Jordan News Archives

“It was very difficult to get to work. Cars were sliding on the road”

Blankets of snow brought the Holy City of Jerusalem and other cities across the Middle East grinding to a halt today as icy weather gripped the mainly desert region. via Sunday Times

“I'm originally from Gaza where snow never falls”

A rare snowstorm swept the Middle East on Wednesday, blanketing parts of the Holy Land in white, shutting schools and sending excited children into the streets for snowball fights. via The Macon Telegraph

“That is why we organise screenings all over the country to make film culture accessible to all.”

Jordan would seem like an unlikely candidate to be the Hollywood of the Middle East, but the tiny country on the Dead Sea has set its sights on being a world-class player in the film industry. via AME Info

The foundation stone was placed during a ceremonial event attended by the Prime Minister of Jordan His Excellency Mr. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has declared three days of mourning for the death of an infamous terrorist leader whose career included leading the hijacking of airliners in the U.S. and ... via World Net Daily

"Frozen River," Courtney Hunt's somber and suspenseful film about two desperate women who smuggle illegals into the United States, won the grand jury prize for dramatic features at the 2008 Sundance Film ... via Variety

“Dr. George Habash spent all his life struggling for the cause of the Palestinian people”

Palestinian factions on Sunday mourned former chief of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine George Habash who passed away in a Jordanian hospital on Saturday night. via People's Daily

“Many murders are for other reasons like disputes over inheritance. Of course the killers and their lawyers will always look for ways to avoid penalties.”

Jordan still wrestles with 'honor' crimes Reuters JERASH, Jordan - Strangled by her brother, the 17-year-old girl died in a squalid Palestinian refugee camp that clings to a hillside near the Jordanian town of ... via ABS-CBN News

“As Israelis who came here with basic supplies, in our desire to tell the Israeli public and the whole world: We won't be part of this crime. We're ashamed of this siege”

Dozens of buses carrying a thousand leftists arrive at Erez crossing to bring food, humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza Strip and to protest blockade on enclave. via Ynetnews

PFLP diverts an El Al airliner en route from Rome to Israel. After a hostage standoff in Algeria, all passengers and crew are eventually released. via International Herald Tribune

George Habash, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine , died on today in Amman at the age of 82. via RTE.ie

At least 20 people were killed Saturday when a tour bus collided with a water tanker on a highway in northern Jordan, police said. via PR-inside.com

Optimiza , announced the completion of a new partnership deal that brings in United Arab Investors Co. via Maktoob Business

“Such unstable weather conditions will be the start for continuous depressions accompanied by rainfall”

Temperatures are expected to rise today after unstable weather conditions left various parts of the country dressed in white yesterday. via Jordan Times

“The Western Wall is Muslim property. It is part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Once we control it, Jews must remain six feet away from our holy wall.”

Do Jews outside Israel have the right to criticize Israeli policies relating to defense and security matters or eternal issues, like concessions on Jerusalem? Some argue that while Diaspora Jews may debate a ... via The Jewish Journal

“This region, particularly Jordan, is open for business.”

Jordanian businessmen must go directly to US companies and hold one-on-one meetings with their chief executive officers in order to achieve results in the American market, the president of the US Chamber of ... via Jordan Times

“Bacha, you apologised to the Bangladeshis after 36 years, but who will apologise for the genocide in Lal Masjid in July 2007?”

Zaki is a Palestinian journalist working for a popular Arab TV channel. He appreciated a recent move from Pakistani media and lawyers who said sorry to the people of Bangladesh for the genocide of 1971. via The Daily Star

“The disastrous situation the Palestinians, particularly the Gazans, are living is so out of control and calls for immediate international intervention. But who's listening?”

Countries: Israel , Jordan , Palestine Topics: Diaspora , Disaster , Health , Human Rights , Humanitarian , Relief & Rescue , War & Conflict Full Category List Excerpt As the Israeli onslaught in Gaza continues ... via Global Voices Online

“It's definitely much colder than ever before”

Traffic on a bridge crossing the Nile river is seen on a rainy day in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. via The Macon Telegraph

“Heavy fog also hampered our efforts, but we expect the worst to come later today when the temperatures will drop below freezing”

AMMAN, Jordan : The lone de-icing machine at Jordan's busy international airport worked frantically on Tuesday to clear planes for take off when a freak snowstorm blanketed this small desert country in a cold ... via International Herald Tribune

“The Jordanian political and diplomatic moves currently focus to ending the Israeli military violations in the Palestinian territory”

Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi assured his Palestinian counterpart Monday Salam Fayyad that the Hashemite kingdom was doing it utmost to end the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip. via Earth Times

“There was a feeling that the US was not paying any attention whatsoever to the Palestinian issue”

AMMAN: Jordanian King Abdullah condemned Israel's deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip in an address yesterday to European Union ambassadors, amid growing concern over the humanitarian situation in the impoverished ... via Gulf Daily News

“He is now exploring the best means to offer due services to the Kuwaiti community”

AMMAN : Kuwait's ambassador in Amman Sheikh Faisal Al-Malik Al-Sabah on Saturday said he had formed a comprehensive committee that will help a lot in abolishing obstacles facing Kuwaitis in Jordan. via Arab Times

“The number of Jordanians working abroad has been increasing over the past few years as there is considerable demand for skilled and highly qualified Jordanian workers in the booming Arab Gulf countries”

