Jordan

The Syrian leader, once a political pariah, is now being welcomed back by many of the countries that cut him off 10 years ago, despite ongoing U.S. opposition.

"Nobody's going to turn a blind eye to this," said Dave Harden, a former senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

"These properties are not publicized out of security and privacy concerns, and not out of secrecy or an attempt to hide them," the palace said in a statement.

As you search for the perfect Father's Day gift, think of making one in his name that helps dads in need, especially refugees.

The king of Jordan is a popular figure and a symbol of unity in a very demographically complicated country.

A rare winter storm blanketed swathes of the Middle East, from Saudi Arabia to Syria and Libya to Lebanon, in snow.

Newsweek spoke exclusively with four Israeli security officials charged with frontiers facing Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the southern borders with Egypt and Jordan, revealing their primary security concerns for 2021.

The Arab consensus on "Palestine" may soon split, as Arab countries weigh continued rejection of the state of Israel against the realities of life in the Middle East.

Considered to be among the most significant archaeological finds of all time, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain some of the earliest versions of biblical texts.

Mudar Zahran of the Jordanian Opposition Coalition and Alaa al-Fazza, of the Jordanian Expatriates' Forum, accuse each other of secretly working for their native nation's Hashemite monarchy.

The U.S. military said "an unknown Jordanian extremist" who is "a loyalist to the Jordanian kinglet" may be plotting to attack Tower Barracks in Grafenwohr or Tower Barracks, Dulmen, according to a report seen by Newsweek.

King Abdullah II said that he and other regional leaders are still waiting to find out what will be in the White House proposal.

An oasis of peace in a turbulent part of the world filled with biblical history and dramatic desert wonders, Jordan is about as otherworldly as you can get here on Earth.

While many of the famed dynastic families of the world have died out or been replaced by democracies, there are still a handful still ruling the roost.

"Saudi Arabia is a strategic ally but the crown prince was, in my opinion, involved in the murder of Mr. Khashoggi and he's done a lot of other disruptive things," the Republican senator explained.

Trump Jr. told Senate investigators in 2017 that he was only "peripherally aware" of the Trump Tower Moscow project, something that Michael Cohen's testimony contradicted.

The artifact describes several kings mentioned in the Christian bible.

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey were set to meet in what would be a rare display of unity at a time when conflicts, competing interests and foreign influence had left it deeply divided.

The NBA's all-time scoring leader reflects on the remarkable career of LeBron James, on and off the court.

"It is so obvious, just their jealousy and how threatened they are by her," the aide said of how Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been treated so far in Washington, D.C.

At least 17 people were killed—some of whom were children under the age of 14.

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"A Palestinian state must be established with security, borders and a capital before talking about any kind of confederation since it is needed to be able to achieve such a thing," said Ziad Abu Zayyad, an international spokesman for the Fatah party.

Nadim Sarrouh says Shin Bet agents accused him of anti-Israeli activities and were suspicious of his heritage.

"It is important to have an honest and sincere effort to disrupt [the United Nations Relief and Works Agency]," Kushner wrote in an email.

The Russia-backed Syrian military has kicked ISIS out of another one of its last outposts, but will U.S. allies Israel and Jordan pay the price?

With the Syrian military nearing victory, Russia has asked for U.S. support in resettling millions of refugees who fled the seven-year civil war.

With the Syrian government and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces emerging as the top winners in war, the two sides are trying to reach an understanding.

Report says Trump wants a deal with Russia to get the U.S. out of Syria "ASAP," but the Kremlin says it has "no idea" what CNN is talking about.

Opposition negotiator Nasr al-Hariri said such "U.S. silence" could only be due to a "malicious deal" made between foreign powers involved in Syria's war.