Arab Children’s Congress opens with focus on education
July 14th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Amman, July 14 (Xinhua) Some 150 youngsters, between 14 and 16 years of age, gathered here to take part in the International Arab Children's Congress which kicked off Monday focusing on education. ... Read more...
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Palestinian human rights situation deteriorating: UN committee
July 2nd, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Amman, July 2 (Xinhua) A UN fact-finding committee expressed concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Palestinian territories and said the Israeli practices in the territories have aggravated the situation, the ... Read more...
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Jordan, Britain agree on civilian nuclear cooperation
June 30th, 2008 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Amman, June 30 (DPA) Jordan and Britain Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, the chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission ... Read more...
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Jordan discovers what could be first church on earth
June 28th, 2008 - 9:27 am ICT by IANS
By Abdul Jalil Mustafa
Rihab (Jordan), June 28 (DPA) Excavations are continuing on a hilltop in the rural Jordanian town of Rihab to find additional evidence that supports a recent epoch-making discovery of ... Read more...
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Jordan returns 2,466 stolen artefacts to Iraq
June 23rd, 2008 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Amman, June 23 (DPA) The Jordanian government Sunday handed back to Iraq 2,446 artefacts which Amman said were seized from smugglers after the US-led invasion of the neighbouring country. The treasures were ... Read more...
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Osamas right hand man to enjoy 1000 pounds UK state benefits following bail
June 18th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Radical Islamist preacher, Abu Qatada described as Osama bin Ladens right-hand man in Europe, has been released from jail.Abu Qatada, 47, was freed from Long Lartin ... Read more...
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Jordan, Iraq agree to renew oil deal for three years
June 13th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Amman, June 13 (Xinhua) Jordan and Iraq have decided to renew an oil agreement signed in 2006 for three years with the same terms, under which Jordan can import Iraqi oil in ... Read more...
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Jordanian activists sue Dutch lawmaker over anti-Islam film
June 11th, 2008 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Amman, June 10 (DPA) A coalition of Jordanian media outlets, professional societies and political parties Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders for releasing a short anti-Islam film ... Read more...
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Archaeologists in Jordan unearth ‘first church in world’
June 9th, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Amman, June 9 (DPA) Archaeologists in Jordan have discovered what they claimed to be the "first church in world" at Rihab, 40 km north-east of Amman, the Jordan Times reported Monday. "We ... Read more...
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Jordan anti-Denmark campaign condemns suicide blast near embassy
June 3rd, 2008 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Amman, June 3 (DPA) An anti-Denmark coalition of activists has condemned the explosion at the Danish embassy in Islamabad, but said the Danish authorities should bear the brunt of the responsibility. "We ... Read more...
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Jordan slams Israeli decision to expand settlements in Jerusalem
June 2nd, 2008 - 4:27 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, June 2 (DPA) The Jordanian government has rejected Israel's decision to build hundreds of new homes in East Jerusalem as contrary to international law and detrimental to peace efforts. "Jordan totally ... Read more...
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Arab countries to establish union of free zones in region
June 1st, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Amman, June 1 (Xinhua) Arab countries are planning to establish a union of the area's free economic zones in an effort to coordinate measures and laws among them to attract investment, media ... Read more...
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Jordan, France to sign nuclear cooperation accord
May 30th, 2008 - 12:17 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, May 29 (DPA) Jordan and France are to sign a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the chairman of the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), Khalid Touqan, said ... Read more...
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Jordan pledges support to Palestinians in talks with Israel
May 26th, 2008 - 3:13 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, May 26 (DPA) Jordan's King Abdullah II Sunday vowed continued support to the Palestinians in their ongoing peace talks with Israel until the establishment of an "independent state". "We will not ... Read more...
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Three Jordanians jailed for plotting to kill Bush
May 14th, 2008 - 10:21 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Amman, May 14 (Xinhua) Jordan's state security court Wednesday delivered a 15-year-jail sentence to three Jordanians who were convicted of plotting to kill US President George W. Bush during his visit to ... Read more...
