Thursday 29th July, 2010
Jordanian Electric Power Company report losses
Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) recorded losses worth 5.3 million dinars in the first half of this year compared to a loss of 385,000 dinars for the same period last year.
Jordanian police nab lettuce lady during protest
Jordanian animal rights activist Amina Tarek, right, clothed in lettuce leaves and holding a placard in Arabic reading "Let vegetarianism grow on you," makes a protest organized by People for the Ethi...
Jordan Telecom's H1 profit falls 10.9%
Jordan Telecom Group has said its net profit in the first six months of 2010 had dropped 10.9% to JD45.6m ($64.3m) due to the cost of launching a 3G service, Reuters has reported. Revenue at the firm'...
Landmark expands operations in Jordan
AME InfoUAE-based retailer Landmark has expanded its operation in Jordan with the opening of two new Babyshop and Max stores in the kingdom. The new outlets at Arabella Mall in the Northern city of Irbid mark...
Jordanian Electric Power Co. posts JD3.5m loss during H1
General Sources(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) revealed on Wednesday a JD3.5 million loss during the first six months of this year compared to a JD385,000 loss during the same period...
Jordanian Duty Free Shops Company increases profit to JD5.4m
General Sources(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Jordanian Duty Free Shops Company achieved JD5.4 million in profit during the first half of this year compared to JD4 million during the same period of last year.The company sa...
Al Markazia introduces Lexus IS300C to the Jordanian market
AME InfoAl Markazia for Trade and Auto, the exclusive distributor of Lexus in the Kingdom, recently launched the luxury sports car, Lexus IS 300C, to the Jordanian market. Lexus IS 300C distinguishes itself w...
Jordanian premier reshuffles cabinet
General SourcesAMMAN (AFP) – Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dropping six ministers and replacing them with seven others, a senior official told AFP. The ministers ...
Jordanian shoots dead sex victim
General SourcesAmman - A Jordanian man confessed to killing his 16-year-old niece to save his family's "honour" after she was sexually assaulted, a judicial official said on Saturday. The 43-year-old fired 30 mac...
Egyptian president, Jordanian FM discuss Mideast peace process
General SourcesEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh discussed here Wednesday the progress of Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks. During the meeting, Jordanian foreign ministe...
Palestinians set to reject direct talks for now
The Jordan Times- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will tell the Arab League on Thursday indirect talks with Israel have not progressed enough to justify face-to-face peace negotiations, a Palestinian official sai...
12 killed in Iraq as Shiite pilgrimage ends
The Jordan Times- A series of attacks in Baghdad and a holy Iraqi city killed 12 people, while five others died in a helicopter crash, as major religious ceremonies came to a close, officials said on Wednesday. In ...
Karak residents foresee change in November polls
The Jordan Times- Citizens in Karak acknowledged that the government has begun to build the credibility and confidence that were missing in the aftermath of the 2007 parliamentary elections. Voters in this southern...
Iraqis flock to Kurdistan to beat the summer heat
The Jordan TimesSHAQLAWAH, Iraq - Long the bane of many in the south and the centre of the country, Iraq's annual summer heatwave has been a boon for the northern Kurdish region, which is seeing a tourism boom this s...
Jordan, Spain to bolster tourism ties
The Jordan Times- Jordan and Spain will work closer to encourage tourism between the two countries under an agreement signed on Wednesday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by outgoing Minister of Tour...
Jordan to issue report on potential impact of UNRWA budget cuts
The Jordan Times- Palestinian refugee host countries on Wednesday entrusted Jordan with issuing a report to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the financial status of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRW...
Egyptian President Receives A Letter From Jordanian King
Bahrain News AgencySharm Al Shaikh, July 28 (BNA) Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak received a letter from Jordanian King Abdullah the second, concerning the latest developments on the efforts towards achieving peace.
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