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Novel about Palestinian exile shortlisted for Arab fiction award
Women escaping their pasts and the Arab-Israeli conflict are among the themes tackled by six books shortlisted on Tuesday for the annual International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Comment?
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Ecological Building Conference - Eilat, HaDarom, Israel
... Lotan, Israel ...right outside Eilat. We had students from all of our partner communities in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Maybe somewhere between 20 and 30 communities were represented, most of them being small villages in the valley surrounding ... Comment?
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Karin Kloosterman: Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanians Unite for Green Blogging Workshop in Amman
... (including one I'm involved in) have taken on the challenge. Environmentalists and writers from Palestine, Jordan and Israel will meet next Sunday in Madaba, Jordan for a 2-day workshop: " Blogging for the Environment " on December 20-21. The ... Comment?
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NYIT& JUST Combine their Efforts to Bring the Global IT Community to...
New York Institute of Technology , in cooperation with Jordan University for Science and Technology are working together to bring the global IT community to Jordan through ICICS AMMAN, JORDAN, December 15, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- New York Institute of Technology , in cooperation with Jordan University for Science and Technology are working ... Comment?
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Aqaba Container Terminal expansion to create new world-class container facility on Red Sea
Jordan: 1 hour, 48 minutes ago The Aqaba Container Terminal announced a terminal expansion project, including a 460 meter extension of the quay, which will increase annual container throughout capacity to a projected 2 million TEUs when fully completed and equipped. Comment?
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Russell Peters meets Jordan's king
... Queen Latifah. But a real-life king? Well, it actually occurred late last week, when Peters met King Abdullah II of Jordan. Peters had a private audience with King Abdullah at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, where Peters was headlining the Amman ... Comment?
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Jordan cabinet sworn into push reform
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Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a government yesterday headed by the scion of a powerful political family and charged it with speeding reforms before parliamentary elections next year. Comment?
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'Access to information linked to transparency, development'
... and opportunities for reform. During the first session, Jordanian journalist and media activist Yahia Shukkeir said Jordan is the only Arab country that has an Access to Information Law, yet it is not utilised by the public, stressing that the law ... Comment?
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My First Curry - Amman, Amman, Jordan
Tonight I made my first curry and I give it two thumbs up! I thought it would be spicer but it was still delicious. Comment?
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Peters hangs out with Jordan's king
... Queen Latifah. But a real-life king? Well, it actually occurred late last week, when Peters met King Abdullah II of Jordan. Peters had a private audience with King Abdullah at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, where Peters was headlining the Amman ... Comment?
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Soldiers, Families Fund Iraqi Baby's Surgery
... director of the Priory of St John's, Hickman was referred to Dr. Mehyar of the Khalidi Medical Center in Amman, Jordan, where the procedure was performed. Hickman asked for donations from his fellow brigade soldiers, and e-mailed his family about ... Comment?
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Can Tiger Woods' penis solve the Iraqi refugee crisis?
... Endust work? Easy. Woods simply needs to hop on one of his Gulfstream private jets, fly to Damascus, Syria, or Amman, Jordan, and have sex with the first willing Iraqi refugee he can find. His magical, media-magnetic man-parts will do the rest. The ... Comment?
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Aqaba to Extend Container Terminal Berth
Jordan's Aqaba Container Terminal on Monday unveiled plans for a $235 million terminal expansion project centered on the 1,509-foot extension of its berth, which will increase annual container throughout capacity to 2 million 20-foot equivalent units when fully completed and equipped. Comment?
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Soldiers, Families Fund Baby's Surgery
... director of the Priory of St John's, Hickman was referred to Dr. Mehyar of the Khalidi Medical Center in Amman, Jordan, where the procedure was performed. Hickman asked for donations from his fellow brigade soldiers, and e-mailed his family about ... Comment?
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... not how it ended in real life, alas, for Gen. Saad Kheir, the brilliant but emotionally wounded spymaster who headed Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate from 2000 to 2005. He died in a hotel room in Vienna last Wednesday of a heart attack, the ... Comment?
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Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Social Media #tg09 #leweb
... often get it - Somerset Maugham December 14, 2009 Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Social Media #tg09 #leweb Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah gave an amazingly inspirational talk....on social media and how ... Comment?
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New Jordanian government told to speed reforms
AMMAN: A Jordanian government dominated by conservatives under new Prime Minister Samir Rifai was due to be sworn in within 48 hours, charged with speeding up reforms before 2010 parliamentary elections, officials said yesterday. Comment?
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Introduction of 3G service faces delay
Orange, a subsidiary of Jordan Telecom Group , last week requested an extension from the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to implement 3G service, originally expected to launch in February 2010. Comment?
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Three men arrested for taxicab robberies
... men wanted a ride from King Talal Street to the Abu Nuseir neighbourhood in Amman," the Mumayaz Taxi driver told The Jordan Times yesterday, adding that they asked him to stop in front of a grocery store to buy some juice. "They offered me the same ... Comment?
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Hussein Smadi warns against allure of 'American dream'
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Slumped on the couch of his father's home in northern Jordan, nearly hidden in a hooded sweatshirt two sizes too large, Smadi told The Jordan Times how his life has been 'a rollercoaster' in the last few months - taking him from underage drinking to a drug bust. Comment?
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