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Jordan protests escalate as lawyers boycott court
Jordanian lawyers are boycotting the kingdom’s State Security Court in protest against the arrest of activists who took part in ongoing demonstrations triggered by the end of bread subsidies on Jan. 27. The Jordanian Bar Association said in a March 8 statement that the arrests are a violation of the freedom of expression and instructed lawyers not to appear before the military-led court until the protesters are released.
What next for Sinai's displaced Copts?
A Christian woman who left el-Arish with her family during a campaign targeting Christians by Islamic State militants rests after arriving at a church in Ismailia, Egypt, Feb. 27, 2017. (photo by REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) Hundreds of Christian families escaped the city of el-Arish Feb. 24 after the Islamic State (IS) and its branch in Egypt, Wilayat Sinai, increased attacks on Copts there. It is believed to be the largest wave of collective displacement in Egypt since the June 1967 war.
Wrath of Euphrates spokeswoman: Raqqa is now isolated
Men fleeing violence around Raqqa surrender to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters north of Raqqa city, Syria, March 8, 2017.
Extremist expansion in southern Syria puts Jordan on guard
Soldiers stand guard at the Jordanian-Syrian border, near Mafraq, Jordan, Aug. 16, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) The Khalid Ibn al-Walid Army, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) in June 2016, took over villages in the Syrian south Feb. 16 after breaking free from the siege that opposition Syrian factions had imposed on it for years in the Yarmouk Basin in Daraa’s countryside.
US puts off decision on Raqqa until Turkey votes in referendum
US Army vehicles drive north of the Syrian city of Manbij, retaken from the Islamic State last year, March 9, 2017. Manbij is about 135 kilometers (84 miles) from Raqqa, the IS headquarters. The United States is still working out a timetable for a final assault of Raqqa.
Jordan's mass execution revives debate on death penalty
A general view shows security forces in front of al-Swaqa prison near Amman, Jordan, Feb. 4, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) Jordan’s execution of 15 men as dawn broke on March 4 in Swaqa prison, south of Amman, has raised questions and concerns among death penalty supporters and opponents alike. The executions — the first in more than two years — were unprecedented in Jordan’s history both in scale and in speed: Five of the hanged men had only lost their appeals one month earlier.
Why Jordan’s plan to integrate Syrian refugees into workforce has faltered
Syrian refugee metal shop trainees work at one of the vocational training centers of The Norwegian Refugee Council at Azraq refugee camp near Azraq, Jordan, June 27, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) AMMAN, Jordan — In the billion dollar Jordan Compact, Amman pledged to integrate Syrian refugees into its labor force in exchange for improved access to the European market, grants and cheap loans. The compact, reached Feb.
Hannah Patchett
Syrian refugee metal shop trainees work at one of the vocational training centers of the Norwegian Refugee Council at Azraq refugee camp near Azraq, Jordan, June 27, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) Why Jordan’s plan to integrate Syrian refugees into workforce has faltered The Jordanian government’s plan to issue free work permits to Syrian refugees has not produced the desired results.
High school cheating scandal extends through Jordan, Sudan, Egypt
A group of Jordanian high schoolers couldn’t have anticipated that their plan to cheat on a biology exam would snowball into a diplomatic crisis dragging in ministers, ambassadors and intelligence agents from across the Middle East. Yet that’s exactly what happened this spring in an incident that has renewed demands for education reforms.
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