9 February 2012, 5:26 am
A Jordanian prosecutor says he has ordered a powerful former intelligence chief to be detained for 14 days pending a probe on charges of embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office.... Read More »
9 February 2012, 4:22 am
Jordanian riot policemen prevent Syrian protesters from approaching the Syrian embassy during a demonstration in the capital Amman.... Read More »
9 February 2012, 12:12 am
Civilian cars, trucks and buses - the vehicles used by those fleeing Kuwait - were bombed by U.S. military forces on the Highway of Death.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 7:52 pm
Royal Jordanian will review its fleet size and reduce its network as part of a series of measures to counter the sharp increase in fuel prices and falling demand due to unrest in the region and the euro zone crisis.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 6:52 pm
Paris-based Pacha, the first sales company dedicated to Arab world content, has snapped up international rights to "My Brother the Devil" and "The Last Friday." Produced by London's Wild Horses Film Co.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 2:48 pm
Spurring economic growth is the private sector's responsibility, and not the government's, a World Bank official stressed on Tuesday.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 10:38 am
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib listens to his Jordanian counterpart Awn Khasawneh during a joint press conference in Tripoli on February 7, 2012 as the latter begins a two-day visit focused on ways to expand bilateral economic cooperation.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 8:33 am
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Jordanian government came under mounting pressure Wednesday, February 8 to withdraw its ambassador from Damascus, following escalation in the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the neighboring Arab country, M&C reported quoting DPA.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 4:29 am
Qatar Electricity & Water Co has agreed to buy a 23.3 percent stake in Jordan's Amman East power plant from a Bahraini infrastructure fund, in a move by the state-owned Qatari firm to expand its international footprint.... Read More »
8 February 2012, 3:24 am
Angela Kirkham Raine had been due to take part in a bike ride along the Nile in Egypt but due to the political situation in that country, organisers transferred the 318km ride to Jordan, posing the additional challenge of a number of hills.... Read More »