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Syria, Lebanon abuzz over report about militant's arrest

BEIRUT -- An intriguing item about the mysterious leader of a ferocious militant group floated around the Lebanese and Syrian media over the weekend.

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Sat Oct 04, 2008

NewsBlaze

Body Of Lies Movie Review

Whether it's the combined impact of the two filmmakers' most recent work on gangster thrillers, or a case of just plain bad moviemaking, Body Of Lies and its CIA setting in the midst of Middle Eastern terror ...

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Fri Oct 03, 2008

Earth Times

Jesus Mosque - Jordan's latest symbol of interfaith peace - Feature

A mosque named after the central figure of Christianity is the latest milestone of interfaith coexistence in Jordan.

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Middle East, Religion, Islam

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Egyptology News

Conference: Traditions and Transformations

Delegates from across the Middle East and the North Africa Region, together with scholars from the rest of the world will assemble to discuss the critical relationships between tourism, heritage and culture.

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Tue Sep 30, 2008

Embassy of Jordan

US aid to Jordan totals $516.1m in '08

By Hani Hazaimeh AMMAN - The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation on Thursday signed five agreements with the United States Agency for International Development , under which Jordan will get ...

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Agriculture, Science, Middle East

Sun Sep 28, 2008

The News

'Israel behind Syrian bomb attack'

Monday, September 29, 2008 AMMAN: Israel's Mossad spy agency was behind a deadly car bomb attack in Damascus on Saturday which killed 17 people, according to a columnist in the Jordanian semi-official daily ...

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Sat Sep 27, 2008

Jordan Times

3 killed in road accident as country sees first rain

Three were killed and 37 injured in traffic accidents on Saturday as the country saw its first rain this season.

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Medical News Today

Bioheart Reports Promising Results From Preclinical Study Of Adipose Derived Acute Cell Therapy

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Stem Cell Research ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 27 Sep 2008 - 0:00 PDT A preclinical study involving the injection of ...

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Health

Thu Sep 25, 2008

AME Info

Taameer Jordan Holdings hosts it's annual Iftar banquet

Taameer Jordan Holdings held an Iftar banquet at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman, hosting over 400 TJH customers, business professionals, and other prominent figures from the local community.

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Tue Sep 23, 2008

People's Daily Online

China, Jordan sign power plant deal

China and Jordan on Tuesday inked a deal on a power station expansion project, the first of its kind implemented by Chinese firms in Jordan's power generation sector and hailed by the Chinese ambassador in ...

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Mon Sep 22, 2008

AME Info

Global-Jordan the Financial Advisor and Lead Manager for Light Rail System Project

Jordan announced today the signing of an agreement with the Jordanian Kuwaiti Infrastructure Development Company , the Company responsible for implementing the Light Rail System Project.

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Sat Sep 20, 2008

AME Info

United Group Holdings listed on Amman Stock Exchange

The United Group Holding announced that the Jordan Securities Commission has endorsed the listing of the company on the Amman Stock Exchange as of Sunday, September 14, in line with the instructions governing ...

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Thu Sep 18, 2008

AME Info

LSS Catering Services signs exclusive agreement with Amman Academy to launch 'e-meals for kids'

LSS Catering Services, formed out of a joint venture between public and private entrepreneurs entities and Jordan's largest industrial food caterer, announced the signing of an agreement with Amman Academy to ...

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Middle East, Life, Food, Nutrition

Wed Sep 17, 2008

Maktoob Business

Industrial Development Bank to Become Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank

A signing ceremony took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman today announcing the acquisition of 52 per cent of the Industrial Development Bank and the plans to convert it into Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank .

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Middle East

Mon Sep 15, 2008

Newkerala.com

Jordan calls for bigger EU role in Mideast peace

Amman, Sep 14: Jordan Sunday called on the European Union to play a much bigger role in restoring peace in the troubled Middle East region.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Jordan, World News, Palestinian Territories, Israel

Sat Sep 13, 2008

Earth Times

Jordan's king meets Abbas, urges progress in peace talks

Amman- Jordan's King Abdullah II conferred on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and called for progress to be made on core issues in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel, Ehud Olmert

Thu Sep 11, 2008

IRIN

JORDAN: Government under pressure to fight trafficking

AMMAN, 10 September 2008 - A lawsuit in a US court over the alleged involvement of a Jordanian company in human trafficking has forced the Jordanian government to act against the practice.

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SF Sentinel

Analysis: Seven Years After 9/11 Al-Qaida is in Disarry

Seven years after September 11, 2001, al-Qaida as an organization is seen by many analysts to be in some disarray.

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Terrorism, Asia, Afghanistan

Wed Sep 10, 2008

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Jordan urges healthy eating during holy month

The public-service TV ads deliver a cheerful, yet pointed, message to Muslims observing Ramadan's traditional dawn to dusk fast: 'Don't overeat' when night comes. 'Exercise and stay healthy.'

The government media campaign _ one of the Arab world's first _ aims to combat the serious health problems, from heart attacks to diabetic comas, that often mark Islam's holy month.

Traditionally a time of abstinence and focus on prayer in the Muslim world, Ramadan has also become, health officials worry, a time of overdoing it and unhealthy habits.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Jordan, Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Fasting

Tue Sep 09, 2008

PR-inside.com

Betancourt leads off UN terror victim panel

Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt implored diplomats Tuesday at the U.N.'s first symposium on victims of terrorism to stand up to terrorists while mixing their strategies with humanism and love.

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Related Topix: Jordan, World News, Terrorism

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