http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/jordan/ en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:31:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412620/posts 12/21/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- More than 300 Airmen partnered with colleagues from five other countries for an exercise held in Southwest Asia that concluded in mid-December. The event began in November and simulated a "large force employment," and gave participating nations a chance to develop solutions to potential issues that might occur during contingency operations. Aircrews from France, Jordan, Pakistan, the U.K., and the U.S. took part in simulated air battles as well as the advanced tactical leadership course, which included more than 200 hours of classroom instruction. In addition, ground crews collaborated on maintenance and security challenges.... Air Force http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412620/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:31:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412590/posts U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors fly in formation during a training mission in southwest Asia, Dec. 6, 2009. The F-22 fighters and crews are deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and entered the Air Forces Central area of responsibility for the first time as part of a multi-national exercise where aircrews from France, Jordan, Pakistan, the U.A.E., the U.K. and the U.S. trained together in fighting a large-scale air war. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller. SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. Airmen here marked a milestone recently, completing the first deployment... Multi-National Force-Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412590/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:51:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401808/posts Quote: NO VISA REQUIREMENT FOR TRAVEL FROM TURKEY TO JORDAN I'm pretty sure the brothers think they can use this to their advantage... Posted on 06 December 2009 @ 13:17 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401808/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 03:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401702/posts Jordan has sent several hundred troops from its special operations forces to help the Saudi military with its many Shi'ite units contain the Yemeni Shi'ite rebellion, which has spread deep into the Arab kingdom. WORLD TRIBUNE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401702/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:08:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400837/posts Jordan has sent several hundred troops from its special operations forces to help the Saudi military with its many Shi'ite units contain the Yemeni Shi'ite rebellion, which has spread deep into the Arab kingdom. WorldTribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400837/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 10:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400603/posts "LAMBERTVILLE: Restaurant owner jailed on attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other charges" 14 May 2009 | Uncategorized LAMBERTVILLE — SNIPPET: "Khalid Altawarh, 36, who also goes by the name David Shookby, took the woman’s Jeep Wrangler and fled the scene when she escaped into the arms of a friend who had stopped by to see if she was all right. She had failed to show up for work that morning, May 8, police said. Plumstead Township, Pa., police Chief Duane E. Hasenauer said Mr. Altawarh has been charged with attempted homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and other related... CENTRAL JERSEY.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400603/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:41:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391291/posts Dutch researcher Eva Kaptijn succeeded in discovering -- based on 100,000 finds -- that the Zerqa Valley in Jordan had been successively inhabited and irrigated for more than 13,000 years. But it was not just communities that built irrigation systems: the irrigation systems also built communities... she has been applying an intensive field exploration technique: 15 metres apart, the researchers would walk forward for 50 metres. On the outward leg, they'd pick up all the earthenware and, on the way back, all of the other material. This resulted in more than 100,000 finds, varying from about 13,000 years to just... PhysOrg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391291/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:24:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386189/posts On October 15, the State Security Court of Jordan imposed jail sentences of 15 to 20 years on 12 alleged Jordanian members of al-Qaeda accused of attacks against a church in the Kingdom last year (Al-Ghad [Amman], October 16; Al-Rai [Amman], October 16). In a reaction similar to those seen in trials of Salafi-Jihadis, plot leader Shaker al-Khatib and the rest of the convicted group prostrated themselves, thanking Allah as a sign of defiance against the court (al-Jazeera, October 15). Al-Khatib and four others in the group, aged between 19 and 28, received the death penalty, but the court commuted... Jamestown Foundation Terrorism Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386189/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:55:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379404/posts ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379404/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:18:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379566/posts Just in. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2379566/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377682/posts When Islamists made their roots south of the border... Venezuela's dictator: H. Chavez that "sees" only money, oil and Anti-Americanism-Power, does "serve" the Islamic Iranian Republic well, giving out passports to anyone. From that "port" it is quite easy for an Islamic Iranian AGENT to arrive into any other Latin American country as a... "Venezuelan". A "random" different case (of a Muslim trying to "blend" into Latin America), a year ago, a Jordanian Arab that "met" a Costa Rican (Tica) girl in Spain (she vouched for him in CR, asw this man came from the area in Jordan where a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377682/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372539/posts Female soccer match bet. Jordan and Palestine at al-Ram A Jordanian player(fully covered one in the air) clearing the ball out of goal area Donga Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372539/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:46:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370684/posts Following a day of clashes between security forces and Arab rioters in Jerusalem, Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Sunday evening stated that the fate of the capital would be determined by force, not negotiations. "The fate of Jerusalem will be determined only by confrontation and not by the negotiating tables," Mashaal said in a speech, according to Channel 10. "The Israelis want to divide al-Aqsa Mosque, and this is not all. They want to hold their religious ceremonies in the mosque … in preparation for demolishing it and building their temple there," he reportedly said. Israel is interested in... JPost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370684/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369633/posts   Dead Sea Power Project GREEN ENERGY: The Dead Sea Power Project (DSPP) is a tunnel and hydropower project that can produce 1500 to 2500 megawatts of clean and renewable electric energy. The value of such electric energy will be maximized by power generation during peak demand times. Planned operation of the project can fill the Dead Sea to the desired level within seven years of operation; after that, the continued operation of the hydropower plant will be enabled by the development of additional desalination capacity to supply the water needs of the region. SAVING THE DEAD SEA AND... Dead Sea Power Project http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369633/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369277/posts A 36-year-old Richfield man charged with making terroristic threats during an argument with