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Authorities report mix-up in delivery of bodies after Dead Sea incident
Oct 27, 2018
AMMAN — A family has identified and buried the wrong body of their daughter, who was killed among 21 others when school children were swept ...
Citizens lament waves of ‘promised improvements that never came’ to public schools
Oct 27, 2018
AMMAN — “The building could collapse on students’ heads at any moment,” said Mahmoud Balasmeh, referring to the dilapidated buildings of Al ...
Floods damage water pipeline denying thousands of households their weekly supply
Oct 27, 2018
AMMAN — Several thousand households in Amman’s western and southern parts will not receive their share of water this week under the water di ...
Claims that ministry opened floodgates before Dead Sea flashflood ‘completely false’ — Ministry
Oct 27, 2018
AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Saturday denied as baseless news reports circulating on social media claiming the ministry o ...
King chairs National Policies Council meeting to follow up on Dead Sea accident
Oct 26, 2018
AMMAN- His Majesty King Abdullah said Friday that “yesterday’s tragedy touched us all as Jordanians. ...
Death toll rises to 21 in Dead Sea flash floods
Oct 26, 2018
AMMAN – Death toll from the flash floods that swept students on a school trip and other families in the hot springs area near the Dead Sea i ...
At least 18 killed, mostly schoolchildren, as flashfloods sweep Dead Sea area
Oct 26, 2018
AMMAN — At least 18 people died and 34 were injured and rescued by Thursday evening from flashfloods in the hot springs area near the Dead S ...
Cerebral Palsy Foundation launches fundraising campaign to support families
Oct 25, 2018
AMMAN — A neurological disorder still little-known to the general public, cerebral palsy (CP) affects an estimated six children per 1,000 bi ...
Health Ministry prepares to change warnings on cigarette packs
Oct 25, 2018
Amman — Graphic warnings on cigarette packs have long been used as a source of deterrent, but their effects tend to fade with time, which is ...
Princess Muna inaugurates Jordanian-Romanian medical conferences
Oct 25, 2018
AMMAN — HRH Princess Muna, patron for nursing and midwifery in the eastern Mediterranean region and president of the Jordanian Nursing Counc ...
GDP up by 3.1% in third quarter
Dec 31, 2014
Industrialists want gov’t to revisit scheduled electricity hike
Dec 31, 2014
Teacher syndicate reports Tawjihi cheating as ministry disputes claims
Dec 31, 2014
Lower House coalition calls for 20% drop in fuel prices
Dec 31, 2014
Cabinet approves amendments to Aqaba Marine Park by-law
Dec 31, 2014
Tax, customs exemptions approved on goods for GCC grant projects
Dec 31, 2014
Mufti says religious edicts should be regulated
Dec 31, 2014
Lower House has right to take its time in discussing bills — speaker
Dec 31, 2014
'Oldest Jordanian dies at 115'
Dec 31, 2014
Suspect detained in ‘black dollar scam’
Dec 30, 2014
Labour Ministry collects JD85m in guest worker permit fees
Dec 30, 2014
PM urges follow-up on lands rented to foreign investors
Dec 30, 2014
Campaign nets 27 suspected drug dealers, 130,000 narcotic pills
Dec 30, 2014
Regional company to donate JD20,000 for cancer centre
Dec 30, 2014
Health, public works ministers check on Karak hospital project
Dec 30, 2014
Government on the defensive as key businessmen cast doubt on ‘partnership’
Dec 30, 2014
PM orders detailed review of ‘tribal territories’
Dec 30, 2014
Jordan submits Palestinian proposal to Security Council
Dec 30, 2014
‘Work on Zarqa-Amman BRT project to begin 2016’
Dec 30, 2014
‘Feasibility studies under way for new dam in Karak’
Dec 30, 2014
‘No ruling yet in arbitration case on goodwill tax fines’
Dec 30, 2014
Jordan retains rank on Environmental Performance Index in 60th place
Dec 30, 2014

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