Jordan

February 22, 2004

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Standard & Poor's has assigned its preliminary A- rating to Qatari Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company’s $665 million bonds due September 15, 2009, and raised its ratings on Ras Laffan's $800 mil

February 18, 2004

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All Jordanian ministries, official departments and public institutions will observe a holiday next Sunday, on the occasion of the new Hijri year, acco

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Middle East IT solutions provider International Turnkey Systems (ITS) has announced a 36 percent profit increase in its 2003 revenues.   ITS has provided information systems to institutions of higher

February 16, 2004

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The Speaker of German Parliament will arrive in Amman on Tuesday on a three-day visit during which he will meet with Acting Prime Minister Mohammad Al

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Dubai-based Liberty Automobiles has announced the opening of the world's largest General Motors showroom in the United Arab Emirates. In 2003, GM sold around 60,000 vehicles in the Middle East and is

February 15, 2004

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Cities in much of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Israel were covered with blankets of snow Saturday and Sunday from a polar f

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A Royal decree was issued on Sunday appointing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Mohammad  Al Halaiqa as acting Prime Mini

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Kuwait-based Gulf Investment House posted a 117 percent profit rise for 2003, with figures reaching $22.17 million. GIH reported revenues of $29.96 million, compared to $14.52 million earned in 2002 T

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In a bid to offset the spread of anti-American messages by pan-Arab media outlets, the US government launched Al-Hurra, a satellite television station broadcasting Arabic language news and information

February 12, 2004

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US-based Northwest Pipe Company has received a letter of intent to provide approximately 9,500 tons of welded steel pipe to the Wadi Ma'in Zara and Mujib Water Treatment and Conveyance Project in Amma

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The wife of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Yasser Arafat said that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fabricated reports that French prosecutors have launched a money-laundering probe into the a

February 11, 2004

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Singapore's leader arrived Wednesday in Cairo, beginning a 10-day tour of the Middle East region that is expected to push for stronger trade relations

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Five Spanish soldiers have been injured in a bomb attack in central-southern Iraq, the Spanish Defense Ministry said Wednesday in Madrid.

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An earthquake rattled parts of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories Wednesday morning, shaking Amman, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Gaza for sever

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At least 47 people were killed on Wednesday in a suicide car bombing in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.