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AMMAN: A former Jordanian intelligence chief was charged on Thursday with money laundering, embezzlement and abuse of power, judicial officials said, the latest move in a widening anti-graft campaign propelled by popular protests against corruption.

A former Jordanian intelligence chief was charged Thursday with money-laundering, embezzlement and abuse of power, judicial officials said, in the latest move of a widening anti-graft campaign propelled by popular protests against corruption.

David Cameron has personally intervened in the Abu Qatada affair to accelerate efforts to find a diplomatic solution with the Jordanian authorities that would clear the way for the radical Islamist cleric to be deported.

A Jordanian prosecutor says he has ordered a powerful former intelligence chief to be detained for 14 days pending a probe on charges of embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office.

Jordanian riot policemen prevent Syrian protesters from approaching the Syrian embassy during a demonstration in the capital Amman.

Civilian cars, trucks and buses - the vehicles used by those fleeing Kuwait - were bombed by U.S. military forces on the Highway of Death.

Royal Jordanian will review its fleet size and reduce its network as part of a series of measures to counter the sharp increase in fuel prices and falling demand due to unrest in the region and the euro zone crisis.

Paris-based Pacha, the first sales company dedicated to Arab world content, has snapped up international rights to "My Brother the Devil" and "The Last Friday." Produced by London's Wild Horses Film Co.

Spurring economic growth is the private sector's responsibility, and not the government's, a World Bank official stressed on Tuesday.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib listens to his Jordanian counterpart Awn Khasawneh during a joint press conference in Tripoli on February 7, 2012 as the latter begins a two-day visit focused on ways to expand bilateral economic cooperation.

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Jordanian government came under mounting pressure Wednesday, February 8 to withdraw its ambassador from Damascus, following escalation in the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in the neighboring Arab country, M&C reported quoting DPA.

Qatar Electricity & Water Co has agreed to buy a 23.3 percent stake in Jordan's Amman East power plant from a Bahraini infrastructure fund, in a move by the state-owned Qatari firm to expand its international footprint.

Angela Kirkham Raine had been due to take part in a bike ride along the Nile in Egypt but due to the political situation in that country, organisers transferred the 318km ride to Jordan, posing the additional challenge of a number of hills.

In one of those quirks that make Middle East politics interesting, both Israel and Iran have condemned the Palestinian Authority-Hamas accord to form a "national unity" government.

Coup Risks The Exclusive Analysis special report states that, "there is a low but increasing risk in the 6-12 month outlook, that in the face of unmanageable mass civil unrest, key elements of the security forces and the Hashemite family would be driven to depose King Abdullah II, in an attempt to appease protesters, while preserving the Hashemite ... (more)

He has called on British Muslims to martyr themselves with attacks in a holy war designed to kill and maim innocent people.

An International Monetary Fund staff mission, led by Mr. Paul Cashin, met with the Jordanian authorities in Amman during January 22-February 2, 2012 to conduct the discussions for the 2012 Article IV consultation .

A direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammad, King Hussein was born on November 14, 1935 as the eldest son of King Talal and Queen Zein Al Sharaf.

According to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Qutaiba Abu Qura, the government formed a consortium late last month to find solutions to the import of liquid gas from the Arab Gulf, identified by officials as key to weaning the country off of unreliable Egyptian gas supplies.

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