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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
Shortly after talks with U.S secretary of state John Kerry, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a weekly cabinet meeting that “any peace agreement with the Palestinians will be brought to a national referendum.” The meeting took place after secretary Read more
According to experts in aviation, travel and tourism sectors, attending the Aviation and Media Summit 2013 in Oman, the increase in the number of tourists visiting the Middle East is expected to maintain the blossoming of its aviation industry. The Read more
According to Nihad Mousa, director general at the Iraqi oil ministry, a number of consortia from different points of the globe have manifested their interest in participating in the construction of the country’s first export pipeline in decades. Iraq’s oil Read more
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS is the single biggest public health threat according to WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan. MERS is a mysterious new respiratory virus and is very contagious between people. Considered to be in the same Read more
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has revealed a $4 billion U.S. plan to boost the Palestinian economy at the end of the World Economic Forum held in Jordan. The news got mixed feelings among the Palestinian leaders. Former British Read more
The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority of Jordan (ASEZA) and Turkish Free Zones (TFZ) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the exchange of know-how in information technology and the development of free zones. The agreement also involves Read more
The conference on the friends of Syria in Amman, Jordan, has begun with delegates from several countries in a meeting aimed at forming “a transitional government with full executive authority, formed on the basis of mutual consent,” according to the Read more
Neighbors of troubled Syria have raised concerns about the risk of the civil war crossing borders, with fears that the government has been using chemical gas on its citizens. They have also sidelined a joint force intervention led by the Read more