Nahed Hattar

15 executed: Jordan sends a message to suicides

Amman - Arab Today

Jordan on Saturday executed 15 death-row inmates, including 10 convicted terrorists, officials said. Five were members of the “Irbid cell,” said Mohammed Al-Momani, information minister and government spokesman. Others were convicted for other terror attacks including one on the General Intelligence Department (GID) office in Baqa’a, and another on security personnel in Samma. Those executed also included the killer ofRead more

Jordan executes 15 convicts, including 10 suicides

Amman - Arab Today

Jordan on Saturday announced it executed 15 convicts, including 10 terrorists. Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammed Momani told Petra News Agency that the 10 terrorists were executed after they were convicted of crimes including what is known as "Irbid terror cell", and the terror attack against the General Intelligence Department office in Baqaa refugee camp. Some ofRead more

Killer of Jordanian writer Hattar sentenced to death

Amman - MENA

Jordan's State Security Court has sentenced the killer of writer Nahed Hattar to death. The verdict was reached earlier Tuesday, said deputy general of the court Zeyad al Adwan. The court also sentenced the second defendant, who had sold the weapon to the killer, to one year in prison, Adwan told Petra News. A deal broker also got a one-yearRead more

Slain Jordanian writer buried amid tight security

Fuhais - AFP

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. Wrapped in the national flag, his body was buried in his hometown, Fuhais, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the capital. Hattar, a 56-year-old Christian, had been on trial forRead more

Protest erupts against govt in Jordan over writer’s murder

Amman - Arab Today

Protesters called on Monday for Jordan’s government to resign over its failure to prevent the murder of Christian writer Nahed Hattar outside an Amman court. “The people want the fall of the government... No security, they killed Nahed in Amman!” were among the chants of hundreds of sympathizers and members of the writer’s tribe outside the premier’s office. The family,Read more

Anti-govt protest in Jordan

Amman - Arab Today

Protesters called on Monday for Jordan's government to resign over its failure to prevent the murder of Christian writer Nahed Hattar, as the killing was condemned internationally. A bearded assailant on Sunday shot dead Hattar, 56, on the steps of a court in central Amman where he was facing trial for sharing an anti-Islam cartoon on social media. His familyRead more

Jordanian government condemns assassination of Nahed Hattar

Amman - Arab Today

Jordanian State Minister for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani condemned the ugly crime that took the life of writer Nahed Hattar early Sunday, Petra News Agency reported. In a statement, Momani voiced confidence in the Jordanian judiciary and the security agencies in investigating the incident and holding the criminal accountable for his offense. Momani praised the reaction ofRead more

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar killed, criminal arrested

Amman - Arab Today

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar was shot to death early Sunday in front of the Palace of Justice, Petra News Agency quoted a security source as saying. The writer received three bullets. The source added that the criminal was arrested and the investigation is underway into the incident.Read more