Jordan
May 24, 2012
08:50 GMT
Deputies on Wednesday agreed to deduct 15 per cent of their salaries for the Treasury to address the difficult economic situation, for six months starting the end of May.
May 17, 2012
12:46 GMT
Exports of industrial estates in Jordan reached $530 million during the first three months of this year.
11:11 GMT
A dispute between UNRWA workers and the agency came to a final close on Wednesday after the two parties reached an agreement.
10:41 GMT
Jordanian Tourism revenues in the first four months of this year stood at JD776.7 million, an increase of 10.5 per cent compared to JD703 million.
May 14, 2012
12:28 GMT
JPMC employees are planning to gather outside JPMC headquarters in Abdali on Tuesday to demand that the privatised firm be returned to state ownership.
May 13, 2012
07:49 GMT
The Egyptian starlet Menna Shalabi has denied the rumor of her alleged secret marriage to fellow Jordanian actor Eyad Nassar.
May 11, 2012
17:51 GMT
Jordanian artist Mais Hamdan dismissed the rumor of refusing to work with the renowned Egyptian director Khalid Youssef, only to say that it was not about the director but more about his 'hot' movie material and her objection to seductive roles.
May 10, 2012
08:12 GMT
Jordanian Foreign Minister announced that an agreement had been reached between UNRWA’s administration and employees.
May 9, 2012
22:10 GMT
Jordanian budding star and finalist of Arab Idol Yousef Arafat launched his professional career with a song dedicated to his homeland Jordan called “Ya Baladi” (My Country).
12:00 GMT
A meeting held on Tuesday between the Department of Palestinian Affairs and UNRWA representatives failed to end an open-ended strike by the agency’s workers.
May 8, 2012
07:09 GMT
The Libyan authorities will soon pay the Kingdom’s hotels part of their outstanding dues for accommodating Libyan citizens.
May 2, 2012
07:21 GMT
Workers of Potash company demand end of service compensation, annual pay raises, scholarships for their children and an increase in overtime payments.
May 1, 2012
13:56 GMT
The Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission said it was considering two offers to build a nuclear reactor in the kingdom.
10:54 GMT
Syrian actress Suzan Najm Addeen is primed to shoot for the new Egyptian series “Fatah min Asharq” (An Eastern Girl), which follows the story of the Jordanian girl considered 'the most famous spy ever' to be recruited by the Israelis to spy on Palestinian revolutionaries in the seventies.
April 30, 2012
07:26 GMT
The recent change of Jordanian government will delay a previously planned rise in electricity rates with the incoming premier expected to review the new tariff.
April 29, 2012
12:01 GMT
Egyptian gas supplies are set to resume next month stressing that Cairo’s recent decision to annul its gas agreement with Israel will not affect the Kingdom’s main energy source.
April 27, 2012
16:05 GMT
Reports are rife of Lebanese singer Elissa rudely kicking the fans and entourage of Iraqi singer Shatha Hassoun out of the Amman hotel in which both stars stayed in Jordan. Shatha protests Elissa's innocence.
08:20 GMT
Jordan 's King Abdullah II accepted yesterday the resignation of Prime Minister Aoun Khassawneh, after accusing him of slow reforms demanded by the public.
April 25, 2012
18:16 GMT
From Jordan, through Morocco, Sudan and Saudi Arabia, here are some of the highlights of last week's 3rd episode of Arabs Got Talent. From the judges side though, while mildly entertaining, it's more a case of "Still haven't found what I'm looking for."
07:10 GMT
A dispute between the Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) and its employees was resolved ending a 17-day strike by the workers.
April 24, 2012
13:17 GMT
Jordan and Turkey have been discussing potential cooperation in the tourism sector and are expected to develop joint packages for long-haul tourists.
07:17 GMT
The Jordanian government will raise electricity tariffs to counter an expected loss of more than JD1.5 billion in the energy sector resulting from the halt in Egyptian gas supplies.
April 23, 2012
08:02 GMT
Around 200 Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) workers gathered outside the Prime Ministry on Sunday to protest against what they called unfair working conditions.
April 22, 2012
08:08 GMT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed the Kingdom’s fiscal tightening in the 2012 budget, urging further fiscal consolidation over the medium term.
April 20, 2012
13:06 GMT
The Jordanians behind this Jordan hit film 'The Last Friday' return home for celebrations of their award-winning-streak that has won them an impressive cornucopia of film awards.
April 19, 2012
12:38 GMT
The president of the Jordanian Electric Power Company voiced hope that the dispute between the company and its workers would be resolved within a day.
April 18, 2012
10:59 GMT
Young Jordanian singer Yousef Arafat, one of three finalists in Arab Idol, arrived to Jordan last Thursday for the first time in his life.
April 17, 2012
20:34 GMT
We are proud to announce a list of Western stars and luminaries of the entertainment and art world who have something of the Arab within! Did you know that the following famous people had Arab origins? Here's a selection of Hollywood acting legends and singing stars, who come in degrees of Arab-ness, from partial, to fully-fledged and native speaking.
08:52 GMT
A dispute between the Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO) and its employees was resolved on Sunday after a two-hour meeting at the labour ministry.
April 15, 2012
07:36 GMT
An ongoing, open-ended strike by electricity workers is hurting the company’s finances.
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