The Circle of Life
A newborn lion cub plays with its mother, Zeina, inside their cage at a zoo in Yaduda, Jordan.

Bridging Generations
Abu Mousa, a Jordanian coal merchant, shakes hands with a boy in his shop in Amman. 

Jordanian body-builder Farah Malhass, 26, trains at a gym in Amman, Jordan, May 5, 2010. Malhass says she aspires to become the first Arab woman to enter an international body-building competition.

Amman, Jordan: Jordanian Muslims burn an Israeli flag during a rally to express solidarity with Palestinians.

Lolo, a black Jaguar, plays with her newborn spotted cub inside their cage at Jordan’s zoo in Yaduda Feburay 16, 2010.

Lolo, a black Jaguar, plays with her newborn spotted cub inside their cage at Jordan’s zoo in Yaduda. The two-month-old cub made his first public appearance after being born to Lolo and Falah, who originate from South America.

CAMEL PATROL: Camel riders from Jordan’s Badia forces patrolled a desert for smugglers and infiltrators near the Syrian border Tuesday. (Majed Jaber/Reuters)