Jordan

January 9, 2013

The Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) is facing corruption allegations
04:00 GMT

Jordan's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday referred a new file involving alleged corruption related to mining operations at the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) to the prosecutor general.

January 8, 2013

Unemployment in Jordan is continuing to creep up, in a worry sign for the economy
11:18 GMT

Unemployment in Jordan is creeping, new figures show, with 12.5 per cent of the population without work, up from 12.1 per cent in the same quater of 2011.

Zaatari camp on Tuesday after the rains hit (picture courtesy of UNICEF).
09:41 GMT

Heavy rain and strong winds in the camp leave tents underwater and residents protesting about living conditions.

Jordan has introduced a 60-day grace period for undocumented guest workers to renew their papers
05:49 GMT

Jordan's Ministry of Labour on Monday opened a 60-day grace period for guest workers in the Kingdom who need to rectify their legal status.

January 7, 2013

Jordanian band pay the price for Israeli visas as Palestinians boycott show
13:44 GMT

Jordanian reggae-funk-rock band, Autostrad, have upset Palestinian fans by obtaining Israeli visas to play in Nazareth.

A Syrian refugee woman sells vegetables at the Zaatari refugee camp, (AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI)
05:00 GMT

A sudden influx of refugees into the Zaatari camp worries UN officials, already struggling to cope.

January 6, 2013

Jordan is desperately trying to slash it's growing budget deficit
08:02 GMT

Jordan aims to cut its budget deficit by about a third in 2013 to curb in the wake of soaring fuel import costs and the impact of the Arab Spring.

Egyptian gas supplies to Jordan have returned to "normal levels", according to energy officials
02:00 GMT

Jordan’s Egyptian gas supplies have returned to “normal levels”, according to energy officials, after nearly two years of reduced supply due to political and technical setbacks

January 3, 2013

Hassan Mazawdeh and Qasem Sarhan walk past UN comrades upon their arrival in Khartoum following their release from captivity on Wednesday. (AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM HAMID)
06:51 GMT

Two UN peacekeepers are released in Sudan after the longest kidnapping in the history of the mission.

January 2, 2013

The UAE has deposited $250 million in Jordan's Central Bank
13:04 GMT

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has deposited $250 million in the Central Bank of Jordan on December 25, the UAE Ambassador to Jordan Abdullah Al Ameri said Wednesday.

January 1, 2013

Jordan flags (Image courtesy of Times of Israel)
14:08 GMT

Jordan seems to have tricks up its sleeves for 2013 as it provides a preview of its game-plan for dealing with troubled and possibly chemical Syrian neighbor. Any threats it may pose for the Kingdom are not fazing the Jordanians just yet.

Jordan and Kuwait have signed key  GCC-backed contracts work $259.5 million
03:00 GMT

Jordan and Kuwait on Sunday signed four agreements to finance projects in key sectors worth $259.5 million.

December 31, 2012

Poverty in Jordan is creeping up
08:41 GMT

In a worrying sign for Jordan, the poverty rate in the Kingdom has creeped up to 14.4 per cent in 2010, up 1.1 per cent on 2008 figures, as the country grapples with a struggling economy.

December 30, 2012

Abed Fahed visited Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp on Friday
11:31 GMT

The life of a movie star and heartthrob is all well and good but with his country in crisis, Syrian actor Abed Fahed has swapped celebrity glamor for humanitarian action.

Jordan is expected to have a budget expenditure of JD7.4 billion in 2013, insiders claim
08:06 GMT

Jordan's overal budget expenditure is estimated to be around JD7.4 billion, an insider has said, with the deficit expected to be around JD800 million, once aid money is accounted for.