Home
Local
Syrian opposition leader: Jordan key to ending crisis

Jordan is set to play a critical role in ending ongoing violence in Syria, according to a leading Syrian opposition figure.
More...
Region
UN powers ‘dismayed’ by Israeli settlements

UN Security Council powers on Tuesday launched a strong condemnation of Israel’s increased settlements in the occupied territories and growing attacks by settlers on Palestinians.
More...
World
- Philippines buries its dead as flood toll tops 1,000
- Kim’s body on show in North Korea amid mass mourning
Philippines buries its dead as flood toll tops 1,000

Philippine authorities on Tuesday began burying the dead from flash floods that have left more than 1,000 dead or missing, as President Benigno Aquino declared a national disaster.
More...
Business
- German Development Bank KfW backs Jordan by over 1b euros during 50 years
Gold prices expected to drop in coming months

old prices will fall below $1,500 an ounce over the next three months and are unlikely to retest September’s all-time highs until later 2012 at the earliest, according to a Reuters poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders.
More...
Sports
Jordan football team into Arab Games final

Jordan beat Kuwait 2-0 in Qatar on Tuesday to qualify to the final of the Arab Games football Championship.
More...
Features
E’s back, bigger and better

Introduced in 2009, the current iteration of Mercedes’ executive segment E-Class is a somewhat radical departure from its predecessor in terms of design language for a company known for its heritage and incremental evolution, yet it remains a model of conservative discretion.
More...
Letters
- Guidance needed
- Only words
Only words

Attorney Nabil Mash’or, chairman of the Palestinian bar association, said in Amman recently that “Israel has no interest in a real peace”.
More...
Writers

Jordan to Arab basketball final

Jordan on Wednesday beatTunisia in the semifinal basketball match of 2011 Arab Games. The game, held at the Al-Gharafa Sporting indoor hall in the Qatari capitalDoha, ended 74 – 69

Syrian opposition leader: Jordan key to ending crisis

Jordan is set to play a critical role in ending ongoing violence in Syria, according to a leading Syrian opposition figure.
Gulf leaders set up $5b fund to support Jordan, Morocco

Jordan on Tuesday said that its goal of joining the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has not been forfeited, and more meetings between the Kingdom and the oil-rich bloc will continue in the coming stage.
House to quiz gov’t on privatisation today

The Lower House is scheduled during today’s session to discuss the privatisation of formerly state-owned companies with the government.
Iraq VP to fight terror charges as row deepens

Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president denied terror charges against him and vowed to defend himself in a defiant news conference on Tuesday as rival leaders called for urgent talks to resolve a worsening crisis.
JRSP tendering process begins — Jamani

The tendering process for the Jordan Red Sea Project (JRSP) has begun, a senior government official said on Tuesday, announcing that the mega-venture has been linked to a regional water security project.
‘Iran invites UN nuclear agency to visit’

Iran has invited the UN nuclear watchdog to visit for talks and would be ready to discuss concerns about its disputed atomic ambitions, an Iranian envoy told Reuters on Tuesday.