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Jordan queen hits back at Hebdo cartoon of Syrian boy

Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:11:12 +0100

Jordan's Queen Rania has hit back at a cartoon in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi as a grown-up committing sexual harassment in Germany.

France loans Jordan €150 million

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:39:00 +0200

The French Development Agency inked a deal with the Jordanian government on Monday to provide the kingdom with a soft loan of €150 million ($193 million) to support its battered budget.

Fabius: Assad is butchering his people

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:16:18 +0200

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday President Bashar al-Assad was "butchering his own people" as Syrian refugees urged Paris to help them fight.

Jordanian protest against French news agency

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:10:00 +0200

Around 100 people demonstrated on Wednesday outside the French embassy in Amman, demanding the resignation of the AFP bureau chief in the Jordanian capital.