WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. Full story
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans to announce substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told Reuters on Tuesday. Full story
The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled four Arab leaders have forced Mideast governments to allow more freedom of expression and of the press, Jordan's prime minister said Monday, but critics charged that Jordan itself is not doing enough. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada could be deported to Jordan to face trial on terrorism charges within weeks, a British court heard on Monday, and it ruled he should remain in jail in the meantime to prevent him from absconding. Full story
Robin Jeter and Jordan Dickerson both grew up in Washington, D.C., in separate families that lived miles apart. They knew they had other family members, but never met one another – until ending up at the same track competition. NBC’s Ron Mott reports.
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Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, discusses the additional $100 million in aid to Syrian refugees promised by Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as efforts already underway in the country.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Politico’s Ginger Gibson join Hardball to discuss Wednesday’s hearing about last year’s attack in Benghazi.
Pediatric psychologist Carolyn Landis and criminologist and professor Casey Jordan join Martin Bashir to try to make sense of how three woman could be held in a neighborhood basement for more than a decade – and whether “bystander apathy” at all shares in the blame.
MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to NBC News Correspondents Kristen Welker and Ayman Mohyeldin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., about the evidence of potential chemical weapons use in Syria.
What should U.S. reaction be after Chuck Hagel said Syria used chemical weapons? Ambassador Marc Ginsberg and Ayman Mohyeldin discuss.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane in Amman, Jordan, May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS)
Acting head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition George Sabra attends a meeting of the London 11 also attended by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in Amman May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS)
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed sits near Acting head of the opposition Syrian National Coalition George Sabra prior to the start of a meeting of the London 11 on Syria in Amman May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS)
Jordanian supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad hold Syrian national flags they demonstrate against "Friends of Syria", in front of the Prime Minister's office in Amman, May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