The rise in the cost of living might cause more Jordanians to seek jobs abroad, experts believe, with some ruling out that it would cause significant brain drain. via Jordan Times

“We have offered every type of encouragement and knowledge that we have gained in this area to Jordan”

US renews support for Jordan's energy plans By Maria font de Matas AMMAN - The US wants Jordan to be part of the international pursuit of alternative sources of energy. via Embassy of Jordan

Mid-East suffers rare cold snap By Crispin Thorold BBC News, Amman Snowfall in Baghdad Snow has fallen in Baghdad for the first time in living memory There have been a number of deaths and considerable damage ... via NowPublic

Jordan and Syria are finalising procedures to relieve passengers and vehicles from paying departure fees in their respective countries soon, according to an official source. via Jordan Times

Countries: Jordan Topics: Arts & Culture , Cyber-Activism , History , Internet & Telecoms , Music , Entertainment , Politics Full Category List Excerpt Mohammad Azraq turns his attention this week to Jordan's ... via Global Voices Online

“The suspect, in his twenties, confessed to strangling his sister with a metal wire and her own scarf”

Amman - A man turned himself in to police on Monday shortly after strangling his 27-year-old married sister in a Jordanian refugee camp, in a new suspected "honour killing", a security source said. via Independent Online

“The number of Jordanians working abroad has been increasing over the past few years due to a huge demand for skilled and highly qualified workers in the Gulf”

The number of Jordanians working abroad is estimated at 600,000 to 670,000, the majority of whom work in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Statistics announced Sunday. via Jordan Times

“He paid for everyone in the restaurant and said, 'Whatever you serve the people, serve me.' ”

ON a warm evening last fall, a handful of old men shuffled into Al Quds, a big, overly lit restaurant on a bustling stretch of King Hussein Street in downtown Amman . via The New York Times

“The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed, those who help others are helped.”

Join us on the Mission Trip of a Lifetime Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity Build in Amman, Jordan, May 30 - June 11, 2008. via WINK-TV Fort Myers

“God made a covenant with Abram and said, 'To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates'.”

The modern Israeli state was forged in the fires of the first Middle East war in 1948-1949, but from the beginning it was a state without clear borders. via BBC

“This is a necessary law to deal with family violence; it specifies procedures on how to handle this issue and finds alternative solutions that could help families heal any rift as a result of violence”

According to police records, every year 20-25 women in Jordan are killed "in the name of honour", that is, for having an illicit affair. via IRIN News

Emaar International Jordan, the wholly owned country-subsidiary of Emaar Properties, has appointed design consultants and pre-construction contractors for the Samarah Rift component of Samarah Dead Sea Resort . via Hotels

“In the evening they had an argument, so he grabbed his gun and sprayed her with several bullets, killing her instantly”

AMMAN, Jordan : A Jordanian man was charged Tuesday with premeditated murder for allegedly killing his 30-year-old daughter because she was dating, government officials said. via International Herald Tribune

“When we open an embassy, we see things moving.”

Cyprus seeks to enhance ties with Jordan as part of the island's increasing interest in the neighbour, offering to serve as "Jordan's gate to the EU". In an exclusive interview here ahead of a two-day Mideast ... via Jordan Times

“Apparently, he's going to marry her, so the problem will be behind him”

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, carries an unidentified child on his shoulders, as he walks with his new girlfriend, supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, center right, during a tour of the ancient ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald

“If fuel subsidies are not removed, Jordan risks harsh living conditions and economic consequences similar to those in 1989 when the intervention of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund was necessitated.”

The expected liberalisation of petroleum prices, coupled with several other factors, will deal a heavy blow to around 45 per cent of Jordanians, according to an economist and financial expert. via Jordan Times

An earthquake registering 4.0 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of the Jordanian capital Saturday, local officials and residents said. via PR-inside.com

“The latest data reveals that women are being paid almost 29 per cent less than men in the private sector and around five per cent less in the public sector”

Over half the new jobs created annually in Jordan are being filled by foreign workers, a labour market study has revealed. via Jordan Times

“Jordan is among our strongest partners and closest friends. This increased level of assistance shows the bipartisan support in America for the difficult choices Jordan has made in its homegrown reform efforts”

AMMAN, Jordan : The United States will substantially increase its economic assistance to Jordan in fiscal year 2008 by 48 percent to reach US$363.5 million , A U.S. embassy statement said Friday. via International Herald Tribune

“So to see women (suicide bombers) shows an abnormal situation - the absence of men.”

This image made from television shows Iraqi Sajida Mubarek Atrous al-Rishawi opening her jacket and showing an explosive belt as she confesses on Jordanian state-run television to her failed bid to set off an ... via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Jordan on Friday on a mainly private visit during which he will hold talks with King Abdullah II on the situation in the Middle East. via The Tocqueville Connection

“It has meant operators need to work hard on developing innovative services. Jordanian consumers are increasingly technologically minded and they have become very selective”

In this wrap up of the year 2007 in Jordan, we examine the activity and growth that took place in the kingdom's tourism, real estate, telecom and IT sectors. via AME Info

Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Israel on Wednesday not to take unilateral measures that could compromise peace negotiations with the Palestinians. via PR-inside.com

Some U.S. diplomats and officials who have been killed while working abroad: -2008: American diplomat and humanitarian aid official, John Granville, shot to death in his car in Khartoum, Sudan. via News Observer