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Syria neighbors block thousands from fleeing: rights group
BEIRUT - Syria's neighbors have closed or tightened restrictions at several border crossings, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded within Syria's dangerous frontier regions, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Syria neighbors block thousands from fleeing: rights group
BEIRUT - Syria's neighbors have closed or tightened restrictions at several border crossings, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded within Syria's dangerous frontier regions, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Jordan's King Abdullah warns of regional conflict over Syria
DUBAI - Jordan's King Abdullah said Syria's war could ignite a regional sectarian conflict unless global powers helped to convene peace talks soon, a pan-Arab newspaper reported on Wednesday.
U.S. leaves about 700 combat-ready troops in Jordan after exercise
WASHINGTON - The United States, keeping a wary eye on Syria's civil war, has left about 700 combat-equipped troops in Jordan after a training exercise, President Barack Obama said on Friday, after previously deciding to leave Patriot missiles and warplanes there.
U.S. leaves about 700 combat-ready troops in Jordan after training exercise
WASHINGTON - The United States has left about 700 combat-equipped troops in Jordan after a training exercise there, at the request of the Jordanian government, President Barack Obama said on Friday.
Saudi king congratulates Rohani on Iran election win
DUBAI - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia congratulated moderate cleric Hassan Rohani on winning Iran's presidential election, hailing what he described as Rohani's wish to improve relations between the two countries, rivals for influence in the oil-rich Gulf.
Jordan's army ready for any threat from Syria: king
AMMAN - King Abdullah said on Sunday Jordan's armed forces were ready to protect the country against any threat from the escalating civil war in neighboring Syria.
U.S. puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
BEIRUT - The United States said on Saturday it would keep F-16 fighters and Patriot missiles in Jordan at Amman's request, and Russia bristled at the possibility they could be used to enforce a no-fly zone inside Syria. | Video
U.S. missiles, jets to stay in Jordan as Syria crisis rages
WASHINGTON - The United States said on Saturday it will keep Patriot missiles and F-16 jet fighters in Jordan after joint military exercises end next week while Secretary of State John Kerry said a political solution to the civil war in neighboring Syria may be getting "out of reach."
U.S. to keep missiles, jets in Jordan amid Syria crisis
WASHINGTON - The United States will keep Patriot missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan after the completion of joint military exercises this month amid the crisis in neighboring Syria, the Pentagon said on Saturday.
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