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Jordan, Canada to finalize nuclear cooperation accord
May 9th, 2008 - 8:39 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, May 9 (DPA) Jordan and Canada plan to wrap up a nuclear cooperation agreement this summer, Khalid Touqan, head of Jordan's Nuclear Authority, said Thursday. "A Canadian Foreign Ministry delegation will ... Read more...
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Saddam’s biography may be released by year’s end
May 8th, 2008 - 12:09 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, May 7 (DPA) A biography of the executed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is being drafted and could be released by the end of the year, his Amman-based lawyer Khalil Duleimi said ... Read more...
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International exhibition on Iraq under way in Jordan
April 15th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, April 15 (DPA) Hundreds of specialized firms from 20 countries are taking part in the fifth International Rebuild Iraq Exhibition taking place in the Jordanian capital, organizers said Tuesday. At least ... Read more...
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Jordan to sign nuclear reactor deal with France
April 13th, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, April 13 (DPA) Jordan is moving to conclude a nuclear cooperation agreement with France that provides for exploiting uranium ores in the country and building a nuclear reactor for peaceful uses, ... Read more...
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Jordan approves $5 bn deal with UAE group
April 12th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, April 12 (DPA) Jordan's government Saturday endorsed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate conglomerate, Al Maabar, to modernise the Red Sea port of Aqaba and surrounding area ... Read more...
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US B-52 bomber explodes at Qatar airbase: Al-Jazeera
April 5th, 2008 - 2:57 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, April 5 (DPA) A US B-52 strategic bomber exploded Friday as it landed at Qatar's al-Udeid airbase, the Doha-based Al-Jazeera satellite broadcaster reported. The network cited "technical reasons" for the crash ... Read more...
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Special operations exhibition opens in Jordan
April 2nd, 2008 - 2:39 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, April 2 (DPA) King Abdullah II of Jordan Tuesday inaugurated the Special Operations exhibition SOFEX 2008 with the participation of more than 300 companies from 60 countries. The three-day event demonstrates ... Read more...
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Jordan buys back $2.4 bn of debts
March 31st, 2008 - 12:00 am ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, March 30 (DPA) The Jordanian government Sunday signed agreements with 10 member states of the Paris Club for creditor countries under which it bought back $2.4 billion of its debts at ... Read more...
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Jordan releases leading Al Qaeda mentor
March 12th, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Amman, March 12 (Xinhua) Jordanian authorities released Wednesday Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, a mentor figure for the slain chief of Al Qaeda's Iraqi networks, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, security sources said. The sources ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran, five LTTE operatives charged in Kadirgamar killing
March 11th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Colombo, March 11 (IANS) Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and five others were Tuesday charged in the assassination of Sri Lankan foreign minister Laksman Kadirgamar in 2005. Colombo High Court officials said ... Read more...
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Prabhakaran, five others charged in Kadirgamar killing
March 11th, 2008 - 10:33 pm ICT by admin
Colombo, March 11 (IANS) Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and five others were Tuesday charge-sheeted in the assassination of Sri Lankan foreign minister Laksman Kadirgamar in 2005. Colombo High Court officials said ... Read more...
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Eight arrested in connection with Jerusalem school attack
March 9th, 2008 - 6:31 am ICT by admin
DPA
Tel Aviv, March 9 (DPA) Israeli police have arrested eight people in connection with the shooting at a Jerusalem religious school that left eight students dead, officials have said. Police chief Aharon ... Read more...
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Jordan’s trade unions call for severing ties with Denmark
February 22nd, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Amman, Feb 22 (DPA) Jordan's trade unions Friday urged the government to sever economic ties with Denmark in retaliation for reprinting of cartoons deemed blasphemous to Prophet Mohammed by Danish newspapers. In ... Read more...
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