A Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) official said that the company reached a deal with striking private-sector fuel transport companies.

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Fuel derivative prices dropped as of midnight Saturday, for the seventh time in a row in Jordan since August 11, amidst public complaints over shortages of fuel derivatives in the local fuel sector.

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The Ministry of Education in Jordan will establish a training centre to empower and build the capacity of public schoolteachers, Minister of Higher Education Omar Shdeifat said

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Jordan’s Lower House will discuss a draft law on regulating the annual state budget during today’s session.

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Unemployment in Arab states, already running at 15 percent according to United Nations figures, could rise even further on the back of the global economic crisis.

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Energy and Water Minister Alain Tabourian said Friday that Lebanon is now considering buying electricity from Jordan because the rates offered by Egypt are too expensive.

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The blast of recession hit Europe on Friday as leaders from more than 20 rich and emerging countries headed for a crisis summit in Washington and OPEC said also called a special meeting on slumping oil prices.

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The Senate Health and Environment Affairs Committee approved on Thursday a decision by the Lower House to cancel the 1989 temporary amendment to the Jordanian Medical Council Law.

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The Lower House committee probing an Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) tender recently floated to an engineering company on Thursday decided to summon ASEZA Chief Commissioner Hosni Abu Gheida.

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Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdul Fattah Salah stressed on Thursday the need to work in the spirit of unity in order to serve Jordanian pilgrims heading to Mecca.

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