Jordan

January 31, 2013

Yousef Arafat
11:10 GMT

The starry pair were seen jamming together at Tamer's house in his new home recording studio.

Palestinian supporters sit on the roof next to a poster of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)
07:09 GMT

During their most recent meeting, Khaled Meshaal reportedly told King Abdullah that he would accept a two-state solution and to convey his message to the U.S.

January 30, 2013

A rising energy bill does not bode well for the Kingdom, which has seen protests over fuel price increases in recent months.
08:13 GMT

At the end of November last year, the country’s total exports recorded a drop by 1.7 per cent.

January 29, 2013

King Abdullah II met with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Monday. (AFP)
08:42 GMT

King Abdullah on Monday held talks with Hamas chief Khaled Mishaal, stressing his support for Palestinian reconciliation.

Jordan's main energy supply from Egypt has been disrupted again, causing a dramatic reduction in gas supplies
06:57 GMT

Jordan’s Egyptian gas supplies have dropped to one-third of their normal levels, officials say, prompting fresh concern over the security of the country’s primary energy source.

January 28, 2013

Arab women rights
14:06 GMT

An international human rights group is appealing to Jordan's to amend the Citizenship Law, which prevents Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians from passing on their nationality to their spouses and children.

Hamas leader in exile, Khaled Meshaal.
12:56 GMT

Khaled Meshaal arrives in the Kingdom and is rumored to be talking Fatah/Hamas reconciliation with Jordan's head of state.

January 24, 2013

Jordan is planning to open a new camp to deal with the influx.
06:15 GMT

Aid organisations are struggling to cope with rising influx of Syrians.

Authorities ordered polling stations to stay open for an extra hour.
05:16 GMT

New two-vote system slows final results count.

January 23, 2013

Zaki Bani Rashid, deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.
09:55 GMT

On the eve of the elections in Jordan, the government's main opposition makes their claim of voter fraud.

Jordanian polling station officials read lists explaining the distribution of ballot boxes in Amman on Tuesday on the eve of the general election. (Khalil Mazrawwi/AFP)
08:00 GMT

Jordanians headed to the polls on Wednesday amid a heavy security presence and allegations of vote buying.

Jordan and the UAE signed an agreement regulating a loan, which is part of a $5 billion GCC financial aid package
05:52 GMT

Jordan and the UAE signed an agreement yesterday regulating a $1.25 billion grant, which is part of a larger $5 billion financing agreement from the GCC, singed in 2011.

January 22, 2013

The Amman Criminal Court has heard evidence in relation to the case against former chairman of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) Walid Kurdi.
10:28 GMT

The Amman Criminal Court on Monday continued to hear testimony from prosecution witnesses in the case against former chairman of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) Walid Kurdi.

January 20, 2013

Saba Mubarak
12:01 GMT

The Jordanian actress takes a short break from filming to do a bit of much-needed self promotion.

Iraq has reopened the border with Jordan following  Baghdad's decision to close it on January 9
11:20 GMT

Iraq has reopened its border with Jordan, allowing goods trucks to move across the border, after it was closed on January 9.