Provides the latest RSS feeds for Jordan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Jordan News.net http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/cat/a9fba0694eef4824/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:31 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:11:31 -0400 30 China and Saudi Arabia as the insurer seeks to capitalize on economic growth in the world's second-biggest economy and largest oil exporter. Switzerland's biggest insurer plans to set up as many as five branches in China by 2016 after winning a license that allows it to apply for expansion beyond its presence in Beijing, Geoff Riddell, chairman of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214737814/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:51:11 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214737814/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 John Kerry said ahead of a second round of meetings Friday. "I am convinced, with great humility, that this moment is a critical one for the region and particularly for Israel, for Palestine and for Jordan," Kerry said before meeting with Israeli ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214732814/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:04:31 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214732814/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 New York/Cairo --Egypt should work towards the ratification of the Rome Statute, in line with its expressed commitment to uphold human rights, rule of law and international justice, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said in a letter to the president of Egypt, Dr. Mohamed Morsi, dated 21 May ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214729786/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:49:02 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214729786/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Having read the news item "Jordan’s ambassador to Macedonia presents credentials" (The Jordan Times, May 23, 2013), I would like to stress that no such country is a member of the United ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214726181/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:08 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214726181/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Having read the news item "Jordan’s ambassador to Macedonia presents credentials" (The Jordan Times, May 23, 2013), I would like to stress that no such country is a member of the United ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214726182/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:05 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214726182/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Having read the news item "Jordan’s ambassador to Macedonia presents credentials" (The Jordan Times, May 23, 2013), I would like to stress that no such country is a member of the United ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214726183/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:01 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214726183/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Conventional wisdom is that the Israelis and Palestinians are too far apart to even begin talks, but Secretary of State John Kerry appeared undaunted on his fourth visit in as many ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214724788/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 17:16:08 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214724788/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 BAGHDAD - The flow of refugees crossing from Syria into Jordan has all but stopped in the last six days amid heavy fighting in the area and claims by Syrians that Jordanian border guards are preventing them from entering. The Jordanian foreign minister has denied that his government had closed the border, but Syrians said Jordanian soldiers had turned them back. A decision by the Jordanian ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721069/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:18 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721069/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Amman-May-23(BNA)Jordanian Parliament Speaker Saad Hayel Al-Srur today voiced dismay over the statements made by a top Iranian official against Bahrain, dismissing the blatant stance as a flagrant interference in the Kingdom's internal affairs and a violation of international covenants and norms. In a statement to Jordanian news Agency "Petra", he strongly condemned the ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721557/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:22 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721557/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 View Photo AFP/Fayez Nureldine - A foreign medical staff enters the emergency section at a hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on May 13, 2013. Saudi Arabia lamented Thursday that foreign drug companies had ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721785/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:09 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721785/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Environmentally friendly Rent a Car company, Green Motion, announced today the sale of its regional master franchise territory to a Jordan based company, Sadeen Rent a ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721786/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:06 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214721786/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 The novel coronavirus found in Saudi Arabia has been patented by scientists outside the country, Deputy Health Minister Ziad Memish told the World Health Assembly in Geneva today. The virus was sent from the country without proper permission, Memish told the assembly, the top decision-making body of the World Health Organization. Companies that make antivirals and vaccines have already ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214720181/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:27:05 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214720181/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Manama, May 23. (BNA) -- Speaker of the Representatives Council Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani today sent a cable of congratulations to his Jordanian counterpart Saad Hayel Al-Srour on Jordan's 67th National Day. He wished him continuous good health and happiness and brotherly Jordan further progress and prosperity under its wise leadership. W H Q BNA 1545 GMT ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214718620/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:17 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214718620/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 DAMASCUS, Syria -; Syria's fighting has uprooted more than half of the country's 530,000 Palestinians - descendants of refugees from a Mideast conflict half a century ago - and their situation is becoming increasingly desperate, the head of a U.N. aid agency said ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715294/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:20 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715294/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Doha, Qatar - Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East today with two of the most vexing problems in international affairs at the top of his agenda: a downward spiraling Syrian civil war that continues to draw neighbors into to its bloody vortex and destabilize the entire region; and the slow-rolling death of the two-state solution to an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that remains ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715187/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:10 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715187/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 BlackBerry, in association with Maysalward and the Jordan Gaming Lab, have announced the first BlackBerry 10 Jam in Jordan, taking place on Monday, May 27th in ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715496/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:30 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715496/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 This innovative new facility located at the RSS is the region's first comprehensive software quality assurance and testing centre.The new Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure based on Hewlett Packard's Converged Cloud solution technology, providing highly-scalable cloud-based services. The Centre provides quality-assured testing services and setups to clients prior to ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715497/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:29 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715497/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 A Bahrain delegation led by Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), arrives tomorrow at the World Economic Forum (WEF) held at the Dead Sea, Jordan for the three day ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715498/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:29 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715498/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 WAM AMMAN, 23 May, 2013 -- The "Friends of Syria" meeting in Jordan has supported the finding of a political solution in Syria on the basis of the Geneva Communique of June 30th 2012, agreeing to strengthen cooperation and coordination among themselves and with international partners. The meeting also reviewed the outcome of the Rome meeting of February 28th, 2013, and the joint ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715305/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:22:50 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214715305/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 , in 2010. Since, it has become a must-have label for the well-heeled London set. The collection of classic, covetable eveningwear is championed by some of the world's most high-profile celebrities – including ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214714098/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:32:10 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214714098/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Syria ’s civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime’s military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid.Secretary of ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214714099/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:31:36 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214714099/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 PepsiCo brought together notable female leaders for a roundtable discussion titled 'Women as Agents of Social Change: Inspirational Stories of Women in Social Responsibility" at the 10th annual CSR Summit in ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214712781/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:02 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214712781/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Israel from Jordan signaling he hopes to prepare the ground for a "surprise" revival of peace talks with Palestinians. The top U.S. diplomat said he aims to "lay on a path ahead that can conceivably surprise people and certainly exhaust the possibilities of peace." He spoke ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214712782/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:21 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214712782/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Jordan News Agency (Petra) and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh E-Training/Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge Information Technology Skills Center (TAGCAITC) signed a cooperation programme agreement in the field of training ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214711567/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:17:22 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214711567/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Cairo, Egypt - When executives at EasyJet heard they had won their bid to establish the first ever low-cost air link between the UK and Cairo, the mood at the company's headquarters was buoyant. The British company- one of Europe's leading budget airlines- had beaten off tough competition from British Airways and BMI to fly the recently expanded route, with UK officials warming to ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214711568/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:11:07 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214711568/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 MIDEAST DIPLOMACY. US Secretary of State John Kerry walks between meetings during the London Eleven Plenary in Amman, Jordan, on May 22, 2013. US State Department photo/ Public Domain AMMAN, Jordan - US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Israel Thursday, May 23, as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing skepticism over his efforts. ... http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214709494/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:52:36 -0400 http://www.jordannews.net/index.php/sid/214709494/scat/a9fba0694eef4824