2005 in Jordan

none 2005 The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Jordan. Incumbents Monarch: Abdullah II Prime Minister: until 6 April: Faisal al-Fayez 6 April-27 November: Adnan Badran starting 27 November: Marouf al-Bakhit Events May May 27 - Protests have occurred in Jordan after the US military admitted that the Qur'an had been "mishandled" by soldiers.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4587679.stm Muslims denounce 'US Koran abuse' 27 May 2005 22 January 2015 August August 19 - A Jordanian soldier dies when three unexploded Katyusha rockets miss their targets and hit a warehouse and hospital in Aqaba and hit a road by the airport in nearby Eilat, Israel. A group with alleged links to al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the attacks, stating the targets were US ships docked at the Red Sea port in Aqaba, the Kearsarge LHD-3 6 and the Ashland LSD-48 6.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9004040 Several arrested in hunt for rocket attackers 20 August 2005 22 January 2015 November November 9 - Three coordinated attacks on the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Radisson SAS Hotel, and Days Inn in the capital of Amman kill at least 57 people and injure 115 others, mostly Westerners. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi later claims responsibility.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4424420.stm Amman hotel bombings in detail 10 November 2005 22 January 2015 November 13 - Following coordinated bombings in Amman on November 9, Jordanian police arrest a woman said to be the wife of a suicide attacker.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4432964.stm Bomber's wife arrested in Jordan 13 November 2005 22 January 2015 See also Years in Iraq Years in Syria Years in Saudi Arabia References 2005 Category:2000s in Jordan Jordan Jordan Category:Years of the 21st century in Jordan