with our brothers and sisters in Palestine and in Lebanon," he said to thundering applause in Amman University's Arena Hall before dedicating his next song to all those suffering in the Middle East. "As Allah says in the Quran, 'With hardship, there comes ease and comfort.' God willing, dawn is near, and night will pass. We should never lose hope...
Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Aramex International, a company based in Amman that competes with the likes of Federal Express and DHL, didn't have oil money to back him. Ghandour founded the firm in 1982 after studying at George Washington University. His plan was to become the Middle East middleman for the big U.S. and European shipping firms...
...lesson: the turnaround. He got busy marshaling the regional players that Airborne had left in the cold into a new alliance. A leader in the Middle East and South Asia, Ghandour is looking for acquisitions in the U.S. and China. "Things are very hectic," says Ghandour, who shuttles between Amman, Dubai, Beijing, Dublin and New York City. "It's a whole new ball game. But we are ready...
...Israelis once tried to kill Mashaal and nearly succeeded. In 1997 two Israeli Mossad agents in Amman tried to assassinate Mashaal, who was allegedly running money and supplies to Palestinian militants in the occupied territories, by smearing his neck with poison. Both would-be assassins were caught, and as Mashaal was dying from the lethal toxin, Jordanian authorities made a deal: they would release the captured Mossad agents in exchange for an antidote to save Mashaal's life. The Israelis complied, and the uproar generated by the botched assassination attempt catapulted Mashaal to the top tier of Hamas' leadership, which...
...Agency for International Development official/diplomat Lawrence Foley shot to death in home in Amman, Jordan; police arrest three men who claim they were recruited, armed and paid by Zarqawi...