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A Saudi money exchanger counts Saudi riyals in Riyadh August 4, 2008. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed

Saudi-Jordanian Business Council Calls for Seeking Investment Opportunities

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Mar 28, 2017 | Business

Amman- The Saudi-Jordanian Business Council has recommended seeking available investment opportunities in both countries and getting acquainted with the prevailing climate in the sector, in addition to motives and potentials. The council also called for holding more...

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Photo caption: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Jordanian King Abdullah at the Pentagon in Washington in January. (Reuters/Yuri Gripas)

Jordan’s King to Meet with Trump following the Arab Summit

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Dead Sea (Jordan) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who will preside over the Arab League Council meeting at the summit level on Wednesday, will travel to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump, a senior Jordanian official said on Sunday. Government...

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A tourist boy takes a picture of a camel at the Red Rose ancient city of Petra, southern Jordan, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

First Adventure for Jordan Trail Trekking

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Mar 22, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Amman- The Jordan Trail Association announced the launch of the first adventure to explore Jordan trail which is set to kick off from Umm Qais on March 31 and to conclude in Aqaba on May 13. Mona Haddad, the chairperson of the association, said that people can also...

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Jordan Executes 15 Terrorists

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Mar 5, 2017 | Middle East

Amman – Jordan executed 15 people on Saturday morning, including 10 convicted on terrorism charges, according to government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani. Momani told state media that those executed included those involved in the “Irbid terror cell”, and...

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Relatives of radical Islamist Cleric Abu Qatada, pictured outside the Jordanian State Security court in Amman. AFP

Nine Pro-ISIS Jordanians Jailed for Plotting Terrorist Attacks

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

Amman – Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced nine men between 8 to 15 years in prison for involvement in alleged plots by ISIS and for promoting terror ideas in the Kingdom. Islamist groups’ lawyer Musa al-Abdallat, defending eight out of the nine suspects,...