 | Queen tours Saudi centre for the blind |  |
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Her Majesty Queen Rania on Sunday visited the Saudi Centre for Rehabilitation and Training of the Blind in Amman to check on its facilities and services. |
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| | Laylat Al Qadr |  |
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His Majesty King Abdullah greets worshippers at the Sharifa Fatimah Bint Nasser Mosque in Amman on Sunday. The King performed Isha and Taraweeh prayers at the mosque yesterday, marking the anniversary of the revelation of the Holy Koran to Prophet Mohammad, called Laylat Al Qadr, which Muslims celebrate on the eve of the 27th of Ramadan
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| | ‘Gov’t committed to freedoms’ |  |
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Prime Minister Samir Rifai on Sunday stressed that the government is committed to protecting public freedoms, especially the freedom of opinion and expression. |
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| | Citizens feel the pinch as Eid, school expenses collide |  |
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With the expenses of Eid Al Fitr and the back-to-school season coinciding this year, cash-strapped Jordanians are taking extraordinary measures to have a proper holiday and send their children to school prepared. |
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| | ‘Elections will be held on time’ | |
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The 2010 parliamentary elections will be held on November 9 as scheduled, Elections Spokesperson Samih Maaytah stressed on Sunday, dismissing reports that authorities planned to postpone them. |
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| | Nuclear safety experts convene in Amman | |
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Nuclear experts and officials from across the world are meeting in the capital this week to provide safety support for the Kingdom’s nuclear power programme. |
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| | Islamists, National Unity Party continue boycott talks | |
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Opposition parties foregoing this year’s parliamentary elections on Sunday held a meeting to highlight the “importance” of their boycott. |
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| | Jordan, Indonesia discuss domestic helpers’ health | |
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Ministry of Health Secretary General Daifallah Lozi on Sunday discussed with Indonesian Ambassador in Amman Zainulbahar Noor means of cooperation in the fields of domestic helper recruitment and health. |
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| | Ministry to boost cornea transplants | |
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The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that it will facilitate more corneal transplants for patients at public hospitals. |
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| | Farmers sustain damages in fire originating from Israel | |
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A fire that erupted in Israel and spread to Jordanian territory on Thursday resulted in the damage of 1.5 square kilometres of forest and land planted with fruit trees, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. |
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| | AT A GLANCE | |
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The Kingdom’s ministries and public agencies and institutions will observe a holiday between Thursday, September 9, and Sunday, September 12, on the occasion of the Eid Al Fitr, according to a communiquژ issued by Prime Minister Samir Rifai on Sunday. |
