Word: jordanian
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...president of the Jordanian Senate is also a member of the Harvard Club of Jordan," Nye wrote in an e-mail message...
Abdullah, 37, ascended to the Jordanian throne in February, following the death of his father King Hussein. The popular Hussein was known for his active role in promoting the peace process, an ideal Abdullah vowed to uphold...
Abdullah received his education overseas, including stints at Oxford University and Massachusetts' Deerfield Academy, but also served extensively in the Jordanian army...
Abdullah did comment on the situation in Iraq. Although he said Jordanian-American relations are the "best they've ever been," Abdullah urged the United States government to ease sanctions against Iraq...
...much as Jordan is forced to walk a tightrope between the interests of a broader Middle East peace and the sentiments of ordinary Jordanians, Hamas too has no interest in a confrontation with Jordan. The last time Palestinian exiles and their descendants, who now make up a majority of the Jordanian population, challenged the Hashemite throne ? in the "Black September" of 1970 ? the response was swift and brutal, leaving thousands of Palestinians dead and the PLO in exile. "Hamas will maintain that its struggle is with Israel and it has no quarrel with any Arab state," says Hamad. So while...