Recently added articles from Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan):
Extra levy on cigarettes expected to beef up Treasury by JD35m.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Khalid Neimat Oct. 2--AMMAN -- The higher levy on cigarettes is expected to raise JD35 million in extra revenue for the Treasury, according to an official source who declined to estimate the amount of the higher tax on alcoholic drinks. The government raised ...
CPS dairy products boycott campaign weaker in Amman.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Hani Hazaimeh Oct. 2--AMMAN/ZARQA -- The Consumer Protection Society (CPS) on Monday intensified its dairy products boycott campaign by distributing more than 100,000 brochures to the residents of Zarqa, Madaba and Amman. Mohammad Obeidat, president of the ...
Al Zahraa Centre residents share concerns with King, Queen.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--MARJ AL HAMAM -- Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania on Monday visited residents at Al Zahraa Centre for the Elderly. During the visit, the King and the Queen talked to senior citizens at the centre and were briefed on their needs. An elderly woman, ...
Jordan ranked 64 among 133 countries in the Environment Performance Index.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Hana Namrouqa Oct. 2--AMMAN -- Jordan ranked 64 among 133 countries in the Environment Performance Index, a survey ranking nations in pollution control and natural resource management. The Kingdom was given an overall score of 66 per cent in the Yale and ...
'Oo3a' -- the Abu Mahjoob umbrella for parliamentary elections.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--AMMAN -- Abu Mahjoob Creative Productions (AMCP) have announced "Oo3a: Abu Mahjoob Observatory for Parliamentary Elections", a new programme to help with this year's get out the vote campaign. Along with the Oo3a website, the campaign intends to train journalists from ...
Ramadan spirit good news for street beggars.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mohammad Ben Hussein Oct. 2--AMMAN -- Ramadan is high season for hundreds of beggars and vendors, who swarm the vibrant streets of the capital every year. Children aged six to 14 years raid traffic lights in western Amman. Under the scorching sun, they knock ...
Egyptian man sentenced to death for killing friend.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--BY RANA HUSSEINI AMMAN -- The Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced a 22-year-old Egyptian man to death after convicting him of murdering his friend over JD200 in December 2005. The tribunal declared Ahmad M. guilty of the premeditated murder of Midhat Ibrahim, ...
Jordan poses as Iraq Cinecitt? for Hollywood.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--BY TAYLOR LUCK AMMAN -- An explosion rocked a Madaba market, sending what appeared to be body parts flying into the air. The following day, men in US marine uniforms patrolled the streets of Marka, searching cars and ordering onlooking residents to "move ...
Kingdom renews support for Iraq political process.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--AMMAN -- His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday renewed Jordan's support for Iraq's reconciliation efforts. At a meeting with Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, King Abdullah reiterated Jordan's call for a full representation of the Iraqi people in the political process ...
Maan residents apply for training programme.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--AMMAN -- The Jordanian Company for Training and Recruitment (JCTR) is now receiving applications from young unemployed citizens in Maan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Under the first phase of a project, aimed at reducing unemployment and supplying a sufficient ...
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign launched.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--BY HANA NAMROUQA AMMAN -- For the second consecutive year, the King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC) is launching its October Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in an effort to enable women to detect the disease in its early stages. The KHCC will distribute ...
Lot's Museum to open early next year.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--BY DALYA DAJANI AMMAN -- The JD1.25 million Lot's Museum at the Dead Sea is expected to open to the public early next year, tourism authorities said on Sunday. Tourism Ministry Assistant Secretary General Ihab Amarin said construction of the museum has been ...
Jordan poses as Iraq Cinecitte for Hollywood.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Taylor Luck Oct. 1--AMMAN -- An explosion rocked a Madaba market, sending what appeared to be body parts flying into the air. The following day, men in US marine uniforms patrolled the streets of Marka, searching cars and ordering onlooking residents to "move ...
GAM to announce 4th phase of Master Plan.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Khalid Neimat Oct. 1--AMMAN -- The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) on Sunday said it will soon announce the fourth phase of the Master Plan, which will focus on upgrading infrastructure and services in areas that have recently been added to GAM including Naour, Marj Al ...
Plans under way to develop new tourism attraction in downtown Amman.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--AMMAN -- Plans are under way to convert the old Electricity Company hangar in downtown Amman into a dynamic marketplace featuring handicrafts, souvenirs, entertainment and food. The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), the Jabal Amman Residents Association (JARA) and the ...
King, Kuwait emir discuss regional issues, bilateral ties.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--AMMAN -- His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday paid a several-hour visit to Kuwait during which he held talks with the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, on regional developments and bilateral relations. The two leaders discussed efforts to revive the Middle ...
Food inspectors receive training on new manual.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Dalya Dajani Sep. 28--AMMAN -- The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) on Thursday completed training 32 food safety inspectors on a new manual designed to improve inspections of food establishments in the Kingdom. The "Food Inspection Manual", to be ...
Germany supports Jordan's financial management reform.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Sep. 28--AMMAN -- Jordan and Germany signed on Thursday a contract for a financial management reform project. The project implementation contract was signed by Finance Minister Hamad Kasasbeh and Joachim Prey, country director of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation ...
Al-Ali urges marketing ISRDF's success stories.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Sep. 28--AMMAN -- Planning and International Cooperation Minister Suhair Al-Ali urged marketing the success stories of the Industrial Scientific Research and Development Fund (ISRDF). Al-Ali requested ISRDF board members to concentrate efforts towards marketing the fund and ...
Civil, military consumer outlets start selling Syrian lamb.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Hani Hazaimeh Sep. 28--AMMAN -- The Civil Service Consumer Corporation (CSCC) on Thursday began selling imported Syrian lamb in its markets at JD4 per kilo, JD2 lower than the current market price, according to a CSCC official. The corporation will test the ...