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Endowments to support research into legacy of legendary scholars
His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday attended a ceremony to announce the launch of two waqfs for integral chairs to study the legacy of Imam Al Ghazali and Imam Fakhr Al Din Al Razi.
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Egypt to partially lift emergency rule
Egypt’s military ruler said the country’s decades-old state of emergency will be lifted on Wednesday except in cases of fighting “thuggery”, but human rights groups slammed the move as cosmetic.
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Pakistan scandal probe at risk from witness no-show
A probe into a major scandal threatening Pakistan's president on Tuesday appeared at risk of collapsing as investigators ruled out travelling abroad to hear the testimony of the star witness.
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Business
Planning minister urges banks to facilitate financing to SMEs
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Jafar Hassan on Tuesday urged local banks to facilitate financing to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
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Sports
Interesting start to season
The 9th Jordan Basketball Cup has tipped off with seven teams competing as teams and fans gear up for the upcoming Premier Basketball League.
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Features
‘The American University of Beirut: Arab Nationalism and Liberal Education’
Some reviewers have called this book the definitive study of the American University of Beirut (AUB), but author Betty Anderson, associate professor of Middle East History at Boston University, writes more modestly that hers is "a history of AUB and only one of many stories that can be told". Whatever the eventual conclusion, the book is fascinating, comprehensive and extensively documented.
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Letters
Welcome campaign
The Central Traffic Department campaign encouraging the use of seatbelts and child seats is to be welcomed.
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- Egypt to partially lift emergency rule
- Jordan to receive US wheat grant on Thursday
- No suspicion of corruption found in ATHENA project
- Jordan-Egypt trade weathers turmoil, continues to grow — envoy
- Libya ‘will strike back’ if Qadhafi men behind unrest
- Iraq hits out at Turkey as ties worsen
- UN envoys slam Russia for selling weapons to Syria
- US Marine faces 3 months at most for Haditha killings
- Premier to attend Davos forum
- Car bombs kill 14 in Baghdad
- Israel detains Palestinian speaker for six months
- Lebanon upholds verdict over general’s Israel leaks
- Moroccan dies of wounds after self-immolation — hospital
- Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat
- ‘Britain not seeking military conflict with Iran’
- ‘Saleh seeks exile in reluctant Oman’
- Burayzat appointed as local watchdog chief commissioner
- Khasawneh sworn in as ambassador to Egypt
- Muslim Brotherhood preparing for internal elections
- ‘Jordan making progress in rights of people with disabilities’
Childhood obesity ‘not prevalent in Jordan’, studies indicate
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Endowments to support research into legacy of legendary scholars
His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday attended a ceremony to announce the launch of two waqfs for integral chairs to study the legacy of Imam Al Ghazali and Imam Fakhr Al Din Al Razi.
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‘Jordan remains committed to protecting Jerusalem’
His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday underlined that Jordan will continue its role in protecting Jerusalem and its holy sites.
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Palestinians take step towards elections, unity
Palestinian political rivals Hamas and Fateh on Tuesday took a first practical step towards elections and possible unity by opening an office for voter registration in the Gaza Strip, the Associated Press reported.
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‘Quartet supports Jordan’s peace efforts’
Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday discussed with Tony Blair, representative of the International Quartet for Middle East peace, efforts to push the peace process forward.
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Egypt to partially lift emergency rule
Jordan to receive US wheat grant on Thursday
No suspicion of corruption found in ATHENA project
Jordan-Egypt trade weathers turmoil, continues to grow — envoy
Libya ‘will strike back’ if Qadhafi men behind unrest
Iraq hits out at Turkey as ties worsen
UN envoys slam Russia for selling weapons to Syria
US Marine faces 3 months at most for Haditha killings
Premier to attend Davos forum
Car bombs kill 14 in Baghdad
Israel detains Palestinian speaker for six months
Lebanon upholds verdict over general’s Israel leaks
Moroccan dies of wounds after self-immolation — hospital
Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat
‘Britain not seeking military conflict with Iran’
‘Saleh seeks exile in reluctant Oman’
Burayzat appointed as local watchdog chief commissioner
Khasawneh sworn in as ambassador to Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood preparing for internal elections
‘Jordan making progress in rights of people with disabilities’
‘Jordanian killed in Syria by pro-regime militiamen’
A 27-year-old Jordanian man was killed in the Syrian city of Hama on.
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