Petra | Jun 19, 2013 | AMMAN — Saudi Arabia has reduced by 20 per cent the number of pilgrims from Muslim countries who will be allowed to perform the Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca) this year, in light of expansion work taking place at the Grand Mosque […]
by Omar Obeidat | Jun 18, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– Abu Dhabi-based developers of the $10 billion Marsa Zayed project in Aqaba on Monday expressed anger over “baseless” accusations […]
Source: ET JORDAN: With no end in sight to Syria’s conflict, some refugees in Jordan are offering their daughters for early marriage in the hope of securing them protection as they face growing economic pressure. Syrian refugee Abu Mohammad says he reluctantly opted to marry off his teenage daughter to a […]
by Rula Samain JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Conflicts that are perceivably religious often have ethical, political and social dimensions, according to a Vatican archbishop currently visiting Jordan. Archbishop Claudio Maria […]
by Rula Samain | Jun 03, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Muslim preachers, both male and female, from all governorates met over three days last week to discuss how best to promote the values enshrined in the Amman Message, which Jordan adopted in 2004 to introduce the true teachings […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 27, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — The Arab education system needs an overhaul to bridge the gap between education outputs and the needs of local labour markets, Jamie McAuliffe, president and CEO of Education for Employment (EFE) has said. Interviewed by The Jordan […]
by Taylor Luck | May 25, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Araby called on the UN on Saturday to take urgent steps […]
by Taylor Luck, JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA — The prospects of launching peace talks between Syrian regime and opposition forces remain “dim”, leading diplomats said on Saturday, calling for UN […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan border guards apprehended six members of an Israeli family after illegally crossing into Jordan, sources told The Jordan Times Thursday. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the parents and four children — aged between […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Wednesday dismissed as baseless allegations that it is involved in arming Syrian rebels, reiterating its consistent position […]
Security conditions in south ‘badly affected’ project’s progress — source by Hana Namrouqa | May 22, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Disi Water Company will start experimental pumping […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 23, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met with top Western diplomats as Amman hosted the “Friends of Syria” meeting on Wednesday. […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | May 16, 2013 | THE JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The government on Wednesday said provocative and unilateral Israeli measures in East Jerusalem and specifically against Al […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | AFP | May 14, 2013 | AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the “Friends of Syria” group will meet in Amman next week. […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | May 12, 2013 | 23:57 AMMAN — Politicians and academics on Sunday called for rethinking Arab and Turkish ties to build on cultural commonalities and correct “misunderstandings in history”. “There is an urgent need for re-examining historical ties between the Arabs and the Turks to reach […]
AMMAN — Hundreds of Jordanians participated in protests across the country on Friday against Israel’s arrest of the top cleric in Jerusalem, calling for the “liberation” of Al Aqsa Mosque. […]
by Taylor Luck, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN/MAFRAQ — Brief clashes erupted between Jordanian and Syrian border forces on Friday, security sources claim, as hundreds of Syrians fled to Jordan. The brief […]
[Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22473573%5D NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: These are the desperate times for which Islam has asked capable men to come forward and take responsibility of more than one families. Before the war began, Kazal was in love with her neighbour in Homs. “He was 20 years old and I dreamed […]
Submitted by Ali Abunimah ELECTRONICINTIFADA.NET Royal Jordanian has disavowed sponsorship of an Israeli government tourism conference to be held in occupied Jerusalem later this month amid public uproar in Jordan that the airline’s logo appeared on the “supporter” page of the conference’s official website. The Royal Jordanian logo appeared alongside […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | Agencies JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Tuesday stressed that it “has not suggested or demanded the international community to establish a buffer or no-fly zone […]