Jordan News

Indonesia plans to bring back all of its workers from Jordan after presidential election scheduled on July 8, Foreign Ministry told a press briefing on Friday.

The story of "Captain Abu Raed" is so simple it might have come from another era and almost any place, despite the modern references to troubled families and independent Arab women.

Jordan's King Abdullah II named his eldest son as heir to the throne Thursday, ending five years of speculation over his successor.

US President Barack Obama has signed a supplemental appropriations bill, which includes $150 million in additional economic assistance to Jordan for the 2009 fiscal year, a senior official said on Sunday.

Jordan was not informed that the World Bank has approved the Red-Dead canal plan and its decision to finance the project with $1.25 billion, Jordanian officials said Sunday.

The Dead Sea will be eliminated next week from a contest to choose the seven natural wonders of the world because of a Palestinian boycott over the participation of an Israeli settler council.

Canada has signed a free trade agreement with Jordan, its first with an Arab country.

He Guoqiang , member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Jordanian Prince Ali bin al Hussein in Amman, Jordan, June 24, 2009.

Israel is trying to block Jordan's bids to obtain nuclear technology for peaceful uses through agreements with the world's leading nuclear powers, the daily Alarab Alyawm reported Wednesday, citing a senior diplomat.

He Guoqiang , member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Chairman of the Jordan Investment Board Maen Nsour , in Amman, Jordan, on June 22, 2009.

Two swine flu cases were reported in Jordan late Monday. Health Minister Nayef Fayez told Petra news agency that two female children who arrived in Amman from abroad recently were diagnosed with H1N1 influenza, and that they were receiving the required medical treatment at hospital.

Jordanian Public Health Minister Nayef Fayez on Saturday announced the discovery of one more swine flu case, bringing the kingdom's total to 12 patients.

Some of these did not suffer from any symptoms and came on different flights than the two from the US the ministry said had on board the nine cases reported so far.

West Jordan will kick off it's free summer movie series Friday with a showing of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" at Constitution Park, 7000 S. 3200 West.

Jordan and Qatar reported Tuesday the first cases of swine flu, two in each country, in arrivals from abroad.

AMMAN, Jordan - The Palestinians' Fatah party, which controls the West Bank, says the movement will hold its two-decade overdue conference to choose new leadership on Aug.

Published: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. Samer Khatib, a rising senior at Isaac Bear Early College High School, is spending a portion of his summer interning at Citibank in Amman, Jordan.

A Jordanian company affiliated with leaders of the Lebanese al-Mustaqbal group arranged an airlift of Lebanese voters from Amman to Beirut to take part in the Lebanese general elections which were conducted on Sunday, the daily Alarab Alyawm reported Wednesday.

His Majesty King Abdullah said on Monday work will continue to build a better and more prosperous Jordan, where citizens are stronger than the challenges they face.

His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Bahraini monarch, Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa, in Manama on Wednesday AMMAN - His Majesty King Abdullah and King of Bahrain Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa on Wednesday urged a "higher degree" of Arab solidarity to hammer out a unified Arab position on challenges facing the nation.