Asma Khodr is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
New 'reformist' government in Jordan but people skeptical
A new Jordanian cabinet tasked with accelerating reform was sworn in on Thursday but the lineup failed to convince many Jordanians, who fear that the new government will not deliver.
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DUBAI – A wall under construction at Dubai airport collapsed on Monday, killing five people and injuring 12 others. The accident occurred in Bloc B of the airport, which is undergoing a $1.5 billion expansion.
Jordan’s prisons under scrutiny
Jordan has set up a ministerial committee to look into allegations by a human rights group that inmates in Jordanian prisons are subjected to physical abuse.
Jordan police kill four suspected militants in shootout
Jordanian security forces killed four suspected militants in a shootout in the capital Tuesday in the latest in a spate of counterterrorism operations which drew praise from US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
King of Jordan says unprecedented terror attack thwarted
The arrest of a suspected terror group in Jordan thwarted an unprecedented attack that could have killed thousands of civilians, Jordans King Abdullah II said Tuesday.
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INDIRECT TALKS BEGIN ON SUDAN FIGHTING NDJAMENA – The Sudanese government and rebels began indirect negotiations in the Chadian capital on Wednesday, aimed at ending an increasingly bloody conflict in the western Darfur region.
