Jordan

March 23, 2013

US President Barack Obama (L) speaks near Jordan's King Abdullah II during a joint press conference following a meeting at Al-Hummar Palace in Amman on March 22, 2013. Obama arrived in Jordan to face scrutiny over his Syria strategy, on the last leg of a Middle East tour after visits to Israel and the Palestinian territories. (AFP PHOTO/MANDEL NGAN)
05:25 GMT

The U.S. president says he will send the Kingdom $200 million in order to deal with the mounting refugee influx from across the border.

March 21, 2013

Royal Jordanian will transfer all its flight operations to the new terminal at Queen Alia International on Thursday
09:06 GMT

Royal Jordanian will transfer all its flight operations to the new terminal at Queen Alia International Airport on Thursday.

MPs and Minister speak during the Lower House session (Jordan Times)
07:49 GMT

A number of MPs have threatened to rebel against the proposal the last time it was floated.

March 20, 2013

King Abdullah of Jordan talks to the international media.
12:53 GMT

After offending everyone from regional prime ministers to his own people in a candid interview, the Kingdom's monarch works on damage control.

Amman view
10:57 GMT

The government has promised to black-list companies that persistently breach labour regulations.

March 19, 2013

The grant is worth $3.15 million
07:57 GMT

The Japanese will provide $3.15 million to the Kingdom in environmental grant.

March 18, 2013

An economic slowdown in jordan is reducing consumers spending on food
13:10 GMT

The economic slowdown in Jordan is leading to a decline in consumer spending on food

Jordan's Prime Minister met with the President of the EBRD to discuss increasing cooperation
10:20 GMT

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.

Thousands of refugees entered Jordan from Syria last weekend (Photo UNHCR/B. Sokol)
08:43 GMT

Around 160,000 Syrian refugees are working without proper documentation in Jordan having fled the violence in their home country.

March 17, 2013

Jordanians protested over economic policies on Friday
11:38 GMT

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.

An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on March 16, 2013 shows a bus following an accident with a truck in the Adssiyeh region in southwest Jordan. (AFP PHOTO/YOUTUBE)
11:29 GMT

The governor of Jenin confirms that the victims of the crash will be returned to their home city.

May Salim
09:34 GMT

The saucy Jordanian singer-turned-actress gets her head down for new hard-hitting role.

March 14, 2013

Sparks are flying over a programme for SMEs in Jordan
09:39 GMT

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.

The head of the EBRD will visit Jordan next week
07:02 GMT

President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Suma Chakrabarti, will visit Jordan next week.

March 13, 2013

Trade between Jordan and Syria has come to a standstill against the backdrop of escalating violence in southern Syria (Image Jordan Times)
11:25 GMT

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.