Petra | May 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan, president of the Arab Thought Forum, on Friday called for the release of Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul Yazigi. In a statement, Prince Hassan said, “I call for the release and safe […]
Jordan and Turkey to also play role in US-brokered plan to contain, rather than thwart, Iran, London’s Sunday Times reports by Times of Israel staff Israel is working on joining […]
Food rationing for refugees planned as $650m pledged to UN remains undelivered Millions of Syrian refugees face food rationing and cutbacks to critical medical programmes because oil-rich Gulf states have […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | Apr 29, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Activists and civil society groups warned that the practice of early marriage persists despite an amendment to the […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah arrived home on Sunday from a working visit to US, where he held talks with US President Barack Obama that focused on […]
AMMAN — Arab Bank on Thursday said a New York federal court has rejected some of the lawsuits filed against the financial institution that alleged it provided banking services to […]
by Areej Abuqudairi | Apr 25, 2013 JORDAN TIMES BAPTISM SITE — Religious leaders have a great responsibility in creating interfaith harmony and promoting peace worldwide, experts and scholars said […]
Reuters | Apr 24, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — Britain has signed a new legal treaty with Jordan in the hope of being able to deport a radical cleric […]
AMMAN — Jordan’s security and stability is not a coincidence, but it is the result of the hard work and determination of the Jordanian people, His Majesty King Abdullah said […]
King urges swift, effective solution to escalating Syria crisis AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday emphasised the important role US Arab and Islamic organisations can play in communicating […]
AMMAN — Thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets of the capital in a show of force on Friday to protest against what they claimed was […]
Le Figari report based on an interview with a Western military source based in the Middle East and has not been confirmed by anyone else; Jordanian decision reportedly made following […]
By Phil Stewart REUTERS WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:27pm EDT (Reuters) – The United States is dispatching Army planners to Jordan as neighboring Syria’s conflict worsens, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday, but he signaled deep misgivings about direct American military intervention in the Syrian civil […]
AFP | Apr 18, 2013 JORDAN TIMES DAMASCUS – President Bashar Assad on Wednesday threatened the crisis in Syria could spill over into Jordan, in an hour-long interview with official Al-Ikhbariya channel. “The fire will not stop at our borders; all the world knows Jordan is just as exposed (to […]
by Taylor Luck | Apr 15, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Authorities have seized several Jihadi Salafists along the Kingdom’s shared border with Syria, a local security source said on Monday. Border patrols seized a group of eight Jordanians allegedly attempting to cross into Syria late Saturday to join […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A specially equipped German military aircraft picked up more than 30 severely injured Syrian refugees from Amman on Monday to fly them to Germany for treatment, […]
by Abeer Numan | Apr 15, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As the Syrian crisis enters its third year, Jordan and other refugee-hosting countries must come up with “innovative solutions” to reduce the exodus of Syrian refugees, said Davide Terzi, Jordan’s Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for […]
by Raed Omari JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Arabs’ indulgence in politics instead of focusing on science and mathematics is the main reason behind the region’s low productivity, weak competitiveness and poor scientific research, HRH Prince Hassan said Thursday. Speaking at a ceremony to honour winners of the 2013 El Hassan […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A study prepared by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which was revealed on Tuesday, showed that the highest rates of human trafficking were registered in the Middle East. The study, which was named “Tricked and Trapped: Human Trafficking in the Middle East”, […]
by Taylor Luck | Apr 06, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN/MAFRAQ — A Jordanian university student was killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebel forces on Friday, Islamist and Syrian sources said Saturday. According to Mousa Abdullat, representative of the Jordanian Salafist movement, 22-year-old University of Jordan student Walid Othman was […]