Jordan

February 18, 2013

Mai Hariri spent Valentine's with her daughters.
09:30 GMT

The Lebanese lovely says she spent her Valentine's Day with her children and won't be hooking up with a new man anytime soon.

Jordan's National Library Department is to focus its copyright infringement work outside of the capital Amman.
09:20 GMT

Jordan is to continue its crackdown on counterfeit software, with the National Library Department saying yesterday that it will focus its attention on private schools outside of the capital, Amman.

Automatic spending cuts could affect the US's military and humanitarian assistance to Jordan
03:00 GMT

Automatic spending cuts set to go into effect in the US early next month may affect Washington’s military and humanitarian assistance to Jordan.

February 13, 2013

The Islamic Development Bank signed off on financing packages totalling $450 million
12:01 GMT

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) approved $450.8 million towards financing new development projects in member countries as well as Muslim communities in non-member countries.

Jordan's tourist board launched new live webcams of the Kingdom's "most treasured and visited locations"
08:41 GMT

The Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) on Tuesday launched live feeds from a collection of web cameras overlooking some of the Kingdom's "most treasured and visited locations".

February 12, 2013

Eyad Nassar is turning up the heat this Ramadan with "Hot, Dry Summer".
13:16 GMT

Jordanian actor Eyad Nassar is busy gearing up for the new television drama “Har Jaf Sayfan” (Hot, Dry Summer).

February 11, 2013

American drummer Tariq Snare to play at Al Hussein Cultural Centre in Jordan.
13:53 GMT

American drummer Tariq Snare began a visit to the Kingdom on Sunday sponsored by the US embassy as part of its Black History Month activities.

Jordan is preparing to hold a World Economic Forum meetin on the MENA region at the Dead Sea
11:15 GMT

Jordan is preparing to host the World Economic Forum meeting on the Middle East and North Africa, according to a statement yesterday.

Auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is to help deal with unpaid Libyan hospital bills in Jordan
10:59 GMT

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is to deal with unpaid hospital bills by Libya, who sent rebels for treatment in Jordan during the revolution that ousted Gaddafi.

February 10, 2013

Operations at Jordan's new terminal at Queen Alia International Airport will take off on March 21
06:36 GMT

Jordan's new terminal at Queen Alia International Airport, just outside of the capital Amman, will officially start operations on March 21

Jordan and Saudi Arabia signed new financing agreements for development projects last week
04:00 GMT

Jordan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed four agreements to finance development projects at a total of $299.4 million (around JD212.36 million).

February 7, 2013

The GCC-Europe rail connection could become a reality by 2018 depending on each of the countries involved
10:41 GMT

The Saudi-funded rail network will connect GCC countries to Europe via Jordan, Turkey.

February 4, 2013

Fuel demand in Jordan is creeping up despite the government raising the prices in November last year
08:40 GMT

Jordanians’ consumption of oil derivatives in 2012 increased by 6.5 per cent compared with the previous year despite an increase in fuel prices, according to the Gas Stations Owners Association (GSOA).

February 3, 2013

Consumers want easy, convenient and high-value services at lower costs
09:48 GMT

Standard Chartered regional chief says most Jordanians think expensive branch offices are an 'alien concept'.

January 31, 2013

Jordan has reaffirmed its commitment in tackling illegal workers in the country
12:39 GMT

Jordan's Minister of Labour said yesterday that his government will not hesitate to take legal measures against workers and business owners who violate the Labour Law.