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Basketball News: Jordan Routs Kazakhstan in 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge

Sep 11, 2016 04:04 PM EDT

After a disappointing loss at the hands of the younger Chinese national squad in their opening game at the ongoing 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, Jordan has bounced back to secure a win against Kazakhstan in their second game of the tournament.

Just south of the ancient city of Petra lies a a hidden masive structure discovered by drones.

Mysterious Massive Ancient Monument Discovered in Petra by Drones

Ana Verayo |

Jun 11, 2016 02:07 AM EDT

Satellite data obtained by drones helped discover an ancient monument near Petra, Jordan, as archaeologists describe this as "hiding in plain sight".

Stephen Curry's Warriors: Better than Michael Jordan's Bulls?

Ryan General |

Dec 05, 2015 09:32 PM EST

With Stephen Curry scoring a game-high of 44 points, the Golden Warriors continued their golden streak in the season, with an exciting 112-109 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. The warriors' victory showcased Curry's second consecutive 40-point outing. Pundits are now comparing the rising star to the all-time greats and the team to the legendary '95-'96 Bulls.

ISIS Military Capabilities Down by 20 Percent Due to Jordan and U.S. Airstrikes

Dino Lirios |

Feb 09, 2015 01:43 AM EST

Due to coalition air strikes led by the United States in September, the military capabilities of The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took a huge hit. General Mansour Al-Jbour, head of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, stated that at least 20 percent of its capabilities.

Jordan King Seeks Revenge, Will Launch More Airstrikes Against ISIS

Kat De Guzman |

Feb 08, 2015 10:23 PM EST

Jordanian ruler King Abdullah II vowed his people revenge for the brutal killing of the Jordanian pilot who was burned to death by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Thursday, ordering warplanes to bomb the militant group.

Jordan Vows to 'Wipe Out' Islamic State

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 07, 2015 03:59 PM EST

Jordan bears down on Islamic State strongholds across northern Iraq and Syria, bent on wiping out the militants "completely," Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein al-Majali said on Saturday.

Obama Calls Jordanian Pilot Killing Barbaric And Vicious,

Kat De Guzman |

Feb 05, 2015 08:58 PM EST

United States President Barack Obama met with Jordanian King Abdullah on Tuesday in Washington and said the killing of the Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was barbaric and vicious.

Angry Jordan Loses No Time Executing Bomber, Jihadists on Death Row

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 03, 2015 07:43 PM EST

Jordan plans to execute on Wednesday an Iraqi woman linked to bomb attacks and other jihadists sentenced to death, following a posted Islamic State video showing a Jordanian pilot burned alive.

ISIS Runs Out of Western Hostages; Jordanian Pilot's Killing Backfires

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 03, 2015 04:30 AM EST

With fewer aid workers going into Syria in the aftermath of the beheading of two British aid volunteers a few months ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is apparently running out of aces against the U.S.-led Coalition in terms of hostages.

Jordan To Continue With Prisoner Swap With ISIS Despite Beheading Of Japanese Prisoner

Kat De Guzman |

Feb 01, 2015 09:24 PM EST

Jordan has recently demanded from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that there should be proof that the pilots the militants have held in captive is alive before a prisoner swap will take place at the Turkish border.

Teeth for Tooth: Jordan Threatens to Execute All ISIS Prisoners if Terror Group Kills Pilot

Desiree Sison |

Jan 31, 2015 07:26 AM EST

Jordan warns the Islamic State that it will execute all ISIS members in its custody if the terror group kills a Jordanian pilot it is holding hostage.

Jordan Wants to Save Citizen Hostaged by ISIS Via Prisoner Swap

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 29, 2015 03:50 AM EST

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released a new audio message on Wednesday in which Japanese hostage Kenji Goto was purportedly used to relay information that the terror group was extending Jordan's deadline on the release of the Iraqi prisoner that it asked for.

Japanese, Jordanian Hostages to Die in Less Than 24 Hours: Islamic State

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 28, 2015 11:55 PM EST

Japan is scrambling to free a hostage after a new online video message apparently from Islamic State militants said journalist Kenji Goto has less than 24 hours to live unless Jordan frees a jailed Iraqi woman.

11 Men Hanged In Jordan, 8-Year Execution Ban Lifted

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 22, 2014 12:49 AM EST

Jordan on Sunday executed eleven people, among 120 Jordanians who have committed capital crimes in the last ten years, just after the eight-year ban on death penalty was lifted.