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RIYADH: The Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights will provide a list of Saudis being held in Iraqi jails to the Kingdom’s governmental Human Rights Commission (HRC) at some point in the future. Representatives of the two organizations announced this following a meeting in Amman on Monday.
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By Mohammad Ben Hussein AMMAN – French Ambassador in Amman Denys Gauer said on Monday that the newly created Union of the Mediterranean will usher in a new era of economic cooperation that could lay a…
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By Dalya Dajani AMMAN – Both good and bad news emerged Tuesday over a piece of mosaic flooring discovered by authorities in the northern town of Anjara last week. Archaeological teams examining the …
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By Rana Husseini AMMAN – The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old woman to 15 years in prison for murdering her husband in January 2005. The court declared N. R., a housewife, guilty of…
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By Mohammad Ghazal AMMAN – By the end of 2008, Jordan's Millennium Challenge Account will complete several concept papers proposing projects seeking to help overcome water scarcity in Jordan, seen by…
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel's Cabinet gave the final go-ahead on Tuesday for a prisoner swap with Hizbollah, despite complaining that the Lebanese Shiite movement had not fully kept its side of …
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BAQOUBA (AFP) – A string of suicide attacks against Iraqi security forces killed at least 37 people on Tuesday, including 28 when two suicide bombers blew themselves up among a crowd of army recruits,…
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Bangladeshi workers at a QIZ garment factory. The Labour Ministry intends to ensure workers are operating under valid work and residency permits (Photo by Hani Hazaimeh)
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By Roufan Nahhas AMMAN – The first round of the popular National Rally Championship kicks off on Friday with the participation of 18 drivers. The event, organised by Jordan Motorsport and held under…
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Economic growth threatened by lack of water, experts say By Mohammad Ghazal AMMAN – Water availability places sustainability in the country's economic growth at risk, experts said Monday. Av…
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