Jordan
March 18, 2013
The economic slowdown in Jordan is leading to a decline in consumer spending on food
Jordan's Prime Minister-designate Abdullah Ensour and President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti on Sunday discussed ways to boost ongoing cooperation between the Kingdom and the bank.
Around 160,000 Syrian refugees are working without proper documentation in Jordan having fled the violence in their home country.
March 17, 2013
Hundreds of Jordanians demonstrated across the country on Friday to call for widespread economic and political reforms, and to protest against the reappointment of Abdullah Ensour as prime minister.
The governor of Jenin confirms that the victims of the crash will be returned to their home city.
The saucy Jordanian singer-turned-actress gets her head down for new hard-hitting role.
March 14, 2013
Just days after the World Bank extended financing to Small and Medium Sized enterprises in Jordan, sparks are flying over a programme designed to help SMEs.
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Suma Chakrabarti, will visit Jordan next week.
March 13, 2013
The ongoing violence in Syria has cripples the country's economy, with agricultural imports from Jordan being frozen after the border was closed on Tuesday.
The Jordanian government has criticised companies for failing to provide childcare facilities to their female staff.
The World Bank will extend a low interest, long-term $70 million loan to Jordan in order to facilitate the financing of microprojects and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
March 12, 2013
The Jordanian will play Mustafa Shabaan's wife in a new social comedy drama.
After a decade of appeals, the UK government is still not willing to give up and launches another attempt at deporting the radical cleric.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday announced it has reached a staff-level agreement with Jordan to conclude the first review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), which could make a total of $385 million available to the Kingdom in April.
March 11, 2013
Jordan's water workers are continuing industrial action over pay conditions after halting pumping from water stations in the central region of the country.