AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Saad Hayel Srour on Monday received a letter of congratulations from the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Aziz Dweik, presented by Palestinian Deputy Mohammad Al Ghoul, according to a Lower House statement. During their meeting, Srour reiterated Jordan’s support for Palestinians in their quest […]
AMMAN – Automatic spending cuts set to go into effect in the US early next month may affect Washington’s military and humanitarian assistance to Jordan. As across-the-board cuts in US government spending, set to begin on March 1, would reduce the budget for the State Department and the US Agency […]
AMMAN — Syria’s cultural and historical sites are under threat, the country’s top antiquities official warned on Sunday, calling on neighbouring states to step up efforts to curb potential trafficking […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah outlined his vision for the spurring comprehensive reforms in his Speech from the Throne on Sunday, which inaugurated the first session of the 17th […]
CAIRO — Leaders of Muslim nations on Thursday praised Jordan’s continuous efforts in safeguarding Jerusalem’s identity and hosting Syrian refugees, according to the closing statement of an Islamic summit held […]
The Media Line Staff Amman, Jordan (Adam Nicky The Media Lin – Street noises mix with a call to prayer coming from the King Hussein Mosque in downtown Amman, the city’s commercial center, while on a nearby street corner, Issam, a Syrian businessman, calmly answers a steady flow of phone […]
by Hani Hazaimeh | Feb 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Moderate Islamists who claim to have the so-far largest coherent bloc in the new Lower House have approached the Muslim Brotherhood to engage them in the formation of the upcoming government and have received a positive response, a […]
Hosting refugees expected to cost Amman up to $800 million in 2013 by Taylor Luck | Feb 03, 2013 AMMAN — Hundreds of Syrians fled to Jordan on Sunday as […]
US to provide $31 million to refurbish over 60 schools Petra | Jan 31, 2013 AMMAN — The US on Thursday commended the Ministry of Public Works and Housing’s “transparent procurement and tendering procedures”. Speaking at a press conference, US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones said the ministry had […]
RIA Novosti / Alexey Kudenko The Russian State Duma has suggested simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to direct descendants of nationals of the Russian Empire who now live abroad. […]
by Areej Abuqudairi JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — An international human rights group has called on the government to amend the Citizenship Law, which prohibits Jordanian women married to foreigners from passing on citizenship to their spouses and children. In a report published earlier this month, the London-based group Equality Now […]
AMMAN — JORDAN TIMES. Iran on Sunday praised Jordan’s position regarding the Syrian crisis as rational and logical. Speaking at a press conference at the Iranian embassy in Amman, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian commended the Kingdom’s calls for a political and peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis, noting […]
by Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The United Kingdom will provide £21 million in humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and the region, British International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced on Saturday. The aid includes winter clothing, food and medicines for Syrian refugees, Greening told reporters at a […]
By Editorial Board,January 22, 2013 WASHINGTON POST FOR ALL the upheaval the Arab revolutions have brought to the Middle East, and the tricky challenges they have created for the United States, it’s important to note that much of the region remains unchanged — and therefore vulnerable. While four autocratic rulers […]
Elizabeth Arrott VOICE OF AMERICA January 23, 2013 CAIRO — Jordanians are voting for a new parliament Wednesday at a time of growing calls for reform in the kingdom. However, the influential Muslim Brotherhood is boycotting the vote, casting doubt on how influential the body will be. The brotherhood’s political […]
By Akhyari Hananto Indonesia has been named the sixth best Muslim-friendly holiday destination in the world, in a new survey released on Wednesday that listed Malaysia in the top position. […]
AMMAN — The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project is feasible, according to a World Bank study, but it will have manageable social and environmental effects. The World Bank has […]
January 12, 2013 Basel’s museum of antiquities is currently presenting the latest results of archeological research at the ancient site of Petra in Jordan. Some 150 relics are on view, […]
Agencies ARABNEWS Friday 11 January 2013 BEIRUT: The worst storms in a decade left swathes of Jordan and Israel under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out […]
AMMAN — Violent riots erupted at the Zaatari Refugee Camp on Tuesday as heavy rain submerged hundreds of tents. According to a security source, Syrian refugees clashed with security forces […]