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Activists call for reinstating independence of Forestry Department
Environmental activists on Sunday urged the government to reinstate the independence of the Ministry of Agriculture's Forestry Department to preserve the Kingdom's remaining forests.
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Hizbollah fighters, five Syrian rebels killed on border
At least two Hizbollah guerrillas and five Syrian rebels have been killed in fighting in Syria on the border with Lebanon, Lebanese residents and Syrian opposition sources said on Sunday, Reuters reported.
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World
ODD NEWS: Captain Cook’s pistol fetches $227,000 at auction
A pistol owned by British explorer Captain James Cook, who first claimed Australia for Britain nearly two and half centuries ago, sold on Thursday for A$219,600 ($227,100), above the top estimate set by auctioneers.
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Business
Jordan’s pharmaceutical exports increase by 20% in 2012
Jordan’s pharmaceutical exports increased in 2012 by 20 per cent, despite regional conditions and other difficulties facing the industry.
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Sports
Prince Ali to attend AFDP-supported Mighty Girls football festival
FIFA Vice President representing Asia and Chairman of the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) HRH Prince Ali is expected on Monday to visit the SALT Academy headquarters, home of the AFDP-supported Mighty Girls football programme in Battambang, Cambodia, according to a statement from AFDP.
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Features
Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home
It is significant that this book is entitled “Seeking Palestine”, not “Remembering Palestine”, for there is little nostalgia here. Instead, fourteen talented Palestinian writers explore the meaning of exile, belonging and identity, focusing on the present.
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Letters
‘In perspective’
With reference to the article “At last EU has Cyprus leverage, but will it use it?” (The Jordan Times, February 11, 2013) and the letter to the editor “Solution needed” (February 14, 2013), I feel obliged to put some historical facts into perspective.
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- Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home
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ODD NEWS: Aquarium fights to get disabled turtle swimming
Life looked grim for Yu, a loggerhead turtle, when she washed up in a Japanese fishing net five years ago, her front flippers shredded after a brutal encounter with a shark. Full story
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ODD NEWS: Ancient asteroid strike ‘changed face of earth’
A strike from a big asteroid more than 300 million years ago left a huge impact zone buried in Australia and changed the face of the earth, researchers said on Friday. Full story
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ODD NEWS: Captain Cook’s pistol fetches $227,000 at auction
A pistol owned by British explorer Captain James Cook, who first claimed Australia for Britain nearly two and half centuries ago, sold on Thursday for A$219,600 ($227,100), above the top estimate set by auctioneers. Full story
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ODD NEWS: Norway plans 12-hour prime-time TV show of a fireplace
Norwegian public television plans to broadcast a burning fireplace for 12 straight hours from Friday evening, with firewood specialists providing colour commentary, expert advice and a bit of cultural tutoring. Full story
US aid to Jordan at stake due to budget cuts
Automatic spending cuts set to go into effect in the US early next.
