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Jordan’s government faces little challenge with MB offshoot’s absence

According to the Jordanian Interior Ministry more than 800 candidates have registered to run in the Jordanian parliamentary election slated for November.

Jordan: MB political arm remains committed to boycotting elections

The Jordanian government’s recent proposal to the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot in Jordan has apparently failed in its bid to convince the group to participate in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.

Implications of the Jordanian Parliament’s Dissolution

King Abdullah’s surprising decision to disband the Jordanian parliament on November 23, 2009—only two years after its election—raises a number of questions regarding upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections, as well

Jordan top Islamist pleads not guilty in corruption trial

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood leader Hammam Said pleaded not guilty to corruption-related charges at a court in Amman on Tuesday, a judicial official said.

Shadi Hamid: Jordan is, in short, an absolute monarchy

The recent dissolution of parliament does nothing to alter the fundamental political situation in Jordan. As Taher Kanaan, a former deputy prime minister, put it, “changes of parliament and cabinet

Court Hearings begin for charity workers in Jordan.

Twenty-four members of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Movement on Thursday went on trial before a criminal court, charged with corruption and money laundering linked with their running of the Islamic Centre

How Israel Won the Settlement Battle Again

Considering that Israel is under no serious pressure, but occasional lip service to the peace process, from Washington, and London,

Jordan: Most surprising and comprehensive political reform in two decades.

Late November witnessed Jordan's King Abdullah II dropping a large stone in the country's stagnant political pool, stirring up what could be the country's most far-reaching political reform in two

Jordan: Most surprising and comprehensive political reform in two decades.

Late November witnessed, Jordan's King Abdullah II dropping a large stone in the country's stagnant political pool, stirring up what could be the country's most far-reaching political reform in two

No rush for new Jordan parliament

Jordan plans to delay parliamentary election, hold regional poll as part of decentralization process.