IraqSlogger: BorderWatch:Jordan

BorderWatch:Jordan

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Jordan Now Requiring Entry Visas for Iraqis

'Humanitarian' Concerns Spark Change So Iraqis Won't Get Stranded at Border

AMMAN, 13 December 2007 (IRIN) - In a bid to control the flow of migrants from Iraq, Jordan is now demanding that Iraqis wishing to enter the kingdom first secure entry visas, the official Jordanian news agency Petra said on 11 December.

Jordan is home to over half a million Iraqi refugees or asylum-seekers and they are placing a considerable burden on...

12/13/2007 4:33 PM ET

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Study Makes Reduced Count of Iraqis in Jordan

New Report Estimates Less Than Half-Million Have Fled to Jordan

Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty

An Iraqi baker tosses freshly-baked naan bread on a shelf to cool in a restaurant in Amman, Jordan, June 13, 2007.

Jordan may not be supporting quite the number of Iraqi refugees previously estimated by international aid agencies. A report released Friday has counted slightly less than a half-million Iraqis living in...

11/16/2007 12:55 PM ET

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Jordan, Syria Brace for Spreading Cholera

Iraq's Neighbors Adopting Measures to Prevent Further Outbreak

Afif Sarhan/IRIN

Many children living in displacement camps are suffering from acute diarrhoea. This child, who lives in a camp near the Syrian border, is suspected to have cholera.

AMMAN/BAGHDAD/DAMASCUS/DUBAI, 9 October 2007 (IRIN) - As cholera awareness posters have been going up in Baghdad, countries bordering Iraq have also taken measures to prevent...

10/10/2007 10:03 AM ET

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Photo of the Day: Iraqi's Concert in Jordan

Thousands of Flag-Waving Fans Fill Ancient Roman Amphithreatre in Jerash

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Fleeing Iraq

Jordan Opens Schools to 50,000 Iraqi Children

Government Finalizes Plans to Allow Refugees Access to Public Schools

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Iraqis Sleep on Floor at Airport "Prison"