Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, tourists brave a rare rainstorm in plastic ponchos to hike deeper into Jordan's famous ...

AMMAN — In the past few days, wailing sirens have become a part of daily life in Amman. Since Israel's attack on Iran, missiles have been flying over Jordan, triggering air raid alarms to warn ...

The ancient city of Petra is famous for its spectacular ravines which have been the backdrop to Hollywood movies and countless tourist brochures. However, nearly 4,000 visitors to the Jordanian ruins ...

TEL AVIV, Jun 7: Israel’s military said it has intercepted all missiles launched from Iran so far, as tensions escalated further with renewed cross-border fire. In a statement, the Israeli military ...

PETRA, Jordan – In ancient times, Arab tribesmen dug diversion tunnels to protect their low-lying trading post of Petra against desert flash floods. More than two millennia later, an alarm system ...

This is not a problem limited to Jordan. In the last year alone, flash floods have killed people in the US, Italy, Israel and elsewhere. The frequency, spread and scale of these tragedies begs the ...