By Rand Dalgamouni AMMAN – Having passed her Tawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate) exam with a high average, Rawan Al Najjar was happy to know that her grades qualified her to study nursing at university. When the university admission results were announced in September, Najjar received the good news that […]
By Michael Jansen JORDAN TIMES It is surprising that President Barack Obama failed to predict that Iraq would refuse the US terms for the extension of the deployment of 3,000-odd US troops to “train” the country’s soldiery. On October 21, Obama announced that the withdrawal of all US forces would […]
AMMAN (JORDAN TIMES) – Sunday, November 6, will be the first day of Eid Al Adha, as Friday, October 28, has been announced as the first day of Dhul Hijja, Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel said on Thursday. The main Hajj ritual, Arafa Day, will thus fall on Saturday, November […]
By Hani Hazaimeh JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Political party leaders on Tuesday expressed pessimism about the new government’s ability to make substantial progress in the reform process, reiterating that actions, not words, will restore public trust in the government. Opposition figures reiterated their persistent demands, expressed in the slogans they […]
By Rand Dalgamouni JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The Arab Spring has generated more interest in Arab-American writers and their reflections on the changes taking place in the region, an author said on Tuesday. “The media in the [United] States has been reaching out to Arab-American writers,” Susan Muaddi Darraj told […]
AMMAN (JT) – Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh and his Cabinet were sworn in on Monday before His Majesty King Abdullah, becoming the 94th government since 1921 and the ninth since the King ascended the Throne in 1999. The Cabinet held its first meeting later yesterday, chaired by the prime minister, […]
And this is what the readers of Jordan Times think about the progress towards reforms: Weekly Poll The government of Awn Khasawneh will make good on its reform promises Absolutely (13 %) To a certain degree (33 %) Never (54 %) Total Votes : 48 (ok, it is still early […]
By ABDUL JALIL MUSTAFA Amman: Jordan’s main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Sunday turned down an offer by the Prime Minister-designate Awn Khasawneh to join the new Cabinet, saying the time was “still not ripe” for such a step. The reply came in a letter addressed to Khasawneh by […]
By Hana Namrouqa JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA – Energy experts on Sunday predicted that solar power will be the most important source of energy in the Middle East within the next decade, calling on regional governments to shift from their reliance on oil to clean, renewable energy resources. Energy drives […]
By Omar Obeidat JORDAN TIMES DEAD SEA – The Arab world needs a Marshall Plan under which rich countries provide financial support to develop the economies of other states in the region, leading policy makers and experts suggested Saturday. European countries and the US will not be able to help […]
By Hossam Ezzedine Agence France-Presse JORDAN TIMES NABI SALEH, Palestinian Territories – Nizar Tamimi has only seen his fiancée Ahlam once, when she visited him in prison shortly before she was sentenced to life in jail for assisting a suicide bombing in Jerusalem. Their families feared they would never start […]
By Muath Freij AMMAN – Hundreds of Jordanians flocked to Diwan Tamimi in west Amman’s Dahiyat Al Rashid neighbourhood on Wednesday to celebrate the release of Ahlam Tamimi. The 31-year-old was the only Jordanian prisoner among the first group of 477 prisoners released in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad […]
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday urged the newly appointed General Intelligence Department (GID) Director Major General Feisal Shobaki to implement a development plan that enhances and modernises the department’s performance in protecting the Kingdom. In a letter sent to Shobaki, His Majesty said enhancing the […]
By REUTERS ARABBEWS AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdallah on Monday sacked his Cabinet and asked Awn Khasawneh, an international jurist, to head a new administration, in a move to placate protesters calling for faster reforms, said officials and palace sources. The Western-backed king, facing growing pressure from activists inspired by uprisings […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies) – Israel on Sunday released a list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of the deal to secure Gilad Shalit’s freedom, many of whom were involved in bloody attacks, Agence France-Presse reported. Hundreds of them are serving life terms after being convicted of involvement […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN (Petra) – Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilus III on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a community centre and a Roman Orthodox school in Wahdana village in Ajloun. During a visit to the governorate, the patriarch reiterated the need to enhance the concepts of tolerance, harmony, […]
The Jordanian government decided to send a large delegation of officials and business leaders to Libya to offer support for its reconstruction, a move that is necessary, even if it came a bit late in the hour.The minister of industry and trade will head the delegation – hefty from the […]
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday reiterated Jordan’s support for the Libyan people in achieving their aspirations in the reconstruction of a new Libya. The Monarch also voiced his support for the National Transitional Council (NTC) in its efforts to rebuild Libya and maintain its sovereignty, independence […]
By Omar Obeidat JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– As the Arab Bank continues to face allegations in the US that it provided banking services to terrorist groups, cables by the US embassy in Amman, revealed recently by WikiLeaks, defended the financial institution’s reputation. A few years ago, hundreds of Israelis filed […]
By Muath Freij, JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Despite injuries and homesickness, Libyan fighters currently convalescing in Jordanian hospitals said they are receiving excellent care and are proud of what their country has accomplished. Since the start of the war, over 400 Libyan patients have been admitted into the Arab Medical […]