Jordan
February 24, 2004
Jordan is scheduled to make its case against the barrier during Tuesday's session at the Hague, the second day of hearings before the United Nations'
A strong earthquake rocked northern Morocco early Tuesday, killing at least 230 people and injuring dozens of others, near the port city of Al Hoceima
The European Commission has released under the MEDA program €28 million of risk capital for its Mediterranean neighbors Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and the West Bank and
The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission has set March 21, 2004 as the final day to apply for the Kingdom’s second mobile license. The tender is for a 25-year private license to
February 23, 2004
A Jordanian government employee has been charged with spying for Israel, after he allegedly confessed to providing Tel Aviv with information about the
Winds of more than 90 kilometers an hour in Syria Sunday left five dead and more than 100 wounded, the Tishrin newspaper reported Monday. The winds
The Jordanian Government has announced that it is planning to present a political initiative at the Arab summit, due to be held in Tunisia next month
Israeli police forces were on high alert Monday, for fear of Palestinian attacks timed to coincide with the opening of an International Court of Justi
February 22, 2004
Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday starts his Asian and European tour that will take him to Malaysia, the Sultanate of Brunei and Ireland. A
The French Development Agency (AFD) signed a €20 million convention with Morocco’s drinking water utility ONEP to finance a supply and sewage program for 20 small localities in Khemisset and Tiflet. S
The Jordan Telecom Group reported a 15 percent increase in consolidated net income for 2003 reaching 34.6 million Jordanian dinars ($48 million) compared to JD 30.1 million for 2002.
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
All Jordanian ministries, official departments and public institutions will observe a holiday next Sunday, on the occasion of the new Hijri year, acco
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
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