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Schoolchildren among 18 killed by flash flooding in Jordan | The Cube

Flash flooding in Jordan's Dead Sea area swept a bus carrying dozens of school children away on Thursday afternoon

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How is Dead Sea mud helping treat diseases in Jordan?

Some doctors in Jordan are using ancient medical practices and natural ingredients from the Dead Sea to treat their patients.

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Refugee girls put on fashion show for own clothing label

Iraqi refugee girls put on a fashion show in the capital of Jordan, Amman, on Wednesday featuring clothes that they sewed themselves.

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The art of self-expression: Dance, fashion & literature

What do words on a page, expressive movement, and fashion all have in common? In the Middle East, they’re being used to connect people in society in differing ways.

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As it happened: Tuesday, June 5

The latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

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Several thousand protest in Jordan

It's after the prime minister refused to scrap an IMF-backed tax reform bill at the weekend saying he needs the extra revenue for public services.

World

Centre Stage: Music in the Middle East, Past & Present

This week we tread the boards at Dubai Opera and go behind the scenes with the European Union Youth Orchestra as they tune-up for their debut performance in the emirate. We also visit a refugee camp in Jordan where traditional music is helping Syrians reconnect with their heritage.

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Upstarting the Middle East: youth and innovation

Careem, Jordanian startups and the investment in UAE’s youth

Egypt

US Vice President Mike Pence visits Middle East

Mr Pence's trip to Egypt, the first leg of a Middle East tour, was marred by continuing anger over the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month.

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Arab ministers counter-attack on Jerusalem status

Diplomats from six Arab countries have pledged to seek international recognition of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Global Japan

Helping refugees help themselves

In this edition of Global Japan, we travel to the Syrian refugee camp of Zaatari in Jordan, the 5th largest in the world.

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Jordan scuttles military transport plane to make new diving reef for tourists

Plane latest unusual object used to "seed" coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba.

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'TIGER Girls`getting young Syrian refugee women back to school

With many Syrian refugee girls being forced into marriage or worse by hardship in Jordanian camps, the "TIGER Girls" NGO is getting them back to school.

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Law that 'let-off rapists if they married victims' is scrapped

A law that let rapists off the hook if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan.

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Verdi rings around Amman as opera comes to Jordan

Jordan hosts first Arab opera festival

Business Series

Royal Jordanian proves trolling fills planes

Social media is the new battleground for airlines chasing passengers and Jordan's national carrier is flying higher than most with witty trolling.

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Archbishop of Canterbury prays at River Jordan

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has prayed at the River Jordan, historically believed to be the site of Jesus’ baptism.

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The Martian experience in Wadi Rum, Jordon

Mars is but a flight away at Wadi Rum Jordon

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Competitors join in on ridiculing United Airlines

United Airlines have been the subject of much public ridicule in recent weeks, now even some competitors are getting in on the action.

USA

Trump concludes: 'The world is a mess,' after King of Jordan meeting

The situation in the Middle East was the main topic of discussion when Donald Trump welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah to the White House on Wednesday ( April 5 .