Jordanian
RSS
Jordan hotel owner agonizes over what to feed pope
May 3 2009, AP

A Jordanian hotel owner preparing a lunch for the pope spent five weeks coming up with a choice of five menus for the upcoming visit and is still agonizing over what could go wrong _ just as he did when John Paul II visited nine years ago.

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Fired aide to Sen. Boxer sentenced for child porn
AP, Alexandria
A former high-level aide to Sen. Barbara Boxer has been sentenced to five years in prison on child pornography charges.
US, Boxer, Aide, Porn
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Iraq insists on US leaving cities by June 30
AP, Baghdad
Iraq’s government Monday ruled out allowing U.S. combat troops to remain in Iraqi cities after the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal, despite concern that...
ML, Iraq, World, US
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Israel dispatches envoys to soften hawkish image
AP, Jerusalem
Israel dispatched top officials to the U.S. and Europe on Monday in a diplomatic offensive aimed at softening the hawkish image of Prime Minister Benjamin...
ML, Israel, Diplomatic, Push
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Egypt's Christians see bias in pig slaughter
AP, Cairo
The Egyptian government is using swine flu as an excuse to get rid of tens of thousands of pigs raised by garbage collectors who live amid the refuse in Cairo slums....
ML, Egypt, Swine, Flu
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Yemeni soldier killed in clashes in troubled south
AP, San'a
Armed protesters in Yemen’s troubled south ambushed a military camp Monday, killing one soldier, an official said, as fighting between the government and...
ML, Yemen, Clashes, World
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Iran supreme leader rebukes president over powers
AP, Tehran
Iran’s supreme leader publicly rebuked the president over his removal of a top official, a rare show of discontent with the hard-line Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by the...
ML, Iran, Politics, World
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Vatican plays down differences before Israel trip
AP, Jerusalem
The Vatican’s representative to the Holy Land is playing down the controversies that could mar a visit next week by Pope Benedict XVI.
ML, Israel, Pope, World
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Journalist group: US reporter hospitalized in Iran
AP, Cairo
Reporters Without Borders says the American journalist on a hunger strike for two weeks to protest her imprisonment in Iran was briefly hospitalized after she...
ML, Iran, US, Journalist
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Obama outreach to Muslims worries Israelis
AP, Jerusalem
A solid majority of Jewish Israelis worry that President Barack Obama’s outreach to the Arab and Muslim world will come at their expense, a new poll showed...
ML, Israel, Poll, World
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Iraq: No extension of US pullback date from cities
AP, Baghdad
The Iraqi government says the June 30 deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from urban areas in Iraq is “non-extendable.”
ML, Iraq, World, Iraqi
made popular May 4 2009
(0)
Fears of Yemen turning into another Afghanistan
AP, San'a
The cave tucked in the remote Saudi mountains near the Yemeni border was clearly a way station for Islamic militants, Saudi police say, pointing to the stock of guns...
ML, Yemen, Al, Qaida
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
Former Israeli premier faces prostate cancer
AP, Jerusalem
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will undergo prostate cancer surgery in the US in the coming weeks.
ML, Israel, Olmert, World
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
Irate pig farmers clash with police in Egypt
AP, Cairo
Egyptian police and armored cars charged into a crowd of a 1,000 irate pig farmers armed with stones and bottles, leaving 12 people injured as residents of a Cairo slum...
ML, Egypt, Swine, Flu
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
Iraqi Sunni fighters detained for past attacks
AP, Baghdad
Iraqi and U.S. forces have arrested three leading members of a Sunni militia on suspicion of carrying out attacks _ including downing an American military helicopter _...
ML, Iraq, World, Iraqi
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
Iranian presidential candidate would work with US
AP, Cairo
An Iranian presidential candidate who is wanted by Interpol in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina said Sunday he is willing to cooperate with the U.S. on...
ML, Iran, Elections, World
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
Iran: US journalist's case will get fair review
AP, Tehran
Iran’s foreign minister assured his visiting Japanese counterpart that the case of an American journalist imprisoned in Tehran for allegedly spying for the United...
ML, Iran, US, Journalist
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
Iraqi soldier kills 2 US soldiers, wounds 3
AP, Baghdad
An Iraqi soldier opened fire on a U.S. military team Saturday, killing two American soldiers and wounding three, the U.S. military said, in an attack that could sharpen...
