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German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Jordanian General Mahmoud Freihat stand next to an exercise plane at Marka airport, Amman, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, prior to a handing over ceremony at. The package handed over included Mercedes-Benz Zetro off-road trucks, Mercedes Sprinter vans and GROB G 120TP training aircraft. (Michael Kappeler/Pool Photo via AP)

Jordan gets German military vehicles for border control

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German defense minister visits German troops at Jordan base

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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) celebrates a defensive stop in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, in New Orleans. Newly named All-Pro for the first time, Saints defensive Cam Jordan takes his playful yet menacing presence this weekend to the city where his father became a Pro Bowl tight end. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Saints’ Jordan aims to disappoint his dad’s old fans

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Jordan OKs use of cranes to drop aid for displaced Syrians

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4 Syrians convicted in IS blast that led to Jordan closure

By ALICE SU - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May meets King Abdullah at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan during her visit to the Middle East, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

West Africa is focus of Jordan counter-terrorism conference

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Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals blocks Jordan Cove permit

By The World - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in an Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart watches from the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. At right, in an Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, in Auburn, Ala. Georgia plays at No. 10 Auburn on Saturday. (AP Photo/File)

No. 2 Georgia tries to keep rolling against No. 10 Auburn

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 14, 2017 file photo, LaVall Jordan speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference introducing him as the new men's head basketball coach at Butler in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

LaVall Jordan eager to get started after returning to Butler

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

In this Aug. 30, 2017 photo, California women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, right, poses for a photo with her son Jordan next to assistant coach Kai Felton and her son Weston in Berkeley, Calif. The California women's basketball players suddenly have two tiny teammates on board for this season, the new sons of Gottlieb and Felton. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Baby boom: Two little boys join Cal women’s basketball team

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Syrian refugees covered in dust dust arrive at the Trabeel border, after crossing into Jordanian territory with their families, near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, 240 km (149 miles) east of Amman. Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening of a vital trade crossing and a gradual return home for Syrian war refugees who sought asylum in the kingdom _ but for now, however, these goals seem out of reach. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)

Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce

By ALICE SU and KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

Italian star tenor Andrea Bocelli, 58, a Catholic, makes the sign of the cross at the edge of the Jordan River, attended by a priest, at Al-Maghtas, Jordan. Bocelli prayed at the traditional site of Jesus' baptism and told The Associated Press that he &quot;prayed for peace in the world.&quot; (Elena Boffetta/Jordan Tourism Board via AP)

Andrea Bocelli prays at Jordan River site of Jesus’ baptism

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013, file photo, a coach's assistant does a handstand while Syrian children play soccer at the Zaatari refugee camp near the Syrian border in Jordan. Aleksander Ceferin, the head of European soccer's governing body and Jordan's Prince Ali have inaugurated a full-size soccer pitch in Jordan's largest camp for Syrian refugees. Organizers say the pitch is meant to give a sense of normalcy to 80,000 residents of Zaatari, which was set up in 2012, a year after the start of the Syria crisis. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)

Syrian refugee camp in Jordan gets full-size soccer pitch

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Jordan, Germany said to disagree on status of German troops

By KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the U.S guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, off Johor, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A number of U.S. sailors were missing after a collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker early Monday east of Singapore, the second accident involving a ship from the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)

Adm. John Richardson, Navy chief, orders probe into Pacific fleet after collisions

By Lolita C. Baldor, Annabelle Liang and Stephen Wright - Associated Press

Syrian troops capture wide area on border with Jordan

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File - In this Sunday, March 26, 2017 file photo, Palestinian residents of Gaza strip wait on the Israeli side of the Erez terminal to cross to Gaza Strip. New Israeli restrictions on Palestinians leaving the blockaded Gaza Strip, include a ban on laptop computers, hard-shell suitcases and even toothpaste. Israel is citing unspecified security concerns as the reason for forcing engineers, journalists, businessmen and human rights workers to leave their electronic work tools behind. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Gazan travelers face new restrictions from Israel

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Amir Cohen, Pool via AP)

Benjamin Netanyahu steps in to stop brawl of Israeli, Jordanian MP

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Jordanian parliament repeals ‘marry the rapist’ clause

By Alice Su - Associated Press

Jerusalem's Old City is seen trough a door with the shape of star of David, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Israel has begun dismantling metal detectors it installed a week earlier at the gates of a contested Jerusalem shrine, amid widespread Muslim protests. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel dismantles metal detectors from key Jerusalem shrine

By Karin Laub and Aron Heller - Associated Press