AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday reaffirmed Jordan's constant support of the churches of Jerusalem and protecting the Christian community in the Holy Land.
Welcoming a delegation of heads and representatives of churches in...

AMMAN —AlGhad— The Minister of Finance Omar Malhas announced today, Tuesday, that the government has, since the beginning of the year, suspended the 10% income tax on public sector salaries over JOD2,000.
Apparently, this was a...

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday held talks with Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela on relations between the two countries and the current regional and international developments.
During a one-on-one meeting followed by...

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday welcomed Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, and discussed bilateral cooperation and regional developments.
King Abdullah stressed Jordan's keenness on promoting ties with Cyprus,...

DEAD SEA — His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday received Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who handed the King a report of joint Arab action assessment during Jordan's presidency to the Arab summit.
Aboul Gheit praised...

DEAD SEA —AlGhad— His Majesty King Abdullah II received Commissioner General of the UNRWA Pierre Krahenbuhl today, Monday, on the sidelines of the 2nd Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018, at the Dead Sea King Hussein...

AMMAN —AlGhad— His Majesty King Abdullah inaugurated the launch of the 2nd Nobel Peace Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018, held at the King Hussein Convention Centre in the Dead Sea today, Monday, March 26th through March...

AMMAN —AlGhad— The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) carried out a number of drug raids in East Amman and Mafraq, leading to the arrest of 10 people and the identification of two more suspects, still at large, a police source said.
Large...

GENEVA — Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Atef Tarawneh, called on members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to put pressure on decision-makers in their countries to provide aid and assistance to the refugee host countries,...

GENEVA — The International Parliament voted Sunday in support of the Palestinians' right to Jerusalem as the capital of their state in the 138th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The IPU vote came after...

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received a delegation from the US House of Representatives, headed by Nancy Pelosi, head of the Democratic Party's Bloc, for a discussion on Jordan-US cooperation and strategic partnership and...

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AMMAN — The 10th edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index shows Jordan’s ranking on the Democratic-Health Index has declined slightly in 2017, from 2016’s 3.96 (out of 10) to 3.87, as...