(Reuters) - U.S. ally Jordan said on Monday it was expelling Syria's ambassador for accusing the kingdom of backing Syrian rebels, prompting Damascus to retaliate by barring Jordan's top diplomat. A Jordanian foreign ministry statement gave Syrian Ambassador Bahjat Suleiman, a...

The West-backed opposition group National Coalition has nominated Mr. Mohamed al-Merwih,36 , as its envoy to Amman in agreement with Jordanian authorities, Zaman Alwasl source said. The move Coincides with expelling Syria’s ambassador to Amman on Monday and the approval for the Syrian...

  AMMAN (Zaman Alwasl)-Coinciding with expelling Syria’s ambassador to Amman, Jordan’s king Abdullah II gave approval Monday for the Syrian opposition to open a formal mission in the kingdom, a well-informed source told Zaman Alwasl....

AMMAN- (AP)-Jordan on Monday expelled the Syrian ambassador and ordered him to leave Amman within 24 hours, accusing him of making "offensive" statements about the kingdom. The development was unexpected, since Jordan had kept a Syrian ambassador ever since the conflict...