Jordan jails jihadists for trying to go to Syria
Source: The Daily Star
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-27 11:26:55 -0700 | political-news
A Jordanian soldier stands guard in his tank at the Jordan-Syrian border near Mafraq, in this February 18, 2013 file photo. A Jordanian military tribunal on Monday jailed nine Muslim extremists who were planning to go to neighbouring Syria to...
How Does One Tell the President He is Dead Wrong?
Posted by: beyondthecusp
al 'Aqabah :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-30 15:33:06 -0700 | political-news
Israeli President Peres was in Aqaba, Jordan giving a speech to the WEF (World Economic Forum) over the weekend. When the Israeli president along with the Israeli media entered the hall the Jordanian contingency walked out and refused until the...
Abbas, Peres meet at World Economic Forum in Jordan
Posted by: saleh1966
Wādī Mūsā :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-30 15:33:06 -0700 | political-news
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jordan on Sunday night, to discuss matters connected to Palestinian-Israeli relations. The two, according to Maariv newspaper, are attending the World Economic Forum at a Jordanian Dead Sea resort....
Heroin, hashish smuggling attempt foiled, 4 arrested
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-27 01:17:50 -0700 | travel-news
One of the detainees, 29, is suspected of heading a network that smuggled drugs from the Jordanian border into Israel. (Ilana Curiel)
'Jordan key partner in Iraq development'
Source: Zawya Political
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-27 00:40:21 -0700 | business-news
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour met on Sunday with prominent Iraqi businesspeople and officials on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2013 held at the Dead Sea. In a session organised by Capital Bank, titled "Jordan gateway to Iraq",...
Expert proposes more tax reforms to stimulate Jordan's economy
Source: Zawya Political
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-27 00:40:19 -0700 | business-news
According to a press statement received from the Economic and Social Council of Jordan, Stiglitz was speaking during a session titled "Fiscal Discipline and Economic Growth with Special Reference to the Cost of Inequality". "Countries should develop and emphasise an...
Remnants of pilot's plane found in Jordan
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-27 11:58:26 -0700 | political-news
They were identified this morning by the Jordanian army, three kilometers into that country's territory. Tzechori, 38, from Ein Vered, took off Sunday from the settlement, leaving a suicide note. (Ilana Curiel)
Arab Spring nations face delaye...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 16:55:22 -0700 | business-news
Arab Spring nations face delayed economic recovery: IMF official Monday, 27 May 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) speaks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa at the...
Middle Eastern CEOs...
Source: Arab News
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 15:08:57 -0700 | business-news
Monday 27 May 2013 Last Update 27 May 2013 12:10 am Fifty-three percent of CEOs in the region are very confident about prospects for business and economic growth over the next 12 months, according to a PwC survey. The depth...
Water flows from Lake Kinneret to Jordan River
Source: Jerusalem Post
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 13:46:39 -0700 | green-news
Since the establishment of the Deganya Dam in 1964, water has not been proactively released from the Kinneret basin into the Lower Jordan River, the Water Authority stressed. Israeli water has recovered from a major crisis that befell us for...
Jordan plans $2b in US-backed bond sale
Source: Times of Oman
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 10:57:02 -0700 | business-news
Jordan plans to raise as much as $2 billion in bonds backed by the US government this year as the Arab country seeks to shore up public finances amid an increasing influx of refugees from war-ravaged Syria. The kingdom is...
Jordan: 15,000 soldiers in 18 countries drills.
Posted by: lethibichlan
Kafr Yūba :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 09:41:22 -0700 | odd-news
Jordan's Petra news agency said an official citation from the defense of this country on 26/5 that of the national army, including the U.S., UK, Bahrain, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Iraq, Italy, Li tapes, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Turkey, UAE,...
Jordan seeks to deploy Patriot missiles
Source: Zawya Regional
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 05:12:12 -0700 | travel-news
Jordan, which shares borders with war-torn Syria, said Sunday it is in talks with "friendly countries" to deploy Patriot missiles on its territory after a similar move by Turkey. "Jordan wishes to deploy Patriot missile batteries in order to boost...
Majid Al-Futtaim eyes $...
Source: Arab News
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-26 03:30:19 -0700 | business-news
UAE's Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF) sole franchise of hypermarket chain Carrefour in the Gulf said it foresaw capital investments of up to $1 billion this year as it steadily expanded its foothold in the region. This did not include...
Jordan economy set to grow 3.5p...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-25 17:53:21 -0700 | business-news
Jordan's economy is expected to grow around 3.5 percent this year driven by remittances, higher domestic consumption and some pickup in construction activity, the kingdom's central bank governor said yesterday. Ziad Fariz said on the sidelines of a World Economic...
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