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By Editorial - Jul 23,2015
Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour’s recent call for expediting efforts to examine the means to provide comprehensive health insurance to all Jordanians is certainly an ambitious plan that requires a thorough examination of all its dimensions. For a start, the premier is talking
By Editorial - Jul 22,2015
Despite an exchange of  outward pleasantries between Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon and visiting US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter on bilateral relations, Israel and the US remain deeply divided on the deal struck last week between the P5+1 group and Iran on the l
By Editorial - Jul 21,2015
The Ministry of Education is putting the squeeze on private schools in the country by asking them to “rectify their situation” within two years in accordance with a set of new regulations it issued recently. The new rules touch upon the physical environment, including the ne
By Editorial - Jul 20,2015
Climate change, economic instability and Daesh top the list of global concerns, according to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre.Climate change took the lead in Latin America and Africa, with Daesh topping all concerns in European countries and the Middle East.&n
By Editorial - Jul 16,2015
The Arab and Muslim world celebrates Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with mixed feelings this year. The holiday is supposed to be a joyful occasion when Muslims can shed their sufferings and misfortunes for a few days to commemorate the feast wi
By Editorial - Jul 15,2015
The deal between Iran and the so-called 5+1 powers on Tehran’s nuclear programme has been called many names already, with the majority of nations hailing it as a breakthrough that could usher in a new era in the Middle East. The deal was struck after months of tortuous and p
By Editorial - Jul 14,2015
Despite a determined effort by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation to combat water theft in the country, the problem persists. This week alone, authorities discovered several violations on the water network in the Amman, Ajloun and Balqa governorates, under which a total of
By Editorial - Jul 14,2015
Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah seized the opportunity of Jerusalem Day last Friday to call on Arabs to give their full and unequivocal support to Iran as the only remaining hope for the salvation of the Palestinians. Nasrallah’s call on Arabs to rally behind Tehran,
By Editorial - Jul 13,2015
As was expected, Russia last week vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and describing it as a “genocide”.The resolution marked the 20th anniversary of the murder of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces.&nbs
By Editorial - Jul 11,2015
Just as Yemenis, and the region, were about to sigh in relief at the news that at long last there could be a respite from war, now in its third month, through a ceasefire brokered by the UN on Friday, Saudi-led air strikes hit targets in Sanaa and the southern city of Taiz follow

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