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RANDA HABIB November 24, 2009 - 7:49AM AFP King Abdullah II of Jordan dissolved parliament on Monday and ordered a general election two years early, after months of press criticism of the ineffectiveness and in some cases...
20/11/09 Jordan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Thursday signed an agreement to launch a new trust fund to execute an education programme on landmines and explosive remnants of war. Under the accord, signed...
AMMAN - Over 3,000 factories, farms and workshops were found in violation of environmental and health regulations last month, according to Environment Ministry officials. A majority of the 3,364 infringements registered by the...
AMMAN - Zarqa sewer networks will undergo renovations following an agreement recently signed by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. The ministry signed a $2.6 million agreement with US-based company Montgomery Watson Harza on...
AMMAN - Interior Minister Nayef Qadi and district governors on Saturday said that the practice of "administrative detention" is not a threat to human rights. At an event launching an Interior Ministry programme of workshops for...
Ali Zreikat, a resident of Megebleh in Jerash Governorate, was forced to spend most of the summer housebound instead of enjoying his terrace, because of foul odours and flies caused by widespread cesspits in the village. To...
Jordan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Thursday signed an agreement to launch a new trust fund to execute an education programme on landmines and explosive remnants of war. Under the accord, signed during a...
Amman -- Jordan on Tuesday launched the first phase of a nationwide optional H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination campaign. The campaign kicked off at the Prince Hamza hospital in Amman by Health MinistryHealth Ministry Secretary...
Thank you. I would like to thank UNRWA Director Richard Cook for organizing today's inauguration ceremony, and to recognize and commend UNRWA Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd for her leadership of the agency over the past...
The number of swine flu cases in the Kingdom has increased to 2,747, with 11 H1N1-related deaths, a senior health official said on Sunday. Minister of Health Nayef Fayez said the most recent fatality is a pregnant woman in her...
