Archive for February 18th, 2008

Two Jordanians released from Iraqi jail rejoin their families

Posted in February 18th, 2008

Amman - Two Jordanians have arrived back in their home country after being released from an Iraqi jail at the end of a prison term of three and half years, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said Monday. …

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UN refugee chief says world must do more to help Iraq’s refugees (CNews)

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Tony in Amman News

AMMAN, Jordan - Iraq’s government and the international community must give more funding and support to resettle Iraqi refugees displaced by sectarian bloodletting, the United Nation’s top official for refugees said Monday.

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UN says Syria, Jordan need more help with Iraqi influx (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Tony in Amman News

AMMAN, Feb 18, 2008 (AFP) - The UN refugee agency appealed on Monday for more aid to Syria and Jordan to help them cope with the cost of sheltering almost two million Iraqis who have fled the violence in their country.

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UN says Syria, Jordan need more help with Iraqi influx (AFP)

Posted in February 18th, 2008

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UN says Iraqi refugees need more help (Las Cruces Sun-News)

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Tony in Amman News

AMMAN, Jordan—Iraq’s government and international community must give more funding and support to resettle Iraqi refugees displaced by sectarian bloodletting, the United Nation’s top official for refugees said Monday.

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King urges better quality gov’t services

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Jack in Wikio News

AMMAN (JT) - His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday said a housing programme is expected to be announced soon as part of a package of plans designed to ease the difficult living conditions people are goi…

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Drop in temperatures forecast for today

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Jack in Wikio News

By Hana Namrouqa AMMAN - For the third time in less than a month the Kingdom witnessed snow, which started falling in the northern governorates on Monday evening and was expected to extend to the cen…

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Jordan, Portugal agree to set up business council

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Jack in Wikio News

AMMAN (JT) - Jordan and Portugal signed on Monday an agreement to establish a joint Jordanian-Portuguese business council. The deal was concluded on the sidelines of Portuguese President Anibal Cavac…

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Korean-Jordanian team performs reconstructive surgery on 25 children

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Jack in Wikio News

By Sandy Hanna AMMAN - Twenty-five children suffering from cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities underwent reconstructive surgery at the Jordan University Hospital (JUH) last week as p…

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Service taxi drivers protest against new tariffs

Posted in February 18th, 2008

by Jack in Wikio News

By Hani Hazaimeh AMMAN - More than 70 service taxi drivers operating in Tlaa Al Ali and Khalda staged a work stoppage on Monday in protest against new tariffs set by the Public Transport Regulatory Co…

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