another man in Wright County has been arrested at O'Hare Airport after skipping out before his trial was to begin this month, authorities in Minnesota said today. Ismail Alqawasmi remains in custody after his arrest at 8 p.m. Thursday, the Wright County Sheriff's Office said. The Chicago-Sun Times reported that Alqawasmi flew into the United States from Amman, Jordan, on Royal Jordanian airlines and a customs official conducting a name check found the warrant on a law enforcement data base, according to police. Alqawasmi was searched and... StarTribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369277/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:36:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582826/posts A federal grand jury has indicted three Ohio men on terrorism charges alleging they plotted to kill U.S. and coalition military personnel in Iraq and other countries. The three men were arrested over the weekend and were to be arraigned in federal courts in Cleveland and Toledo on Tuesday afternoon, said Assistant U.S. Attorney David Bauer. According to the indictment unsealed Monday, the three suspects recruited others to train for a violent holy war against the United States and its allies in Iraq. The indictment says they traveled together to a shooting range to practice shooting guns and studied how... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1582826/posts#comment Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368475/posts Kingdom’s uranium prospects ‘promising’ By Taylor Luck AMMAN - After less than a year of exploration, the Jordanian-French Uranium Mining Company (JFUMC) is reporting promising results for the potential location of the Kingdom’s first uranium mine, company officials said on Tuesday. Over the last nine months, drilling and geological mapping carried out by the firm, a joint venture between French mining company AREVA and Jordan Energy Resources Inc., has revealed large amounts of high-grade uranium close to surface levels. Operating within a 1,469-square-kilometre concession area, the JFUMC has focused on a 100-square-kilometre fertile zone in Swaqa as well as the... Jordan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368475/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359858/posts Environmentalists concerned about the threat to its unique eco-system. Water levels in the lowest and saltiest body of water on the planet are falling by more than four feet a year, giving rise to quips that the Dead Sea is dying. The government in Amman has said it is planning to extract more than 10 billion cubic feet a year from the Red Sea 110 miles to the south, feed most of it into a desalination plant to create drinking water, and send the salty waste-water left over to the Dead Sea by tunnel. Similar plans are already the subject... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359858/posts#comment Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:37:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359140/posts A United Nations plane has crashed in western Haiti, killing all 11 people on board, UN officials say. The Uruguayan surveillance plane was monitoring the Dominican Republic border as part of its tasks with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. Most of those on board the plane were military officers from Uruguay and Jordan, officials told the BBC. More than 9,000 UN personnel are stationed in Haiti, which has long been ravaged by violence and instability. Police officer Cadostin Marc-Andre told the AFP news agency the plane had been nearing the municipality of Ganthier when it came down. UN spokeswoman... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359140/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 23:12:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357484/posts DALLAS – A 19-year-old Italy resident was arrested by federal authorities after he attempted to blow up a prominent downtown Dallas skyscraper last Thursday. Italy, a town of 2,000 located south of Waxahachie, was home to the Jordanian born Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, who worked at a Shell gas station on Interstate Highway 35 and lived in a Monolithic dome house in town. Smadi was arrested in a sting operation when the phony bombs the Federal Bureau of Investigations provided to him to detonate failed to go off. FBI agents, in widely reported news accounts, monitored Smadi for several months... The Ellis County Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357484/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:58:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357765/posts A federal grand jury in Dallas indicted a Jordanian teenager accused of trying to bomb a Dallas skyscraper. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday that Hosam Maher Smadi was indicted on one count of attempting to use of a weapon of mass destruction and one count of bombing a public place. Authorities say Smadi parked a truck he thought contained a bomb in the garage beneath the 60-story Fountain Place office building in downtown Dallas. Later, authorities say, he dialed a cell phone he thought would Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357765/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:18:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356919/posts All Michael Jordan wants to do is come to the City by the Bay and play, but San Francisco's laws have officials telling an American icon to butt out. Jordan is in town for the Presidents Cup golf tournament. He has more recognition than most of the players, but he is also getting attention for his habit of smoking cigars on the links. That is against the law in San Francisco and, famous or not, city officials are asking him to put out the cigar while on their property. "I've already sent an e-mail to the PGA Tour director," Recreation... NBC11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356919/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:18:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352232/posts AMMAN — Jordan has decided to go it alone and build a two-billion-dollar pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea without help from proposed partners Israel and the Palestinian Authority, an official told AFP. "Jordan is thirsty and cannot wait any longer," said Fayez Batayneh, the country's chief representative in the mega-project to provide drinking water and begin refilling the Dead Sea, which is on course to dry out by 2050. "Israel and the Palestinians have raised no objection to Jordan starting on the first phase by itself," Batayneh said. "The first stage, at an estimated cost of... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352232/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 04:29:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344455/posts http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1249418627506&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull "Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged all the people as follows: 'Keep the entire commandment that I am commanding you today. On the day that you cross over the Jordan into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up great stones and cover them with plaster. You shall write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over." (Deuteronomy 27:1-3). Rubble on floor may have fallen from the ceiling during earthquakes since the cavern was fashioned. Built on the foundations of an ancient Byzantine church, the Greek... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344455/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:22:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338227/posts Note: Photo included. SNIPPET: "That's the way Nick George, a senior at Pomona College, in California, sees what happened to him at the Philadelphia airport two Saturdays ago. George, of Wyncote, Montgomery County, was about to catch a Southwest flight back to school when stereo speakers in his backpack caught the eye of screeners at the metal detector. When they looked though his bag, George said, they found his Arabic/English flash cards, and escorted him to a side screening area. He figures it didn't help that his passport had stamps from Jordan, where he'd studied a semester, and Egypt and... Philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338227/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:51:37 GMT