Amman – The 12th Money and Investment Conference got underway on Tuesday in Amman with the participation of Arab and foreign experts and international companies. The conference, titled “Digital coins [bitcoins] and their influence on the economy”, discussed the modern era of digital currencies
Amman – The Jordanian State Security Court on Monday issued three- to 15-year prison sentences against eight Jordanians after they were convicted of carrying out terrorist acts, promoting the ideas of an extremist group and attempting to join ISIS. The court also sentenced a man to 15 years ha
Amman- Jordan has successfully issued $1 billion worth of Eurobonds on international markets at an interest rate of 7.375 percent and under a maturity period of 30 years, according to a Ministry of Finance statement. Underwriting applications for the bonds surpassed $4.3 billion; more than 400 per c
Amman – Amman rejected on Monday claims by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the country has been “summarily deporting Syrian refugees — including collective expulsions of large families”. Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said his country was abiding by international law in this regar
Amman- Jordanian-Syrian meetings have been taking place over the last few days to discuss the subject of reopening the Nasib Border Crossing, said sources in Jordan. Consultations are being held away from media spectacles– results and arrangements will be made clearer next October, sources tol
Amman, Brussels– Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Imad Fakhouri, revealed on Monday an agreement with donor countries to hold the Brussels II Conference in the spring of 2018, in order to guarantee continued efforts to mobilize funding in support of countries hosting refu
Amman- Jordanian security forces raided Saturday the headquarters of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) in Irbid, 85 km north of the capital Amman, demanding the handover of the headquarters for the licensed Muslim Brotherhood, according to a security source. The source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the sec
Amman- A security source said that a Jordanian citizen has killed his 13-year-old son on Monday by giving him electric shocks as a form of discipline in a neighborhood in Amman. A source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital in the region of Sahab, and doctors in charge
Amman- The Jordanian government signed Wednesday with the Saudi Development Fund (SDF) a grant agreement to implement traffic intersections in Amman, with a total cost of $60 million, as part of the Saudi share in the Gulf grant. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury and S
Amman- Jordan on Tuesday strongly condemned a recent decision by the Israeli Magistrates Court to close down the Bab Al Rahma building on the Al Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Bab Al Rahma (Arabic for “the door of mercy”) is located in the eastern wall of the Al-Aq
Amman- Amman and Moscow have stressed on Monday that they were cooperating with Washington to establish a de-escalation zone in southeast Syria after the “success” of the ceasefire agreement, which was reached around two months ago thanks to a tripartite cooperation. Sources in the Jordanian capital
Amman- Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury Tuesday briefed a US fact-finding mission, affiliated with UNHCR, on the economic challenges facing Jordan as a result of the regional turmoil and hosting of the Syrian refugees. Fakhoury stressed the importance of the
Amman – The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation signed Monday a $50 million facilitated loan agreement with the World Bank to support the establishment of the Innovative Startups Fund. The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) is willing to support the fund with $48 million, Planning Min
Amman – Riots erupted on Thursday in several regions in Jordan in protest against the results of municipal elections that were announced on Wednesday night. No one was injured in the unrest as a security source said that the protesters are demanding a recount of the vote that they claimed was “flawe
Amman- Over four million Jordanian nationals on Tuesday head to polling stations to elect their mayors and members of municipal and governorate councils. Some 1,239 candidates are competing for governorate councils “decentralization” seats that total 380. These include 335 elected seat
