Topic: Jordan

Israel Asking to Bomb Syria's Chemical Weapons

A Druze man uses binoculars as he looks towards Syria from part of an abandoned military outpost near the Druze village of Buqata in the Golan Heights July 24, 2012
REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

As concern grows over Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons, a new report suggests that one country is already figuring out how it intends to bomb them out of existence.

By David Wagner

Nov 14, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

Thomas L. Friedman on Syria, Chuck Thompson on Texas, Vali Nasr on drones, Christopher Dickey on Jordan, and Doyle McManus on Obama's cabinet. 

Comments | 2,119 Views

By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 23, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Home Stretch, the Color Blue, and Pee Wee Football

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

Comments | 253 Views

By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 22, 2012

Jordan Foils a 'Major' Terrorist Plot

Intelligence agents in Jordan have arrested 11 men they say were planning a serious of suicide bombings using explosives smuggled in from Syria. 

Comments | 1,728 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 1, 2011

Jordan's Trekkie King Gets a Star Trek Theme Park

King Abdullah II made a brief cameo on Star Trek in the 1990s

Comments | 3,821 Views

  • The Atlantic Wire on Twitter
  • The Atlantic Wire RSS Feed
  • The Atlantic Wire iPhone App