/tags/jordan Jordan en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-09/humanitarian-aid-agencies-brace-for-fallout-from-syrian-strikes Millions of Syrians have poured into refugee camps, where food, water and health services are scarce. As the U.S. prepares for possible military action, aid agencies are preparing for thousands more people to flee and worsen the humanitarian crisis. Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-09/humanitarian-aid-agencies-brace-for-fallout-from-syrian-strikes Jason Beaubien /npr-news/2013-08-23/a-glimpse-of-syrias-1-million-child-refugees Syrian children account for 1 million of the 1.75 million Syrians who have fled their country since the beginning of the upheaval in 2011, the United Nations says. Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-23/a-glimpse-of-syrias-1-million-child-refugees Greg Myre /npr-news/2013-07-14/the-don-whos-taken-charge-of-jordans-biggest-refugee-camp After fleeing his native Syria, Mohammad al-Hariri became the most powerful man in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where more than 120,000 refugees live. Aid workers view him as running a criminal enterprise, but they appear to have little choice but to work with him. Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-14/the-don-whos-taken-charge-of-jordans-biggest-refugee-camp Deborah Amos, Peter Breslow /npr-news/2013-07-07/britain-deports-radical-cleric-to-jordan Abu Qatada was held at a prison in southeast London, and was taken from there to the airport at midnight Sunday. He appeared in court in Jordan and was formally charged with terrorism-related offenses. Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:32:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-07/britain-deports-radical-cleric-to-jordan Krishnadev Calamur /npr-news/2013-06-30/kerry-sees-real-progress-after-latest-mideast-trip "With a little more work, the start of final status negotiations could be within reach," the secretary of state said Sunday after four days of shuttle diplomacy. He met with Israeli and Palestinian officials. Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-30/kerry-sees-real-progress-after-latest-mideast-trip Emily Harris /npr-news/2013-06-26/jordan-accused-of-targeting-online-dissent It's happened across the Middle East — and now it's happening in Jordan. The country's government has cracked down on news and other Internet sites. A new law requires those sites to be registered with the government and have a member of Jordan's press council on staff. Some are calling it another form of censorship. Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-26/jordan-accused-of-targeting-online-dissent Deborah Amos, Nabih Bulos /2013-06-17/u-s-war-planes-participate-in-exercises-in-jordan Jordan is hosting major military exercises known as Eager Lion 2013. More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 countries, including the U.S., will be participating. The war games kicked off as Syria's civil war rages next door. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:00:00 GMT /2013-06-17/u-s-war-planes-participate-in-exercises-in-jordan Deborah Amos /npr-news/2013-05-13/middle-east-virus-spreads-between-hospitalized-patients SARS burst on the scene in 2003 after one man infected travelers staying on the same floor of a Hong Kong hotel. Now that a new virus with similarities to SARS has spread from person to person, public health officials are urging hospitals to be on guard. Mon, 13 May 2013 17:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-13/middle-east-virus-spreads-between-hospitalized-patients Richard Knox /2013-05-06/thousands-of-syrians-ride-buses-to-refugee-camps Morning Edition rides along with Andrew Harper of the UNHCR to the Syrian border. Roughly 3,000 Syrians each day wait for buses to take them to refugee camps in Jordan. Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT /2013-05-06/thousands-of-syrians-ride-buses-to-refugee-camps Deborah Amos /2013-05-04/places-transformed-syrian-refugees-overwhelm-camps-towns The fighting in Syria has created tens of thousands of refugees seeking shelter in neighboring Jordan. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Deborah Amos about a refugee camp in northern Jordan that has quickly become the second largest such camp in the world. Then we hear voices from a small town in southern Lebanon, where recently arrived Syrian refugees now outnumber the Lebanese residents. Sat, 04 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT /2013-05-04/places-transformed-syrian-refugees-overwhelm-camps-towns