Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The level of corruption in Middle East defense procurement is among the highest in the world, a report said. Transparency International, a London-based group, said the high corruption included Israel, whose parliament has little oversight over defense contracts. “Parliaments and legislatures in two-thirds of the 82 countries assessed have seriously […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan, which is hosting 1,000 U.S. troops and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees and fighters preparing to enter Syria, has expressed dismay over delays in U.S. arms exports. The United States has some 1,000 troops — part of what has been called U.S. Central Command Forward, Jordan. The unit, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has been warned that Syria’s chemical weapons could be dispersed and that Jordan could collapse. A leading senator said the Hashemite kingdom was under tremendous strain from the civil war in neighboring Jordan. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — The United States envisions a long-term military presence in Jordan. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was preparing to maintain or expand the U.S. military presence in Jordan. The officials said the U.S. presence, comprised of the Army’s 1st Armored Division, would help protect Jordan from the Islamist […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan, in wake of the ouster of Egypt’s first Islamist president, has been considering its own crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Sources said King Abdullah determined that the opposition, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, was seeking to undermine Jordan’s rapproachement with Egypt’s new military-backed regime. “The king does not want the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com LONDON — Jordan, long regarded as one of the most stable regimes in the Middle East, has lost control over much of its territory. Western intelligence sources asserted that the Hashemite kingdom has undergone a rapid decline over the last year amid the civil war in neighboring Syria. They said Jordan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing The Obama administration is reluctantly upping its involvement in the Syrian civil war. Though the White House offers few details, reports indicate that American personnel will arm and train teams of rebel fighters on Jordanian territory, then send them across the border to fight the Assad government. This […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has left another 700 combat troops in Jordan. President Barack Obama said the U.S. forces were deployed in the Hashemite kingdom in wake of Eager Lion-2013, which ended on June 20. Obama said the troops, accompanied by missile defense systems and F-16 aircraft, would help protect Jordan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan’s military has reported a bloody clash along the border with Syria. The Jordanian military said Army units battled Syrians near the border of the Hashemite kingdom on June 19. A military spokesman said the unidentified Syrians opened fire on a Jordanian Army border post. “One of the infiltrators was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to pressure Jordan to reduce its military budget. The Council on Foreign Relations has issued a report that called on the administration of President Barack Obama to pressure the Hashemite kingdom. The report said Washington should push King Abdullah to reduce the budget of […]