Madaba Governorate

Tourism Ministry investigating 'misleading' site description

AMMAN - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Tuesday started an investigation over the distribution of a brochure in its offices across the Kingdom that allegedly provided "misleading" information about the Prophet...

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Black mud and rose-red mountains…

Kiran Yadav Posted: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 0044 hrs IST Updated: Sunday, Nov 08, 2009 at 0044 hrs IST : You almost think the aircraft is going to land in the middle of a desert…till it finally touches down on the runway,...

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In the heart of Amman, relics of a little-known era live on

AMMAN - Between the villas of Jabal Amman lie some of the last traces of "Ammonite Jordan". Rujm Al Malfouf, a large stone tower and annex, is one of a series of some 30-odd fortresses dotting the Kingdom that date back to the...

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Injured bus passenger praises Jordanian people

Woman injured aboard Israeli tour bus which flipped Friday near Petra, told Ynet about special care passengers received at Jordanian hospital, praised locals for acting 'like Israelis' Ronen Medzini One of the female passengers...

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Jordan- MoH's owned medications seized from pharmacist's apartment

The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) on Tuesday called on the Health Ministry to investigate cases where drugs are illegally removed from the ministry's stores and taken to private pharmacies that change the and sell...

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Jordan- Private hospitals instructed to report swine flu cases

The Health Ministry has instructed the Kingdom's private hospitals to report to the ministry all confirmed swine flu cases, a ministry source told The Jordan Times yesterday. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said...

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Jordan- National rail network tender to be floated next year

The government will float a tender next year for a $5 billion national railway network, according to Minister of Transport Sahel Majali. In a seminar held in Madaba yesterday, Majali highlighted that the network will place...

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Study shows lack of trust in water safety in Jordan

Around 80 per cent of residents in the Kingdom's central Jordan avoid drinking tap water and rely on bottled water instead, according to a study made available to The Jordan Times recently. Water officials and experts attribute...

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SEED programme offers 20 women opportunity to upgrade business skills

AMMAN - Planning and International Cooperation Minister Suhair Al-Ali on Sunday urged Jordanian women to invest in themselves in order to maintain a competitive edge and, accordingly, increase their contribution to the economy....

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Princess Basma reiterates Jordan's firm commitment to preserve Holy City's identity

AMMAN (JT) - HRH Princess Basma on Monday reiterated Jordan's firm commitment to preserve Jerusalem as a centre of culture and religious tolerance. Noting that the Holy City is significant for the three monotheistic religions...

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