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Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in matters of innovation, research and promotion and development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs.) The three-year agreement signed during the UAE-Jordan Economic forum is expected Read more
Another round of talks between Jordan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ended with hopes that an agreement could be reached by February with head of the IMF mission, Kristina Kostial, saying that it could be approved by the board Read more
Egypt will be receiving crude oil and natural gas surpluses from Iraq according to its petroleum minister Tarek El Molla after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Sunday between Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. The supply would be channeled through Read more
Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Maha Ali told members of the Iraqi Business Council that Amman would help investors by removing all obstacles as she promotes the economic stimulus package designed to overcome the effects of the ongoing Read more
Rafik Hariri International Airport had lately its largest drug seizure after it discovered that 40 suitcases filled with amphetamine together with some cocaine were about to be shipped aboard a private jet carrying a Saudi prince and four other Saudis Read more
The 144th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers’ Council began in Cairo on Sunday at the Arab League headquarters under the new chairmanship of the UAE, represented by foreign minister Dr. Anwar Gargash, after taking over the presidency from Jordan. Read more
An agreement between Israel and Jordan for the exportation of natural gas from the Leviathan offshore natural gas field received a boost on Tuesday when the national planning and construction committee approved the construction of the gas pipeline on the Read more
The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is alleging that the government is mingling in its affairs after it offered a license to a new group called ‘Muslim Brotherhood Society’ that was formed by members expelled from the old one established in Read more
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour told reporters at the joint press conference with his visiting Lebanese counterpart Tamam Salam that Amman is not interested in the Syrian dossier if not for the return of peace as he pointed out the Read more
The seventh and final review of Jordan’s economic program supported by a Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) has come to an end after the International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded that the country was able to resist to “severe external shocks” with its reforms. Read more