Sunday, August 21st, 2011, 10:28 pm Amman Time | Make this your homepage | Subscribe
Search
GO
Home Page
Local
Region
World
Business
Features
Opinion
Weather
Archives
What's on
PDF Version
Odds & Ends
About us
Contact us
Links
Weekly Poll
The amendments made to Jordan’s Constitution are significant to the political reform process
Agree
Don’t agree
No opinion
Vote
Vote Results
Egypt to withdraw envoy to Israel

An Israeli army tank is moved on a military vehicles transporter at an army base on the border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday (AFP photo by David Buimovitch)
An Israeli army tank is moved on a military vehicles transporter at an army base on the border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday (AFP photo by David Buimovitch)

Israel and the Palestinians battled each other for a third day on Saturday, while Israel found itself facing a serious diplomatic crisis with Egypt’s recall of its ambassador from Tel Aviv.


Aigc Middle east Amman Cervantes
Top News
  		•  Diplomatic woes pile up for isolated Israel
  		• Battle outside Tripoli, fighting spills to Tunisia A building Libyan officials described as a civil engineering office lies flattened after being bombed overnight by NATO in Tripoli on Saturday (Reuters photo by Paul Hackett)
  		• ACC refers orphans fund to prosecutor for alleged corruption
  		• Bickering over BRT project ongoing as panel fails to reach decision
  		• Tanks rumble into Homs as death toll rises Syrian anti-government protesters wearing masks in the colours of their national flag hold signs calling for an end to the regime’s crackdown during a demonstration in the coastal town of Jableh, Syria,on Friday (AFP photo)
  		• Local IT revenues expected to drop due to regional turmoil
  		• ‘Amendments fall short of meeting current requirements’
  		• Protesters condemn violent crackdown against Syrians Jordanians and Syrians residing in the Kingdom shout slogans during a demonstration near the city of Mafraq, northeast of Amman on Friday (Reuters photo by Muhammad Hamed)
    		 
    World
    65 killed in Karachi violence - officials

    Ethnic and criminal violence blamed on gangs has killed 65 people in Pakistan\'s financial capital of Karachi, with police the latest victims shot dead in a brazen ambush, officials said Saturday.
    Region
    Egypt changes tack in response to Israel border deaths

    Egypt\'s forceful protest and demand for an Israeli apology over the deaths of its policemen in a border incident sent a message that it has changed since the revolt which ousted the Israeli ally, president Hosni Mubarak.
    Editorial
    For a fair trial

    The decision of the UN-sponsored Special Tribunal for Lebanon, created to investigate the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri and many in his entourage, to try the four Hizbollah members accused of committing the crime in their personal capacity rather than in the context of their relations with the Shiite faction as well raises a serious legal issue.
    Login

    Developed by Batelco Jordan
    Advertise on The Jordan Times online edition: click to download JT media kit for 2010 | Contact us & Advertise page

    Socialize with Jordan Times by Aigc Middleast: Twitter | Facebook | Google Buzz | Digg | Delicious | Stumbleupon | Flickr | Friendfeed

    Related Sources:Al Rai | manbar alrai | Hatem Magazine | Bloggers Mosaic
       Copyrights 2009, JordanTimes.com and The Jordan Times Newspaper are owned by Jordan Press Foundation.