 | King, Abbas discuss ways to overcome talks impasse |  |
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His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday discussed with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas efforts exerted to overcome obstacles hindering the relaunch of serious Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, a Royal Court statement said. |
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| | House elects members of key panels | |
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The Lower House of Parliament on Sunday endorsed a report prepared by an ad hoc committee to reply to the Speech from the Throne before submitting it to His Majesty King Abdullah. |
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| | Jordan helps Lebanon fight forest fires | |
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His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday issued instructions to send the necessary equipment to assist in extinguishing fires that broke out in various forest areas in Lebanon, a Royal Court statement said. |
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| | Local bloggers not reading on the same page over influence of web-based ‘alternative media’ | |
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Despite a relatively wider margin of freedom blogs enjoy vis-à-vis mainstream media, bloggers say “social red lines” and lack of public interest still hinder the translation of this free space into online content. |
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| | Middle class constitutes 41% of households - study |  |
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The middle class constituted 41.1 per cent of the Jordanian population in 2008, earning about 37.5 per cent of the total income and spending 42.8 per cent of the overall expenditures, according to a study. |
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| | PM urges 'reative solution'to development problems | |
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Prime Minister Samir Rifai on Sunday met with Director of the Earth Institute Jeffrey Sachs, who is on a visit to the Kingdom to attend the launch of the Sustainable Development Institute, affiliated with the Columbia University Middle East Research Centre. |
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| | Queen encourages orphans to pursue future with confidence |  |
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Her Majesty Queen Rania on Sunday visited the Shafa Badran orphanage to follow up on Al Aman Fund activities and meet with young orphans. |
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| | 'Private, public sectors must ensure water rights for all' |  |
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HRH Princess Sumaya on Sunday called for balanced public-private partnerships to provide people across the region with adequate water supplies. |
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| | Women’s movement prepares list of amendments for Parliament | |
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The women’s movement on Sunday completed a list of suggested amendments for Parliament to improve the lives of women across the Kingdom. |
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| | Initial autopsy results of exhumed teenager ‘inconclusive’ | |
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Police are questioning the family of an 18-year-old divorced woman whose body was exhumed for autopsy in Maan on Sunday, official sources said. |
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| | Experts to examine social media in Arab world | |
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Over 400 representatives of the business sector, NGOs and online media will convene in Amman next Saturday at the first Arab Social Media Forum, according to organisers. |
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| | Jordanian comics learn from the masters |  |
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Aspiring Jordanian comics had the rare chance this week to learn the craft of comedy from the masters. |
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| | Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival opens to laughs, high hopes |  |
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Ethnic minorities, obesity, Amman’s roads; all were fair game at the opening of the third annual Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival on Saturday. |
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| | AT A GLANCE | |
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Six persons were injured after their vehicle overturned in the Qataraneh area. Civil Defence Department (CDD) personnel administered first aid to the injured and sent them to Karak Public Hospital where their condition was reported as fair. |
