Jordan to host 2019 WEF meeting on Mideast and Africa
His Majesty meets Schwab, Jewish organisations in New York JORDAN TIMES – His Majesty King Abdullah meets with World Economic forum’s founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab in New […]
King of Jordan meets representatives of international, US Jewish organisations
By JT – Sep 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania, meets with representatives of international and US Jewish organisations NEW YORK […]
Can Islamist moderates remake the politics of the Muslim world?
Source: THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR By Taylor Luck Alaa Faroukh insists he is the future. After nearly a decade in the Muslim Brotherhood, he says that he has finally found harmony between […]
The battle of Idlib and its regional implications
Sep 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES –Amer Al Sabaileh The battle of Idlib could be the final chapter of the ongoing Syrian crisis. In hindsight, the beginning of the end was […]
Arsenal star launches new coaching programme in Zaatari camp
By Camille Dupire – Sep 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Former Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker launches the ‘Coaching for Life’ programme in Zaatari camp recently (Photo courtesy of Save the Children) […]
Jordan: Female domestic workers
Counterproductive decisions Sep 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL According to the Ministry of Labour (MoL), there are some 58,262 guest domestic workers in the Kingdom who come from Africa, Asia […]
Bringing people into the politics of aid
Sep 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – FARES BRAIZAT Jordan has been a beneficiary of economic and military aid since its inception. Although aid currently constitutes around 10 per cent of […]
UNICEF slashes services to Syrian refugees due to shortfall
Agency has been forced to leave out 45,000 vulnerable Syrian refugee children in Jordan from a cash aid programme By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – Sep 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES […]
Dangerous diversion
Sep 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL While the Palestinian leadership may have discussed the federation or confederation idea between Jordan and the West Bank, Jordan is on record, and has been […]
Israel’s prescription for perpetual regional violence
Sep 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES –Hasan Abu Nimah To disguise real issues, Israel has developed with time unparalleled skills in distraction. After messing up an already barren and confused situation with […]
Jordan-Palestine confederation issue ‘not on the table’ — gov’t
Experts say formula offers Israel escape from responsibilities By Mohammad Ghazal – Sep 04,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians react to a sound of grenade fired by Israeli forces as their machineries […]
Jordan, Palestine warn against persisting deadlock in peace process
Safadi, Erekat discuss peace push, UNRWA crisis, Palestinian national accord By JT – Aug 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A general view shows an impoverished neighbourhood of the Khan Younis refugee […]
Trump told Jordan King that Israel will have a PM named Mohammad
Trump said to tell Jordan king: Israel will have a PM named Muhammad if no deal Israel’s Channel 10 claims the US president made the remark half-jokingly after Abdullah warned […]
Patrols to regulate selling, slaughtering of sheep across capital during Eid Al Adha
Amman municipality designated 12 locations to sell, slaughter sheep under supervision By Hana Namrouqa – Aug 16,2018 – JORDAN TIMES An average of 300,000-350,000 head of sheep are sacrificed each […]
Jordan’s foreign policy: The need for revision
Aug 13,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Jordan faces challenges at the international, regional and domestic levels. There is a significant shift under way in the conduct of […]
Jordan’s role over holy sites in East Jerusalem legal and sovereignty-related
Aug 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi Jordan’s custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem is resting on several pillars, including the 1994 Jordanian-Israeli Wadi Araba Peace Treaty. Not enough […]
Army attacks Daesh terrorists trying to infiltrate borders
Syria, Israel forces engage with remnants of militants in Yarmouk Basin By JT – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This photo taken on Thursday shows a man riding a motorcycle […]
France to extend 1b euros in aid to Syria refugees, hosts
Amman, Paris agree to join efforts to help solve Mideast crisis By Camille Dupire – Aug 02,2018 -JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with French Minister of Europe and […]
No decision yet to reopen Syria border as Damascus ‘ready’
Syria’s transport minister says move hinges on official request by Jordan By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, children play at the Jaber/Nasib […]
UN praises Jordan’s role in cross-border relief aid to Syrians
By Ana V. Ibáñez Prieto – Jul 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Friday praised the “excellent” […]