Jordan

January 14, 2013

Jordan's King Abdullah.
13:32 GMT

King Abdullah blames the lack of peace talks for increasing regional tensions.

Rape is a significant factor in the Syrian civil war and is one of the main causes of women leaving the country, according to an aid group.
13:32 GMT

Rape has been a 'significant' weapon of Syria's civil war, and is the 'primary' factor in the exodus of women and children refugees to neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon, an aid group has said.

Oil tankers are stuck at the Iraqi-Jordan border, which has recently seen protest against Iraq's Prime Minister
12:00 GMT

Three hundred oil tankers are stuck at the border between Jordan and Iraq awaiting Baghdad's permission to enter the Kingdom. The border has been closed after a recent spate of protests aimed at Iraq's Prime Minister.

Saudi Arabia is funding further aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan as winter sets in
04:00 GMT

King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, of Saudi Arabia, has ordered 500 tons of wheat to be sent to Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan, Al Arabiya TV reported Sunday.

January 13, 2013

Saudi and the UAE are to donate more money to Syrian refugees in Jordan after a recent spell of bad weather
07:28 GMT

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have pledged some $15 million in emergency assistance to help Syrian refugees in Jordan face one of the country’s harshest winters in recent history.

January 10, 2013

Jordan's next government will tackle the difficult issue of raising the cost of electricity
08:48 GMT

The caretaker Cabinet in Jordan has decided to leave any changes in electricity rates to the next government, energy officials said, warning that a combination of price hikes and power cuts are likely in order to avert a deeper energy crisis.

January 9, 2013

Iraqi Sunni protestors pray on the main highway to Syria and Jordan near Ramadi. (AFP PHOTO / AZHER SHALLAL)
11:36 GMT

Baghdad decides to shut down the Traibil border post after anti-government protestors block the route through.

Jordan has been briefing Morocco on how to reduce subsidies
11:29 GMT

Jordan is offering advice to Morocco on how to reduce spending on state subsidies, something which the Hashemite Kingdom did in November 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.