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The U.S House of representatives on Tuesday voted for Jordan to be recognized as an important partner that should be treated with “expeditious consideration” and to ease the transfer of weapons in order to help it fight against ISIS. Jordan decided to Read more
Jordanian authorities have executed an Iraqi female militant whose release had been demanded by Islamic State. The execution comes as a swift response for the killing of the Jordanian pilot who was captured the Islamic radical group. The Jordanian authorities Read more
The Director of U.S Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart has warned that Iraq will not be able contain threats from the Islamic State (IS) as the group continues to spread into North Africa. He was quoted by CNN Read more
Tensions are beginning to rise in Amman due to latest developments surrounding the Al-Aqsa mosque. King Abdullah II delivered a speech sending strict warnings to Israel that Jordan will against “through all available means” Israeli actions in Jerusalem that will Read more
The Kingdom of Jordan has opened a landmark power station destined to enable the country meet its growing energy needs and reduce its reliance on imported oil in a bid to achieve a more sustainable energy balance. Dubbed “Al Manakher”, Read more
The president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, met with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour to discuss the ties between them and means of increasing the support and cooperation of the bank in the country. Read more
Amman has given the green light to an Estonian and a Malaysian firm to produce electricity from shale oil in Al-Atarrat area located in the southern part of the country. This is the first time such a project is approved Read more
Saudi Arabia has finally sent an official letter addressed to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon informing him that it is “regrettably not be in position to assume its seat in the Security Council to which it was elected”. The Read more
PM Abdullah Ensour has reshuffled his cabinet again; a week before municipal elections. The latest action is reported to be motivated by economic decisions. The last reshuffling took place in March. Although the March reform reduced the cabinet to 19 Read more
John Kerry has arrived in Amman for another round of talks to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, his trip seems to be poorly timed as the European Union decides to hijack funds for Israeli projects, sending mixed feelings to the Read more