Thursday 11th March, 2010
Corruption Trial Of Four Top Jordanians Grips Nation
The NationalAMMAN // The arrest last week of four prominent Jordanians, including a former government minister, in the first ever high-profile corruption case involving a publicly traded company took many Jordani...
Corruption Trial Of Four Top Jordanians Grips Nation
The NationalAMMAN // The arrest last week of four prominent Jordanians, including a former government minister, in the first ever high-profile corruption case involving a publicly traded company took many Jordani...
Biden Arrives In Amman For Talks With King Abdullah On Peace Moves
Earth TimesAmman - US Vice President Joseph Biden arrived in Amman Thursday for a two-day visit to Jordan in the course of a regional tour. Biden, who flew in from Israel, was due to have talks with King Abdulla...
<font Color="#965154">ministry To Extend 2,000 Additional Loans</font>
The Jordan TimesAMMAN - The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has decided to increase the number of loans offered to university students due to the high number of applicants, a ministry official sa...
<font Color="#965154">islamists To Hold Rally Near Jordan River</font>
The Jordan TimesAMMAN - The Islamist movement plans to hold a rally in the Jordan Valley on Friday to protest against Israeli measures in Jerusalem and other parts of the Palestinian territories, according to Islamis...
Jordan To Host Regional Vocational Training Society
The Jordan TimesAMMAN - The Kingdom is set to host a new regional vocational training society, which will showcase Jordanian know-how in various fields, the government said on Wednesday. During the Arab Labour Confe...
Survivors Counting Blessings After Wadi Seer Building Collapse
The Jordan TimesCivil Defence Department personnel work to free workers trapped in an apartment building that collapsed in the Wadi Seer area on Wednesday (Photo by Nader Daoud)
<font Color="#965154">man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Revenge Killings</font>
The Jordan TimesAMMAN - The Criminal Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to life in prison after convicting him of murdering two men who sexually assaulted him in August 2006. The court declared L.A. guilty of poi...
First Vote Results Likely On Thursday
The Jordan Times- The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to know" the results...
Ahmadinejad, Gates Trade Barbs In Afghanistan
The Jordan TimesAfghan President Hamid Karzai (right) speaks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad moments before a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday (AFP photo)
Jordanian Drivers Rev Up For Jordan Rally
The Jordan TimesAMMAN - With only 21 days left, the highly anticipated list of key Jordanian drivers who will be part of the Jordan Rally, the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), which will be held...
Peace And Settlements Are Incompatible
The Jordan TimesThis time, to add insult to injury, the announcement that Israel intends to build 1,600 new houses in a settlement in occupied East Jerusalem coincides with the visit of Joe Biden, the US vice preside...
Five Workers Killed In Amman Building Collapse
Earth TimesAmman - The bodies of five construction workers were recovered Thursday from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Jordanian capital Amman, Public Security Directorate spokesman Major Mohammad Kha...
Jordan- Adc Announces Candidates For Scholarship Programme
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) During a ceremony held at Aqaba's Princess Basma Centre for Development, Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the central development arm of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authori...
Jordan Eyes New Potash Contracts With India, China
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Arab Potash Company (APC) Chairman Nabih Salameh on Wednesday said international demand on potash and fertiliser products is expected to grow this year. He indicated that negot...
Jordan Minister, Italian Envoy Discuss Debt-for-development Swap
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Finance Minister Mohammad Abu Hammour and Italian Ambassador Francesco Fransoni held talks on Wednesday on the latest developments concerning the Jordanian economy and its pers...
Amman Stock Exchange Trading Report For Mar 10
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Wednesday's trading value amounted to JD26.5 million spread over 27.3 million shares traded through 8,601 transactions.The share price index closed at 2,469 points, an increase...
Japan Weighing Extra Aid To Jordan
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Japan is considering a government request to provide Jordan with supplemental financial aid, according to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.Planning and In...
Jordan- Upturn In Local Garment Industry Hinges On Sufficient Gov't Support
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Jordan's garment industry can pick up this year if it receives sufficient support from the government, investors said Wednesday.Sanal Kumar, owner and director of Classic Fashi...
Jordan To Host Regional Vocational Training Society
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The Kingdom is set to host a new regional vocational training society, which will showcase Jordanian know-how in various fields, the government said on Wednesday.During the Ara...
Jordan- Survivors Counting Blessings After Wadi Seer Building Collapse
MENAFN(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Tayseer Sandouqa went to his new third-floor apartment in Al Kursi Valley in the Wadi Seer area Wednesday morning to put the finishing touches on a paint job.At 12:45pm, the 27...
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