By Khetam Malkawi AMMAN – The winning team of a Little League football competition in the Kingdom will get an unusual prize – a one-week trip to Spain to visit the Real Madrid club. The idea behind the award is to motivate schoolchildren and foster the spirit of competition, according […]
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday underlined America’s pivotal role in the peace process and the region, stressing that despite the current regional developments, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will remain the region’s core issue. Speaking to the press in Washington, DC, ahead of his meeting with US Secretary […]
By Mohammad Ben Hussein AMMAN – Chanting: “We want to return to Palestine” thousands gathered in the Jordan Valley town of Karameh on Friday to mark the anniversary of the Nakbeh (catastrophe) in 1948 when the state of Israel was created. Around 5,000 people from across the Kingdom, including refugee […]
Marsa Zayed envisions a marina development with room for 300 yachts and a cruise ship terminal all surrounded by a mixture of hotel, resort and luxury apartment complexes. The entire project is slated for completion in several years time, when Jordan first signed the development deal with Al Mabaar, a […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel’s law-and-order chief said some Muslims would be denied entry to Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque compound on Friday when Palestinians begin mourning the creation of Israel. Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch told public radio Thursday that security personnel would “thin out the number of worshippers at […]
Arab News: This newspaper has in the past predicted that the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council would evolve into an Arab political and economic union in the same way that the six-member European Economic Community developed into today’s 27-member European Union. Nonetheless, Tuesday’s announcement following its summit in Riyadh that the […]
By Hani Hazaimeh AMMAN – Jordan on Tuesday welcomed an announcement by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) supporting the Kingdom’s request to join the GCC. The GCC welcomed bids by Jordan and Morocco to join the six-nation grouping, its secretary general, Abdullatif Al Zayani, told reporters yesterday. “Leaders of the […]
AMMAN – Recent political changes have the potential to transform a region burdened by a lack of economic opportunities and insecurity into one of enlightenment, experts said on Monday. HRH Prince Hassan, chairman and founder of the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Forum, stressed that the region’s main challenges […]
By Khetam Malkawi AMMAN – Amidst a period of regional unrest, Petra has emerged as a top travel destination for 2011, according to a leading tourism website. TripAdvisor.com has ranked the UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World as one of the 25 […]
Backers see justice finally being served over cartoons they say defamed Mohammad; critics see show trial aimed at winning favor with Islamists. Talkbacks (5) AMMAN, Jordan – Almost six years after a series of cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad were published by a Danish newspaper, a Jordanian court is […]
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Palestinian reconciliation deal, finalised in Cairo yesterday, which will end the Palestinian division and unite the Palestinian people, according to a Royal Court statement. The King made the remarks during a meeting with several Palestinian figures, who arrived from […]
By ABDUL JALIL MUSTAFA | ARAB NEWS AMMAN: The Jordanian government on Monday said it expected the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden would help end the “unjust campaign” against Islam. “The killing of Bin Laden comes as part of the international anti-terrorism campaign, while his absence will contribute […]
By Taylor Luck AMMAN – Jordanian antiquities authorities have announced the recovery of several lead-sealed texts which they believe will prove whether a cache of metal books represent the oldest Christian writings ever discovered are authentic or well-crafted forgeries. According to Department of Antiquities Director Ziad Saad, security services recovered […]
AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday stressed the importance of listening to the voice of young Jordanians and taking their views into account, highlighting their role in shaping the future of the country. “Your ideas are important and we rely on them as the basis for shaping […]
By Mohammad Ben Hussein AMMAN – The National Coalition of Opposition Parties on Tuesday expressed concern over what they claimed was the government’s deliberate delay in implementing political and economic reforms. “The official policies to delay speeding up democratic reform is dangerous,” the coalition said following a meeting on Monday […]
AMMAN (JT) – Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Saturday stressed Jordan’s clear and firm stance towards securing complete and comprehensive protection for the brotherly Libyans, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. During a phone call with member of the Libyan rebels’ Transitional National Council (TNC) Ali Essawi yesterday, Judeh […]
LEXINGTON, Kentucky — On April 22, a delegation of US travel leaders will embark on “Restoring the Journey: Support Travel to Egypt and Jordan,” a six-day visit of the tourism infrastructure of Egypt and Jordan. These leaders within the United States travel industry are undertaking a major project to support […]
JORDAN has detained 136 people on “terrorism” charges a week after scores were hurt when Islamist Salafist protesters clashed with police in the northern city of Zarqa, a police spokesman said today. “The involvement of 136 people brought before the prosecutor of the State Security Court for terrorism and unrest […]