After outcry, Jordan rolls back repressive measures
 AMMONNEWS - Jordanian journalists succeeded this week in turning back some of the most repressive aspects of a new law on cyber crimes. The initial version of the law, ap
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Jordan unearths 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple
 AMMONNEWS - Researchers have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with articles relating to ancient deities and circular clay vessels that were used for performing
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Media circles welcome changes to Cyber Crimes Law
 AMMAN - Electronic media and press freedom activists on Monday welcomed the government's decision to amend the
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Gov’t surveying poverty pockets
 AMMAN - Government teams have begun surveying the Kingdom's 32 poverty pockets to identify their priority needs,
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Queen Rania turns forty, eyes educating world’s children
 AMMAN -- Tuesday marks the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah.
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Gov’t amends Cyber Crimes Law, ending crisis with electronic media
 AMMONNEWS - The Cabinet on Sunday endorsed the final draft of the provisional 2010 Information Systems "Cyber" Crimes Law after amending several important provisions that
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Foreign Ministry receives credentials of newly -appointed Canadian ambassador
 AMMAN -- Foreign Ministry Secretary General Mohammad Seraj on Sunday received a copy of the credentials of the newly-appointed
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UN Fact-finding Mission to interview witnesses in Amman
 AMMAN --An international independent fact finding mission which is investigating an Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May, will start tomorrow intervi
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Trade unions reject Jordan's participation in direct talks
 AMMAN - Jordanian trade unions on Saturday rejected the country's participation in a six-way meeting in Washington next week for re-launching direct talks between the Pal
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Sabbagh: 'PM didn't threaten me with Security Court
 AMMONNEWS - Exclusive - Jordanian columnist Rana Sabbagh stressed on Friday that media outlets "exaggerated"
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US Invasion Victims: Iraqi Women Trafficked into Sexual Slavery
 The United States has an obligation to victimized Iraqi women - trafficked into sexual slavery by its invasion - to make these women a priority resettlement group and to
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Maid tortured with nails to have surgery
 RIYADH: A Sri Lankan housemaid with 24 nails embedded in her body after allegedly being tortured by her employer is to undergo surgery in a Colombo hospital on Friday.
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Local vineyard showcases virtues of organic farming
 MAFRAQ - Bugs, birds and weeds. Most farmers’ foes are welcome guests for vineyard owner Omar Zumot. The owner of the first certified organic vineyard in the Middle
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Middle Eastern Artillery Forces Set to Meet for Discussion on Future Artillery Weaponry
  Jordanian Armed Forces will welcome senior representatives from Middle Eastern Military to the region’s biggest Future Artillery Middle East conference to be held in Jor
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Sarkozy ‘Do Ramadan the French way’ spoof infuriates Mideast
 An innocent Internet joke by an unknown Moroccan blogger suddenly found itself on CNN before being picked up by the Middle East press and turned into news headlines decry
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