March 4th, 2017 - 09:13 GMT Death penalty still alive and well in Jordan with 15 executed by hanging In 2005, King Abdullah II announced Jordan to become the first Middle Eastern country to halt executions. Starting 2006, several death sentences were handed down, but the government did not carry them out. Read more
December 25th, 2005 - 01:25 GMT At least three die in Iraq attacks as kidnappers demand Jordan to close embassy
November 20th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT Baghdad: Iraqi policeman killed in shooting attack on Jordan embassy; Blast kills US soldier
August 9th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT FBI to investigate Jordan embassy bombing as Bush sees ''progress'' in Iraq reconstruction
August 7th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT Jordan condemns bombing attack on Baghdad embassy: More than 10 people killed, most of them Iraqis
April 25th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT Jordan’s Government Calls for Iraqi Inquiry into Armed Robbery of Ambassador
