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By Editorial - Dec 13,2015
The campaign of one key Republican contender to the White House, Donald Trump, has been awash with gaffes, posturing, and all sorts of irresponsible and inane declarations that often made one teeter between laughter at the lack of political savvy of this man and annoyance at his
By Editorial - Dec 12,2015
The UN Security Council has acted on HRH Crown Prince Hussein’s call for greater involvement of young people in combating terrorism and the promotion of peace by adopting the historic Resolution 2250 on youth, peace and security last week. The initiative to engage young wome
By Editorial - Dec 10,2015
The Lower House speaker and scores of deputies made a valid point when they said a few days ago that the government must make it a point to consult with Parliament before taking major decisions affecting the public.The remarks came in the wake of the government’s decision to rais
By Editorial - Dec 09,2015
German’s President Joachim Gauck best described the purpose of his visit to Jordan when he told His Majesty King Abdullah: “I have come here, Your Majesty, first and foremost to pay my respects.
By Editorial - Dec 08,2015
Britain took its time before joining the US-led bombing campaign in Syria, but once the British parliament voted, 397 to 223 in favour of the British involvement, the air strikes conducted by British warplanes were wisely chosen.For three days running, British Tornado and Typhoon
By Editorial - Dec 07,2015
Education is one of the best means to win our ongoing war against terrorist and extremist ideologies wreaking havoc on various parts of the region and threatening many parts of the world.This message was expressed by Her Majesty Queen Rania in her address to the second Teacher Sk
By Editorial - Dec 06,2015
The government did well to re-examine, and re-adjust, its recent decisions that hiked cooking gas cylinder prices and amended vehicle licencing fees.Ever since the two decisions were taken last week, they caused an uproar among citizens, with many calling for the government’s ous
By Editorial - Dec 05,2015
The recent government decision to “adjust” car licensing fees has provoked an uproar among car owners, and rightly so.Under the new criterion for licensing vehicles — which was announced rather abruptly, no prior notice or explanation — the annual car licensing fees depend on the
By Editorial - Dec 03,2015
By Syrian President Bashar Assad’s admission, the Russian military intervention in his country was a major game changer that benefitted Damascus.Moscow deployed advanced warplanes, naval units and ultra-modern missiles in order to make a difference in the war against Daesh.In a r
By Editorial - Dec 02,2015
The Jordanian coordinator for human rights at the prime minister’s office has just submitted his plan of action for the implementation of human rights as prescribed in the various international human rights conventions, which had been duly ratified by the government.This suggests

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