Jordan

March 13, 2013

Women make up over half the population but are under-represented in the workforce (Jordan Times Photo)
10:42 GMT

The Jordanian government has criticised companies for failing to provide childcare facilities to their female staff.

The World Bank is to extend financing to SMEs in Jordan
07:24 GMT

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

May Salim will be starring in a new Egyptian comedy drama this Ramadan
14:37 GMT

The Jordanian will play Mustafa Shabaan's wife in a new social comedy drama.

Abu Qatada on his release from prison in the UK last year.
07:27 GMT

After a decade of appeals, the UK government is still not willing to give up and launches another attempt at deporting the radical cleric.

Jordan could receive the next round of IMF funding in April
03:04 GMT

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

Water plant workers in Jordan are continuing industrial action over pay and conditions
08:28 GMT

Jordan's water workers are continuing industrial action over pay conditions after halting pumping from water stations in the central region of the country.

March 10, 2013

Last year's winner of Arab Idol, Egyptian Carmen Suleiman, revealed all in a recent TV interview.
12:45 GMT

Last year's winner of Arab Idol, Egyptian Carmen Suleiman, revealed all in a recent TV interview.

Jordan spend $410 a year on subsidizing wheat and flour for bread, according to a government minister
10:50 GMT

Subsidies on wheat and barely cost Jordan $410 million a year, according to the country's industry and trade minister.

March 9, 2013

Filipino UN peacekeepers cross the Quneitra checkpoint between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights on Saturday. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)
13:31 GMT

The group of 21 peacekeepers kidnapped by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights are handed over to the Jordanian authorities.

May Salim
06:57 GMT

The young Jordanian singer turned actress gets a spin with a sexy model in her latest music video.

March 8, 2013

US Senator Kelly Ayotte points to a photo of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (L) during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI)
12:12 GMT

The son-in-law of the late Osama Bin Laden, who was acting as spokesman for the terrorist organization now faces charges in the U.S.

March 7, 2013

Jordan has said that no locusts have been spotted so far int he country
08:14 GMT

No locusts have been spotted in Jordan so far, according to the country's agricultural ministry, despite swarms being spotted in Egypt and Israel.

March 6, 2013

A new report reveals that many in Jordan are not being paid the minimum wage
11:44 GMT

A significant number of workers in Jordan are paid less than the minimum wage, with some earning just $141 a month, a government department reported on Tuesday,

Deputies in the Jordanian parliament have urged the government to lower the cost of fuel
11:24 GMT

Fuel prices could drop in Jordan, according to a deputy in the country's parliament, following pressure from MPs.

The IMF has said it thinks Jordan's economy will be back on track by 2015
07:38 GMT

Jordan’s economic growth and budget deficit are expected to go back on track by 2015 if the government sticks to its fiscal reform programme, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Nemat Shafik.