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AL: Israel trying to eject Palestinians from Jordan Valley to take over region

The Arab League's Palestine and occupied Arab land sector released a report documenting the rise in restrictions Israel has placed on Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley in what it

Jordan Refutes IAF Fatwa over Afghan War

A statement issued by the Islamic Action Front (IAF) in Jordan was criticised by the Jordanian government who described it as ‘offensive’.

Egypt Ranks 98th in International Corruption

The Transparency International’s 2010 report has ranked Egypt 98th in the index of international corruption and 12th in the Middle East. It earned 3.1 index rating in transparency.

MB Offshoot in Jordan Calls for National Salvation Government

The Islamic Action Front in Jordan called for the launching of a 'national salvation government' in an effort to grasp both the political and social problems facing the country.

The Race for Primacy in the Middle East

The Middle East is about to change. No, the dysfunctional political systems are not about to become more free or fair or democratic. National economies are not going to improve

The Gap Between Elections and Change

Arab democratic practices and institutions are alive and kicking, but there continues to be a deep and chronic gap between the phenomenon of citizens who vote, and the policies of

Jordan: 70% of Winners Are First Time Parliamentarians Indicating a Frustrated Nation

According to political analysts around 70 per cent of the winners in Jordan's parliamentary elections on November 9 are first-time winners indicating that, the public is completely dissatisfied with the

Jordan’s Polls End with Fatality

Polls across Jordan closed 12 hours after opening but not without violence. The parliamentary elections saw one person dead, two injured and twenty under arrest.

Israeli conference to discuss allocating Jordan as state for Palestinians

-- Netherlands MP Geert Wilders, known for his hostility against Islam, is scheduled to attend a conference in Israel to discuss a plan to turn Jordan into a national homeland

Jordan Goes to the Polls with Noted Absence of MB offshoot

Approximately two and a half million Jordanian citizens are expected to go to the parliamentary polls today with the noted absence of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm the Islamic Action