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Statements on defusing public feud in Jordan’s royal family

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File - In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006 file photo, Prince Hamza Bin Al-Hussein, right, and Prince Hashem Bin Al-Hussein, left, brothers King Abdullah II of Jordan, attend the opening of the parliament in Amman, Jordan. Prince Hamza, the half-brother of Jordan's King Abdullah II, said he has been placed under house arrest. in a videotaped statement late Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh, File)

Jordan’s king sends tough message on dissent in royal family

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 photo released by the Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech during the inauguration of the 19th Parliament's non-ordinary session, in Amman Jordan. Jordan’s army chief of staff says the half-brother of King Abdullah II was asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target Jordan’s security and stability.” The army chief of staff denied reports Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Prince Hamzah was arrested. He said an investigation is still ongoing and its results will be made public “in a transparent and clear form.” (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP, File)

Jordan prince says he’s confined, lashes out at authorities

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Samer Qraih, a Jordanian car dealer, sits in his apartment holding old business licences, bank statements and documents, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, March 14, 2021. The 45-year-old, and father of four was sent to nine months in prison after he sank in into massive debts. Hundreds of thousands of Jordanians like Qraih are faced with incarceration because of draconian debt laws that violate international human rights law, according to the report published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch. (AP Photo/Omar Akour)

Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law

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Israeli PM avoided Saudi airspace because of Houthi missiles

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This still image taken from video shows the exterior of Al-Hussein Al Salt Hospital in Salt, Jordan on Saturday, March 13, 2021. State media reports that Jordan’s Health Minister, Nathir Obeidat, has stepped down after at least six patients in a COVID-19 ward at a hospital near the capital Amman died due to a shortage of oxygen supplies. (AP Photo)

Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward

By OMAR AKOUR - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2021 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, speaks to journalists after meeting the Israeli citizen, who is the 5 millionth person to be vaccinated in Israel, at a ceremony in Tel Aviv. An Israeli official says Netanyahu will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, March 10. It will be Netanyahu's first official trip to the Gulf Arab nation after the two countries established diplomatic relations. (Miriam Alster/Pool via AP)

Israel’s Netanyahu cancels UAE trip in pre-election setback

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An old mobile artillery piece form Mideast wars sits covered with snow in a memorial site near the Quneitra border crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Heavy snowfall, gales as winter storm hits Middle East

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Bubba Wallace checks his helmet before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Wallace becomes 1st Black driver to lead lap at Daytona 500

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Jordan recovers bodies of 3 swept away in flash flood

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Creighton's Damien Jefferson (23) puts up a shot past Butler's Myles Wilmoth (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Butler erases 13-point deficit, upsets No. 8 Creighton in OT

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019 file photo, an ambulance is parked in front of the Jerash Government Hospital, where people stabbed in a knife attack were taken in Jerash, Jordan. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, Jordan sentenced a man to death by hanging for the 2019 stabbing attack at a popular tourist site that wounded eight people, including foreign tourists and their guide. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)

Jordan sentences man to death for stabbings at tourist site

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Activists: Fire on truck at Syria-Jordan border crossing

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FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2020, file photo, Utah running back Ty Jordan (22) scores against Washington State during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Salt Lake City. Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah who grew up in the Dallas area, has died, school officials announced Saturday, Dec. 26. Authorities in Texas and Utah have not released details about the circumstances of the Jordan's death. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Authorities: Utah’s Ty Jordan died in accidental shooting

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A sick brown bear sits at his enclosure in the Marghazar Zoo, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. A pair of sick and neglected dancing Himalayan brown bears will leave Islamabad's notorious zoo Wednesday for a sanctuary in Jordan, closing down a zoo that once housed 960 animals. The Marghazar Zoo's horrific conditions gained international notoriety when Kaavan, dubbed the world's loneliest elephant, grabbed headlines and the attention of iconic American entertainer Cher. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Sickly dancing bears leaving Pakistan for new life in Jordan

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Marie poses for a portrait in Komao village outskirts of Koidu, district of Kono, Sierra Leone, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. The 16-year-old didn’t want to get married, but when her now-husband proposed, she and her family were struggling with the economic situation. For that reason she decided to get married. “Now we are together, so if he asks me to get pregnant, I will accept that”, she says. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus

By KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

Utah running back Ty Jordan (22) carries the ball during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Oregon State on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah survives late rally, edges Oregon State 30-24

By JOHN COON - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, LaMelo Ball of the Illawarra Hawks squats during their game against the Sydney Kings in the Australian Basketball League in Sydney. LaMelo Ball is expected to be one of the top picks in the NBA Draft, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

LaVar vs. Jordan: LaMelo says ‘we know how it’d turn out’

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Women, Islamists suffer setbacks in election in Jordan

By OMAR AKOUR - Associated Press

Butler assistant coach retires amid COVID-19 concerns

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