News tagged with 'jordan'. Found 150 tagged news.

Countries Hosting Iraqis Convene Today (The Jordan Times)

Amman :: Jordan | 1 day ago

Experts from Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt will convene in the capital today to discuss the situation of millions of Iraqis residing in host countries and urge further international support, a Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Tags: iraq, jordan, Bashir Urges International Community, Jordan Times, Salah Bashir, host iraqis, Jordan News Agency, Iraqi

Jordan to face trial on speeding charge

Brighton :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago

The 30-year-old pin-up, known as Jordan, has been charged with breaking a 30mph speed limit in Brighton, East Sussex, in March. A CPS spokesman also said the mother-of-three was accused of failing to supply information about the identity of the driver...

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Andre Rieu in Neighbours

Amman :: Jordan | 5 days ago

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Iraq & Jordan to boost military cooperation

Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 days ago

Posted by Alsumaria

Iraq Defense Minister Abdul Kader Al Ubaidi met in Amman armed forces chief of joint staff General Khalid Jamil Al Sarayrah at the headquarters of the leadership. During the meeting attended by Chief of operations and training as well as the Iraqi Military...

Tags: Iraq, Jordan, cooperation, military

Jordan king urges Obama to work 'directly' for peace

Amman :: Jordan | 14 days ago

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday urged US president-elect Barack Obama's new administration to become "directly" involved in efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East. "I look forward to working with US president-elect Barack Obama to end the (Palestinian-Israeli)...

Tags: jordan, president, israel, obama, The Jordan Times, barack, elect, Jordanian, King Abdullah, Barack Obama

10 more distressed OFWs repatriated

Amman :: Jordan | 21 days ago

Ten more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in distress in Jordan and Bahrain have been repatriated. Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. said the 10 OFWs were Guiarhata “Tarhata” Diadel, Fatima Abeleda, Zenefen Acoba, Subai Daud, Ivon Mabangis, Kareen Maggay,...

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Montreal Gazette: Jordan, Areva discuss nuclear reactor project

Amman :: Jordan | 21 days ago

Jordan and France signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in May. Officials in Amman have said that Areva could extract around 130,000 tonnes of uranium from Jordan's 1.2 billion tonnes of phosphate reserves and build a nuclear reactor. The tiny desert...

Tags: nuclear, nuclear power, energy, power, Jordan, Areva, pakistan

Jordan queen: Arab unemployment 'time bomb'

Amman :: Jordan | 21 days ago

Jordan's Queen Rania has warned that rising unemployment among Arab youth is a "ticking time bomb" that has to be defused before it causes unrest. Rania says the number of unemployed people under 30 in the Middle East could increase from 15 million today...

Tags: job, Middle East, Jordan, Rania

Palestinian President Abbas to visit Romania

Cairo :: Egypt | 21 days ago

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay an official visit to Romania on Monday and Tuesday, at the invitation of President Traian Basescu, according to a Sunday news release of the Presidential Administration.     The high-level talks will refer...

Tags: israel, olmert, Palestinian-Israeli, Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian, Middle East, Gaza, Palestinian Authority, Jordan, peace pact, palestinian president

Man mauled by three pit bulls

Muncie :: IN :: USA | 22 days ago

An elderly man was found dead in his basement Friday afternoon after he was apparently mauled by three pit bulls. The death investigation shocked neighbors like Dorothy Dixon on West Tilmor Drive where the victim lived. “I have called the police and everyone...

Tags: pit bulls, Jordan