Amman, Jordan News

The Mayor of Amman, Engineer Omar Maani, received in his office today the Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Fahed Abdul Muhsen Al Zaid.

German ambassadors in the Middle East and North Africa are slated to meet in Amman in October to discuss the latest developments in the region, German Ambassador to Jordan Joachim Heidorn said on Tuesday.

Professor Edward Guiliano, president of the New York Institute of Technology and Dr.

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.

Arrived in Amman after a tiring flight from BKK, only to discover I had no way of getting any dinars .

The Greater Amman Municipality hosted recently a meeting between its senior officials and the Acting President of Jordan's Ombudsman Bureau, Mr.

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.

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.

AMMAN, Jordan - It is no more than a sandy lot on the outskirts of downtown, and it has a small taxi stand, a bus terminal and a milling crowd divided into two groups: those desperate to get to Iraq and others willing to take them for a price.

Jordanian Public Health Minister Nayef Fayez 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.

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.

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.

Amman: Thousands of Jordanians demonstrated yesterday to protest a recent proposal in the Israeli Knesset depicting Jordan as an 'alternative homeland' for Palestinians.

Meanwhile, the prices of both diesel and kerosene were increased from JD0.335 to JD0.375 per litre under the new update, which left the price of gas cylinders unchanged at JD6.5. The increase was the third in a row since April.

In commemoration of the Kingdom's Independence Day and the 10th anniversary of His Majesty King Abdullah II Accession to the Throne, AMMAN, JORDAN, June 10, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In commemoration of the Kingdom's Independence Day and the 10th anniversary of His Majesty King Abdullah II Accession to the Throne, the Greater Amman Municipality ...

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.

It was a hot day, but Um Sofian was on Queen Rania Street at 12 noon sharp yesterday.