Jordan

February 15, 2004

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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.

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Iraq’s Al-Mat Bridge, a key transportation link between Baghdad and Jordan has been partially opened for traffic. US-Bechtel company recently completed repairing the south span of the overpass.

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McDonald's United Arab Emirates has opened a new restaurant at the Lulu Village, Dubai. The American fast food chain has 29 restaurants in the UAE, all Emarati owned and operated by the Emirates Fast

February 10, 2004

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Jordan's King Abdullah II told Israel's opposition leader and Labor chairman, whom he met with Tuesday in Amman, that following his recent meeting wit

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Diabetics in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now have access to a new treatment for their condition called Glucovance that will now be available on prescription from doctors across the country.    The

February 9, 2004

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Jordan's King Abdullah II and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Monday in northern Jordan in order to lay the cornerstone for the construction of a

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Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa arrived in Washington Sunday night on an official visit to the United States.  During the vi