Mar. 15–AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who left Amman after a 17-day stay in the King Hussein Medical Centre where he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration and underwent medical tests. Talabani, who was discharged from the centre

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Byline: Khalid Neimat Mar. 15–AMMAN — King Abdullah on Wednesday urged a unified stand at the Arab summit this month to relaunch a 2002 peace offer for Israel. The King told Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abul Gheit that the items on the agenda for

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Byline: Hana Namrouqa Mar. 15–AMMAN — A further drop in temperatures is forecast for today with hail, thunderstorms and snowfall, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD). “Cold, cloudy and frosty weather conditions will continue today, while snow is expected to fall on hilly areas

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Byline: Mohammad Ben Hussein Mar. 19–AMMAN — The Lower House on Sunday decided to ask the prosecutor general to examine the legality of a decision taken by a previous government to write off JD43 million in income tax owed by several individuals. Some 33 deputies voted in favour of referring the

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Byline: Chad Bukhari Mar. 19–Q. I am working as a programmer. I sit at a computer nine hours per day. I have been working like this for eight months. Before that I was in the university and had the time for playing sports. I am 23 years old, my weight is 86kg and my height is 178cm. 1. What is the

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Byline: Cheryl Haines Mar. 18–AQABA — A regional food and environment monitoring laboratory to safeguard the sustainable development of Aqaba’s burgeoning tourism industry and economic zone was officially launched on Thursday. Ben Hayyan Laboratories is part of a European Union-funded

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Byline: Jean-Claude Elias Mar. 18–AMMAN — Amy Winehouse’s new CD “Back to Black” is soulful and smart. Soulful because its music hits you directly, musically speaking that is. In other words its sound goes to your heart from the very first seconds you play it. It’s also smart because it borrows a

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Byline: Dalya Dajani Mar. 22–AMMAN — Petra and Wadi Musa hotel owners struggling with serious debt problems on Wednesday received assurances from the Maan governor that their grievances would be forwarded to the relevant authorities. The 17 one-, two- and three-star hotels, represented by the

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Mar. 22–AMMAN — British Airways (BA) is increasing the number of direct services to London this spring and summer. The daily service from Amman departs in the morning enabling customers to reach London by lunch time and make same day connections to key UK, European and North American cities,

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Byline: Hana Namrouqa Mar. 22–AMMAN — With 98,049 road accidents recorded last year resulting in 885 deaths, the Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF) said this week it wants auto insurance premiums linked to the number of traffic violations committed by drivers. According to JIF Chairman Abdul Salam

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