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Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town
This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ...
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MEPS provides Umniah with MasterCard acceptance services
As part of its ongoing efforts to expand its merchant network and deliver its premium payment services to leading companies across the Kingdom, Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) - the region's leading payment services company licensed by MasterCard - signed an agreement with ...
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ASIP announces results of first top Arab trademarks questionnaire
The Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP) announced the results of the questionnaire conducted by the Society starting September 2012 to promote and highlight the most famous Arab ...
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USAID brings interactive multimedia curricula to Jordanian law schools
The American Bar Association, with USAID support, launched its Human Rights Curriculum for Jordanian Universities on Wednesday, 15 May, to help Jordanian law faculties bring innovative, multimedia approaches to their classrooms and improve the quality of their students' legal education.The launch reception brought together 19 human rights law professors from 10 law faculties throughout ...
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Syrian activists Shelling near Lebanon kills 16
A Syrian supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, holds a placard with his picture and the national flag as he participates in a protest outside the US Embassy in central London, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris ...
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Noor the education management information system wins the E-Government Achievement Award
An achievement to be proud of, Jordanian Integrated Technology Group (ITG) celebrates with the Saudi Ministry of Education, for the ministry's success in winning the Saudi E-Government Achievement Award "Serving People Better" (G2C) for its "Noor" ...
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Drew Amman Tours The IMS Museum
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a popular destination for racing fans.Eyewitness News' Drew Amman toured the racing museum on a recent trip to ...
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Palestinians in West Banks Area C suffer in limbo
A car driven by a Palestinian is stuck by tear gas grenades fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes in February with Palestinian demonstrators at the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus, in the northern West ...
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Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus WHO
LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on ...
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AP PHOTOS Palestinians in Egypt exiled forgotten - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports
(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra). In this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo, Palestinian refugee Sulaiman al-Namodi, 92, sits outside of his house in Gezirat al-Fadel village, Sharqiya, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of Cairo, ...
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Attacks kill 16 people in Iraq 8 policemen kidnapped on road to Syrian Jordanian border
Iraqis gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, 2013. A bomb killed dozens of people at a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, hitting worshippers as they were emerging from Friday prayers, security officials said. The attack in Baqouba comes after two days of attacks, many in Shiite districts, left tens of people dead. Attacks against Sunni mosques ...
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WHO warns Saudi coronavirus may be spreading seeks urgent search for source
A nurse walks towards the Roger Salengro Hospital (CHRU) where two patients were diagnosed with the coronavirus related to SARS in Lille, northern France, Monday, May 13, 2013. (AP / Michel ...
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Samsung Electronics Levant launches latest Smart TVs Lineup for 2013 in Jordan
Samsung Electronics Levant, the world leader in consumer electronics and digital technology, and Hikmat Yassin Sons Co., announced the launch of its new Samsung 2013 Smart TV lineup in the Jordanian market in a press conference at the Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel ...
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MOH confirms Saudi Arabias 31st coronavirus case
French Dr. Eric Senneville talks about the novel coronavirus at the Tourcoing Hospital in Tourcoing, France, in this May 14, 2013, photo. France is among the countries which had confirmed cases of the new SARS-like virus. ...
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New case of SARS-like virus in Saudi ministry
A Saudi health ministry official visits patients infected with a new SARS-like virus at a hospital in the eastern Saudi province of al-Ahsaa. ...
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Aqaba taking Jordan along for the ride
Aqaba is now officially the site of one of the largest infrastructure developments in the Middle East region, and certainly the largest development ever undertaken in Jordan’s history. Marsa Zayed is a mammoth project worth $10 billion and on its own is expected to more than double Jordan’s tourist revenues. Marsa Zayed is one in a long list of significant developments taking place in Aqaba, which is set to become the premier tourist destination of the country and a leading destination in the Gulf, but this project is notable for its sheer size.
Marsa Zayed envisions a marina development with room for 300 yachts and a cruise ship terminal all surrounded by a mixture of hotel, resort and luxury apartment complexes. The entire project is slated for completion in several years time, when Jordan first signed the development deal with Al Mabaar, a UAE-based real estate firm, in 2008, Jordan news media reported that it would be completed in 2013. Read more
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