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Topic: Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood

June 4, 2013
4:06 am

Jordanian journalists protest in front of the country's Parliament in Amman in 2011 over changes to the country's anti-corruption laws that they claimed muzzled press freedoms in the kingdom. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Jordan cracks down on online media, blocks 304 news sites

Critics slam move as an effort to muzzle opposing opinion; information minister says government seeks to raise standards of reporting, prevent slander

By Jamal Halaby

February 10, 2013
1:40 pm

Jordan's King Abdullah II (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)

Jordan’s King Abdullah inaugurates new parliament

January 23 election, boycotted by the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, ushers in fresh faces

January 24, 2013
4:31 pm

Jordanian officials empty a ballot box in Amman, Wednesday (photo credit: Raad Adayleh/AP)

Islamists, pan-Arabs win seats in Jordanian parliament

Initial election results show monarchy royalists retaining majority; kingdom calls the election a ‘milestone’ to greater democracy

January 22, 2013
10:12 am

Demonstrators wave the Jordanian flag during a protest by the Muslim Brotherhood movement and other opposition parties against the upcoming parliamentary elections, in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. (Photo credit: AP/Mohammad Hannon)

Jordanian vote Wednesday seen as dawn of democracy

Parliamentary elections touted as milestone for reform; Brotherhood protests haven’t really caught on

By Jamal Halaby

January 21, 2013
1:05 pm

Islamists set to lose in Jordanian elections

Apathy, fear of instability characterize mood of Jordanian voters; Arab paper calls out Likud for running with no platform

By Michael Bassin

November 17, 2012
4:17 am

Jordanian Protesters from the Islamic Action Front and other opposition parties hold a demonstration after Friday prayers in Amman, Jordan, Friday, Nov. 16 (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

Calls for ouster of Jordan’s king grow at protests

Some 2,500 people in Amman chant slogans reminiscent of last year’s Arab world uprisings

By Jamal Halaby

November 14, 2012
1:15 am

Jordan's King Abdullah II (photo credit: CC BY-SA World Economic Forum, Flickr)

Protests across Jordan follow fuel price hike

Demonstrators demand government resignation, but also speak up against the King

By Elhanan Miller and AP

October 16, 2012
5:34 pm

Thousands of Islamic Action Front supporters carrying banners and a large Jordanian flag gather earlier this month to demand constitutional reforms during an opposition rally in Amman. (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

Jordan sets parliamentary elections for January 23

Muslim Brotherhood plans to boycott vote, says election law is biased

By AP and Ilan Ben Zion

October 7, 2012
10:53 am

Yair Lapid, July 2012. Lapid returned to television Friday night as talk of early elections gained steam (photo credit: Oren Nahshon / FLASH90)

Drone, baby, drone

A drone infiltrates Israeli airspace, a murder in Eilat, and Barak and Netanyahu are friends once more

By Yossi Nachemi

October 5, 2012
8:30 pm

Jordanian Islamists rally for elections boycott

Thousands take to the streets of Amman in rare protest against Hashemite regime

October 5, 2012
12:30 pm

Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan calls for mass protest against king’s policies

Group decries what it sees as ‘foot-dragging’ on promised reforms

By Yoel Goldman and AP

September 27, 2012
12:30 pm

Salameh Nematt in his Amman office, September 24 (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

Unrest is growing, but most Jordanians still prefer change from above and not below

A Jordanian journalist, and Israel ‘normalizer,’ says he prefers perestroika to revolution

By Elhanan Miller

September 19, 2012
2:03 pm

Lakhdar Brahimi (left) during his visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, September 18 (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

Syrian opposition head calls for immediate Arab intervention

Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood wants to weaken king’s powers

By Elhanan Miller

September 2, 2012
8:58 pm

Jordanians celebrate independence day in Amman, June 1, 2012 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Demonstrations in Amman, ostensibly over gas prices, highlight a deeper malaise

Protesters at rally organized by Muslim Brotherhood shout critical slogans at Jordan’s King Abdullah

By Elhanan Miller

July 25, 2012
7:50 pm

Jordan’s king is caught between desire for reform and fear of an Islamist power grab

Upcoming parliamentary elections will be a crucial test of Abdullah II’s policies and the Muslim Brotherhood’s resolve

By Jamal Halaby

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood

Jordan cracks down on online media, blocks 304 news sites

Critics slam move as an effort to muzzle opposing opinion; information minister says government seeks to raise standards of reporting, prevent slander

Jordan’s King Abdullah inaugurates new parliament

January 23 election, boycotted by the opposition Muslim Brotherhood, ushers in fresh faces

Islamists, pan-Arabs win seats in Jordanian parliament

Initial election results show monarchy royalists retaining majority; kingdom calls the election a ‘milestone’ to greater democracy

Jordanian vote Wednesday seen as dawn of democracy

Parliamentary elections touted as milestone for reform; Brotherhood protests haven’t really caught on

Islamists set to lose in Jordanian elections

Apathy, fear of instability characterize mood of Jordanian voters; Arab paper calls out Likud for running with no platform

Calls for ouster of Jordan’s king grow at protests

Some 2,500 people in Amman chant slogans reminiscent of last year’s Arab world uprisings

Protests across Jordan follow fuel price hike

Demonstrators demand government resignation, but also speak up against the King

Jordan sets parliamentary elections for January 23

Muslim Brotherhood plans to boycott vote, says election law is biased

Drone, baby, drone

A drone infiltrates Israeli airspace, a murder in Eilat, and Barak and Netanyahu are friends once more

Jordanian Islamists rally for elections boycott

Thousands take to the streets of Amman in rare protest against Hashemite regime

Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan calls for mass protest against king’s policies

Group decries what it sees as ‘foot-dragging’ on promised reforms

Unrest is growing, but most Jordanians still prefer change from above and not below

A Jordanian journalist, and Israel ‘normalizer,’ says he prefers perestroika to revolution

Syrian opposition head calls for immediate Arab intervention

Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood wants to weaken king’s powers

Demonstrations in Amman, ostensibly over gas prices, highlight a deeper malaise

Protesters at rally organized by Muslim Brotherhood shout critical slogans at Jordan’s King Abdullah

Jordan’s king is caught between desire for reform and fear of an Islamist power grab

Upcoming parliamentary elections will be a crucial test of Abdullah II’s policies and the Muslim Brotherhood’s resolve

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