World Food Program Cuts Aid To Millions Of Syrian Refugees In Jordan

A last-minute U.S. donation of $65 million kept food aid in Jordan going for August, though at reduced levels

Associated Press
By Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan  — The World Food Program announced new cuts Friday in food aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan, highlighting a growing funding crisis of international agencies helping millions displaced by Syria's conflict. A last-minute U.S. donation of $65 million kept food aid in Jordan going for August, though at reduced levels, the WFP said.

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Syrian Rebels Capture Main Border Crossing With Jordan

Syrian rebels and fighters from the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front have captured the only functioning border crossing with Jordan.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Jabhat al-Nusra, wave their brigade flag. BEIRUT  — Syrian rebels and fighters from the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front have captured the only functioning border crossing with Jordan and three nearby military posts, prompting government bombing raids on the area, activists said Thursday. The capture of the Nasib crossing — a crucial

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As Saudi Arabia And Allies Continue Airstrikes, Sorrow And Rage In Yemen

Saudi Arabia discusses deploying as many as 150,000 troops and 100 warplanes in operation receiving coordination from the Pentagon and supported by Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
People carry the body of a woman covered with a blanket from under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes Thursday targeting military installations in Yemen held by Shiite rebels who were taking over a key port city in the country's south and had driven the embattled president to flee by sea, security officials said. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

People carry the body of a woman covered with a blanket from under the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa Airport, Yemen, Thursday, March 26, 2015. Airstrikes led by Saudi Arabia, and supported by other members of Gulf Cooperating Council and the U.S. government, continued to hit Yemen on Thursday as the situation in

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Holy Lights: Jordan’s 6,000 Mosques Will Go Solar By Year’s End

By installing solar panels on the country’s mosques, Jordan may be answering more than a few prayers uttered in response to rising electricity costs and a need to diversify the kingdom’s energy portfolio.

Mikala Reasbeck
By Mikala Reasbeck
Jordan Mosque

The sun sets behind Al-hussein Mosque in Amman, Jordan. AMMAN, Jordan --- Like most countries throughout the Middle East and around the world, Jordan relies heavily on crude oil and products. Yet a new initiative announced by Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will see all 6,000 of the kingdom’s mosques go solar by the end of

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America’s Need For Hero Kings

Pliant, weak tyrants like Jordan’s King Abdullah II are the mask — poorly fitting though it happens to be — that keeps the charade going that the U.S. is, in fact, the good guy.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Barack Obama, King Abdullah II

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Jordan's King Abdullah II during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. If you’ve been keeping track of the latest developments in the ongoing battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Middle East, you may or may not have noticed

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Jordan, US, France Intensify Anti-ISIS Operations Following Murder Of Pilot

A statement from the Jordanian armed forces said tens of jets were deployed in the attacks on Thursday morning, “hitting training camps of the terrorist groups as well as weapons and ammunition warehouses.”

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar

An This image grab taken from the Jordanian TV on February 5, 2015 shows flames erupting from a building hit by an airstrike against ISIS by warplanes of the Jordanian Air forces eagles at an undisclosed location. AFP/JORDANIAN TV Updated at 2:20 pm (GMT+2): Jordan said its warplanes launched dozens of new strikes Thursday against the

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