Jordan Travel News

Jordan and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday, Canada's first with an Arab country.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with a gala dinner at the Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel & Towers AMMAN, JORDAN, June 24, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- - The American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with a gala dinner at the Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel & ...

Reina Morales, 14, of Worcester, and Elizabeth Strzepa, 17, of Shrewsbury, both members of the Boston Children's Chorus, will perform with the chorus in Jordan next month at the invitation of Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Hotel Aqaba opened on June 1st: sited on the Red Sea, Jordan, it joins two other Kempinski hotels in the Jordan.

An adventure-loving Otley shopkeeper is about to follow up a desert hike with a trek through the land of the Incas.

During an official ceremony yesterday, US Ambassador Stephen Beecroft and Minister of Social Development Hala Latouf presented the grants, worth $400,000, to 63 community-based organisations .

Can it really be a week ago that we were in Petra? Time, the places we have seen and the roads we have ridden are beginning to blur.

The Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission and the Austrian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday signed a Memo of Understanding to regulate air transport between Jordan and Austria.

"I Presented Myself as a Pilgrim of Faith" VATICAN CITY, MAY 20, 2009 .- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today during the general audience in St.

Importers and exporters representing more than 100 Jordanian companies are expected to take part in a two-day workshop on how to maximise benefits from the US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement .

The famous Jordanian artist Diana Karazon will star in a new television program that will be aired during the upcoming month of Ramadan on Egyptian television.

Uprooting and jumping into the unknown is a huge deal, especially when you're doing it as a family.

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must agree to a two-state solution if he wants to promote peace talks with the Palestinians, the palace said in a statement.

AMMAN, Jordan, MAY 9, 2009 .- Benedict XVI's visit to Jordan is enabling Catholics in the country to relish in their identity as "Arabs, Jordanians and Christians," says Nader Twal, a Christian tour guide.

Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed, gives Pope Benedict XVI a tour of king Hussein bin Talal mosque, the biggest and newest in Amman, Jordan.

Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to deliver remarks at Queen Alia International Airport today on the conclusion of his four-day visit that took him to several Christian and Islamic sites.

Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowds upon his arrival to hold a Mass at the Lady of Peace Church in Amman on May 8. Pope Benedict XVI underlined his "deep respect" for Islam in Jordan, on his first trip as pontiff to an Arab state, and stressed that religious freedom is a fundamental human right.

Amman, long ignored as a Holy Land stopover, is determined to capitalize on Pope Benedict's visit.

Cash-strapped Jordan is hoping that Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the desert kingdom this week as part of a Holy Land tour will be "manna from heaven" to boost tourism.

Jordan hopes to capitalise on two upcoming headline events to secure a position on the itineraries of niche sector travellers this year, while also taking steps to develop new markets for future growth.