His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Jordan Press Association President Tareq Momani in Amman on Thursday (Photo by Yousef Allan)
His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday stressed his rejection of the police attack against journalists that occurred during a protest at Al Nakheel Square in Amman Friday.
More newspapers became embroiled in Britain\'s phone-hacking scandal Thursday as the deputy prime minister said the crisis was a chance to clean up "murky" ties between politicians, police and the media.
Israel will not "take responsibility" for the deaths of nine Turkish nationals by apologising to Ankara over its botched 2010 raid on a ferry heading for Gaza, a senior Cabinet minister said on Thursday.
The government recently decided to exempt from or reduce the sales tax on some 260 goods and services, just ahead of Ramadan, the time of the year when demand on food usually increases.
