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Very easy to slip-slide into deeper Syrian involvement Obama says
Not wanting to get involved in another war in the Middle East region should be "everyone's concern," President Obama told PBS host Charlie Rose in an interview recorded Sunday for air Monday night, four days ...
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Israels President Peres Calls for Two-State Solution
"We have to enable the Palestinians to have an independent state of their own, and live like neighbors, not like enemies," said 89-year-old Peres, whose political career has spanned 66 years. Peres added that barriers to the peace process were more "psychological than real". "I think the greatest problem we have is skepticism and a belief that peace is impossibleTo ...
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MERS claims 4 more lives in KSA
JEDDAH:Four more people have died from MERS infection in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the SARS-like respiratory virus in the Kingdom to 32, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. Two of the fatalities were reported in Taif and the other two in the Eastern Province, where most cases have been registered, said the ministry in its website. MERS stands for Middle East Respiratory ...
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Memo From Jerusalem Trying to Revive Mideast Peace Talks Kerry Finds a Conflicted Israel
During clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday, a Palestinian protester climbed a separation barrier built by Israel in the West Bank near the Jewish settlement of ...
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Ericsson says Jordan should launch LTE services
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has said it is time to introduce long-term evolution (LTE) services in Jordan to meet the growing demand on data consumption, Jordan Times has reported. "Several countries in the Middle East have already started offering LTE services, and I believe it is the right time for introducing these services in Jordan, taking into account the rise in Internet ...
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Jordan imposes additional tax on steel imports
Jordan's industry and trade ministry has announced a decision by the cabinet to take protective measures regarding the imports of steel has gone into effect starting Sunday, Jordan Times has reported. According to the decision, an additional qualitative tax was added for the next two years and a half to the current custom duties, with JD80 ($113) to be imposed on each tonne of imported ...
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3 labor officials named in sex-for-repatriation scandal in Middle East
InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 MANILA, Philippines – Three labor officials assigned in the Middle East were named in the scandal where they allegedly offer free repatriation to stranded or distressed female overseas Filipino workers. In a news conference, Akbayan party-list Rep. Walden Bello identified the three officials as a certain Mr. Kim in Damascus, Assistant Labor ...
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Earliest known MERS outbreak in Jordan infected at least 10 people
The earliest known outbreak of the MERS coronavirus infected at least 10 people, with testing still underway on blood samples from seven people who were likely exposed during the April 2012 incident, officials in Jordan and in the United States have revealed. Two of the 10 confirmed cases were previously reported. Of the other eight, most were health-care workers from three hospitals which ...
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Gilas vs Saudi in opener
Gilas Pilipinas is likely to have Saudi Arabia as its opening game opponent when the FIBA-Asia Championship fires off on Aug. 1 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Though FIBA-Asia is yet to release the schedule for the preliminary round, it is speculated that the Nationals will be pitted against a light opponent before taking on the bigwigs. The Philippines is in the same bracket with ...
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Amman Airport Hotel Chooses Pegasus Connect+ Premium Services
Pegasus Solutions to attract more international traffic. The 304-room hotel is the only airport property for the recently expanded Queen Alia International Airport, a status that increases its opportunity to attract both corporate and leisure traffic through Pegasus' global sales and marketing support under the "UI" chain code. "Our hotel already appeals to an enviable list ...
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Putin Obama face off over Syria rebels get Saudi missiles
Reuters © A member of the Free Syrian Army writes a name of a fellow fighter on a home-made rocket in Deir al-Zor, June 16, 2013. Picture taken June 16, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil ...
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MERS death toll grows as Saudi Arabia reports more cases
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia MERS, an infectious disease called a coronavirus that has sickened more than 60 people since last Sept., has claimed four more lives. Saudi Arabia announced Monday that four more people have died from the new respiratory virus which is related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths to 32 in the kingdom at the center of the growing crisis. Overall, nearly 40 people have ...
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Canada to provide $98.4 million in aid to Jordan - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Canada has pledged an additional $98.4 million to Jordan to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis next door in Syria, its foreign affairs minister said in a statement Monday. The pledge followed a visit by John Baird, who held talks on Syria's 2-year civil war with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, late Sunday in the ...
