Monarchy and Government of Jordan

China Fair Jordan 2009 yields $9.8m in deals

AMMAN - Agreements worth $9.8 million were signed during the China Fair Jordan 2009, which concluded in Amman on Friday, according to organisers of the exhibition. Most of the agreements signed were between Jordanian and...

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Jordanian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails

AMMAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian prisoners in Israeli jails started on Saturday a hunger strike in protest of " violations against them and negligence by the Jordanian government of their case," according to the country's...

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JorAMCo and Jet Tailwind sign a maintenance support agreement

JorAMCo and Tailwind Airlines the Turkish start-up charter and wet-leasing operator signed a heavy maintenance agreement. The agreement includes maintenance services and modification work to be accomplished on the Tailwind's...

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Jordanians demonstrate against Israeli measures in Jerusalem

Amman - About 3,000 Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on Friday to protest what they called an Israeli conspiracy against al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish state seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war....

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Dispersed by violence, an ancient community struggles to survive

AMMAN - Abu Kareem is one of the Sabian Mandaeans, followers of a Gnostic religion that began in the Levant before migrating to southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Basra, in the first century AD. After 2,000 years in neighbouring...

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Jordan King, Yahoo execs discuss cooperation

His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang and several top executives from the US-based Internet giant, which recently acquired the Amman-based web portal Maktoob.com. At the meeting,...

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Iraq refugees face dwindling UN funds, creating concerns of unrest (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - More than six years after the invasion of Iraq, up to 2 million refugees remain stranded in neighboring countries and fears are rising that international support for them is fading, threatening...

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Jordanian King to US Jews: Support PA State, 2002 Saudi Plan

Jordan's King Abdullah II turned to Jewish leaders from the United States this week in hopes of convincing them to help pressure Israel to accept the 2002 Saudi Peace Plan as a means of getting talks with the Palestinian...

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BACKGROUND Teams qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals - Summary

Hamburg - All 32 teams qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa: Africa: 1. There were tears on the streets of Cairo on Wednesday night as stunned fans shook their heads in disbelief at Algeria's convincing 1-0...

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Jordan Outlines Expertise in Anti-Corruption field

Amman -- Jordan took part in The Sixth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity which was held recently in Qatar. Chairman of the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) Abed Shakhanbeh presented during the...

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