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Slain Jordanian writer buried amid tight security ASIA

Slain Jordanian writer buried amid tight security

Thousands of people attended the funeral of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar on Wednesday amid tight security, three days after he was shot dead on the steps of an Amman court.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Jordan vows crackdown on online incitement ASIA

Jordan vows crackdown on online incitement

Jordanian authorities vowed Tuesday to crack down on incitement to violence on social media, two days after the murder of a writer over which the government has faced public anger.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Jordanian writer shot dead outside court before trial over cartoon ASIA

Jordanian writer shot dead outside court before trial over cartoon

A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam, state news agency Petra reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016