ML, Iraq, World, Iraqi
made popular May 3 2009
(0)
US-born academic named Israeli ambassador to US
AP, Jerusalem
Michael Oren, a U.S.-born academic who frequently appears as a media commentator on Mideast affairs, has been picked as Israel’s next ambassador to Washington, a...
ML, Israel, US, Ambassador
made popular May 2 2009
(0)
Iran hangs woman convicted of murder as a minor
AP, Tehran
Iran has hanged a young woman who was convicted of murder when she was a minor, her lawyer said Saturday, drawing condemnation from international human rights groups...
ML, Iran, Juvenile, Execution
made popular May 2 2009
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Jordanian charged with making campaign donations
AP, Los Angeles
A Jordanian businessman was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to three presidential candidates.
Campaign, Contributions, Indictment, Jordanian
made popular Feb 26 2009
(0)
Businessman indicted on campaign law violations
AP, Los Angeles
A Jordanian businessman was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to three presidential candidates.
Campaign, Contributions, Indictment, Jordanian
made popular Feb 26 2009
(0)
Man indicted in LA for illegal contributions
AP, Los Angeles
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a Jordanian businessman for allegedly making $60,000 in illegal campaign contributions to three presidential candidates...
Campaign, Contributions, Indictment, Angeles
made popular Feb 26 2009
(0)
Doctor cleared in British terror plot free on bail
AP, London
A Jordanian doctor cleared of involvement in botched car bomb attacks in London and Scotland but still facing a deportation order has been granted bail and freed.
EU, Britain, Terrorism, World
made popular Jan 16 2009
(0)
Jordan arrests poet accused of insulting Islam
AP, Amman
Jordanian police arrested a local writer Tuesday for incorporating verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, into his love poetry, a judicial official said.
ML, Jordan, Poetry, Arrest
made popular Oct 21 2008
(0)
Defense contractor accused of human trafficking
AP, Los Angeles
Defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor are accused of human trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.
Trafficking, Lawsuit, Defense, KBR
made popular Aug 28 2008
(0)
12 Jordanians sentenced for Iraq insurgency plans
AP, Amman
A Jordanian military court has sentenced 12 men to up to five years in jail for planning to join Iraq’s insurgency and carry out attacks against U.S. and Iraqi...
Jordan, Terrorism, World, Jordanian
made popular Aug 4 2008
(0)
Gunman dies of wounds in Jordan
AP, Amman
A Jordanian security official says a Palestinian gunman who shot himself after wounding six people in Jordan’s capital last week has died of his injuries.The...
Jordan, Gunman, World, Jordanian
made popular Jul 23 2008
(0)
Somali pirates hijack Jordanian ship carrying aid
AP, Nairobi
Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship carrying humanitarian aid to Mogadishu on Saturday in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless Somali coast, the head...
Somalia, Ship, Hijacked, World
made popular May 17 2008
(0)
Pirates hijack Jordanian ship off Somali coast
AP, Nairobi
A Western diplomat says pirates have hijacked a Jordanian ship off the coast of Somalia.The diplomat said it was unclear how many crew were aboard or what their...
Somalia, Ship, Hijacked, World
made popular May 17 2008
(0)
Palestinian leader undergoes angioplasty in Jordan
AP, Jerusalem
An aide says the Palestinian president has successfully undergone an angioplasty at a Jordanian hospital.Spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh says Mahmoud Abbas underwent the...
Palestinians, Abbas, World, Palestinian
made popular May 1 2008
(0)
Jordan Snubs Arab Summit
AP, Amman
Jordan says it is sending its Arab League representative _ not the King _ to head the Jordanian delegation to the Arab summit this weekend in Syria.The low-level...
Jordan, Arab, Summit, World
made popular Mar 28 2008
(0)
Canadian, Jordanian Sentenced to Death
AP, Riyadh
A Saudi court has sentenced a Canadian and a Jordanian to death for the alleged murder of a Syrian man during a school yard fight last year, a defense lawyer said...
Saudi, Death, Sentences, World
made popular Mar 4 2008
(0)
Iraqi Female Confesses to Hand in Amman Bombings
Bhawana Negi, Delhi
An Iraqi woman, a suicide bomber, was taken into custody on last Sunday on the charges of planning attacks at Amman hotels has confessed her crime. Saijida Mubarak...
Saijida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, suicide bomber, iraqi, women
made popular Nov 14 2005
Related Tags
Africa amman Angeles campaign contributions Hijacked indictment jordan Kenya los angeles Middle East ML Nairobi North America palestinian ship Somalia terrorism United States World
12345678910Next
FAQ / Help
Move to top