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Bayt.com and intj sign agreement to address recruitment challenges in Jordans ICT sector
Bayt.com and int@j have announced signing an agreement to work collaboratively to empower the member companies of the ICT Association of Jordan - int@j with special access to a bundle of premium recruitment ...
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Queen Ranias message to girls
>Editor's note: Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah is queen of Jordan and has been an advocate for children's education for years in her country, across the region and around the world, working with such groups as UNICEF. This open letter to the girls of the world is part of the "Girl Rising" project. CNN Films' "Girl Rising" documents extraordinary girls and the power of education to change ...
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HM the King Thanked by Jordanian Monarch
Manama, June 17. (BNA) -- His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has received a cable of thanks from the Jordanian Monarch King Abdulla II in reply to HM's congratulatory cable marking Jordan's Independence Day. King Abdulla II expressed sincere thanks and appreciation to HM King Hamad for his genuine fraternal feelings, wishing him continuous good health and happiness and ...
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Mowgli Foundation and consortium partners awarded MENA region SME mentoring initiative by G8 Deauville Partnership
The Mowgli Foundation, an award winning, UK headquartered mentoring organisation, which seeks to support the sustainable development of societies through the mentoring and evolution of entrepreneurs and leaders, has been awarded a contract together with its consortium partners Adam Smith International and Upper Quartile, under the UK's Presidency of the G8 Deauville ...
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Saudis King Abdullah congratulates Rowhani on Iran election win
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia congratulated Hassan Rowhani on winning Iran's presidential election, praising what he described as Mr Rowhani's wish to improve relations between the two countries. Ties between have been tense over many issues, notably the war in Syria, where they back rival combatants, political unrest in Bahrain, and a dispute over Iran's pursuit of nuclear ...
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Jordanian King affirms that reform aims to change citizens lives for the better
WAM Amman, June 17th, 2013 -- His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, has affirmed that everyone should realize that the goal of reform is to change citizens' lives for the better. In a speech at the Graduation Ceremony of the 26th Class of Muta University's Military Wing, the King stressed that the important matter is to continue the reform process, for the will for positive change ...
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Saudi announces four new deaths from MERS virus
RIYADH -- Four people have died from the MERS virus in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 32, the health ministry said on its website Monday. Two people died in the western city of Taif and the other two were pronounced dead in Eastern Province, where most cases have been registered, said the statement. Follow ...
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Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea Resort and Spa gets ISO 22000 certificate
Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea Resort & Spa is the first InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hotel in Jordan and Palestine to achieve this certificate, as well as being the first hotel in the Dead Sea area to be rewarded with it. Mr. Firas Irsheidat, Area General Manager for Crowne Plaza Jordan Dead Sea Resort & Spa and Holiday Inn Resort Dead Sea said: "This is another achievement ...
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Saudi Arabia reports four deaths from SARS-like infection
Riyadh - Four people have died in Saudi Arabia from a SARS-like coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Monday, bringing to 32 the number of deaths from the disease in the kingdom. The ministry also announced that three new cases of the disease had been diagnosed, all in patients already suffering from chronic illnesses. The strain of coronavirus, called MERS-CoV, was first discovered in 2012 in ...
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Japans ORIX acquires over 25 percent share of MEDGULF insurance firm
Tokyo (Japan), June 17 (ANI): ORIX Corporation, a leading integrated financial services group of Japan, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire 25.7 per cent of issued shares of Bahrain-based Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company (MEDGULF). Founded in 1980 in Lebanon, MEDGULF is a business group with insurance businesses throughout the Middle East in Saudi ...
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Egypts Mursi cuts Syrian ties backs no fly zone
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and backed a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state more firmly against President Bashar ...
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Jordanian army near Syrian border
AMMAN He was speaking as Jordanian and US forces conducted military exercises less than 75 miles from the Syrian border, with the participation of 17 other countries. Diplomats say the exercises, in their second week, aim to send a strong message to Syrian President Bashar al Assad. A Pentagon spokesman said on Saturday the US has approved a Jordanian request for US F-16s and Patriot missiles ...
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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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