Roman ruins, Bedouin culture, the ancient city of Petra, Byzantine mosaics, Crusader fortresses, desert oases, shopping, beaches, scuba diving and snorkeling, the Dead Sea, spas and historical sites are the main attractions of Jordan.
Jordan will appeal to travelers who love history (political and biblical), architecture, desert climates and scuba diving.
Palestinian herders hard-hit by drought, Israeli restrictions The Jordan Times Hard-hit by a severe three-year drought and tough restrictions on movement imposed by Israel, Palestinian shepherds are facing what some elders call their worst crisis in...
Jordan, France sign nuclear deals The Jordan Times Jordan signed in Paris Wednesday a nuclear agreement with France and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the French company, Areva, on nuclear cooperation, the Jordan News Agency...
Activists denied access to Egyptian embassy The Jordan Times A delegation representing opposition officials and human rights activists were denied entry to the Egyptian embassy in Amman on Wednesday. The group, which comprised...
Deadline for railway project extended The Jordan Times The government announced Wednesday the extension of a deadline for the Kuwaiti-Spanish consortium tasked with implementing the Amman-Zarqa Light Railway Project. ...
Strategy seeks to educate public on corruption The Jordan Times Raising the public awareness on the social and economic impact of wasta, bribery and corruption patterns is a major component in efforts to fight corruption in the coming...
Farmers welcome sales tax exemption The Jordan Times Poultry farmers say a Cabinet decision to exempt both animal and plant products from the 4 per cent sales tax will enable locally produced agricultural items to compete with imported goods, which are...
Gargour celebrates release of his fourth album The Jordan Times Hanna Gargour performs at a concert Monday night at the National Gallery of Fine Arts park in Jabal Luweibdeh. Gargour celebrated this week the release of his fourth album to date, the first solely...
Jordan offers to supply Lebanon with electric power The Jordan Times Prime Minister Nader Dahabi meets electricity and energy ministers of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Khaldoun Qteishat (Petra...
2nd submarine cable to start operating by 2009 The Jordan Times A second submarine cable landing, connecting the Kingdom to the world and offering an alternate communication gateway for providing diversity in Internet sources, will...
Monarch congratulates Abbas on prisoners release The Jordan Times His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday discussed with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the latest developments in the Palestinian lands. During a phone call from Paris, the King congratulated...
Day labourer transfer decision reversed The Jordan Times Day labourers gather in front of the Agriculture Ministry earlier this week to persuade it to reverse its decision to transfer 94 of them to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Photo by Hani...
LG Electronics offers integrated network storage solution AME Info Lg Electronics, global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, announced that it would unveil its new N4B1 network attached storage, which provides integrated data management...
Farah Hospital hosts Jordan AME Info Farah Hospital, Jordan's leading hospital specializing in fertility, recently hosted and for the second consecutive time Jordan's leading parenting program entitled 'BabyWise'.
Iraqi students exempted from school fees IRIN Jordan has waived annual fees in state-owned schools for Iraqi students to help them cope with rising living costs, a Ministry of Education official said on 26...
Royal Jordanian passengers soar by 18% Arabian Business Passenger numbers at Royal Jordanian Airlines surged by 18 percent in July compared to the previous year, with the carrier attributing the rise to ongoing improvements in air and ground services.
Jordan to buy French nuclear reactor AME Info Jordan plans to buy a nuclear reactor from a French company soon, reported Jordan Times, citing comments by Prime Minister Nader Dahabi during a meeting with Olivier Jarde, the head of...
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