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After three days of deliberations Lower House of Jordan passed the 2012 draft elections law and this completes all political reform-related laws. 257
Read More »Cabinet approved population and housing census in November 2014 and allocated necessary funds. The last general census was conducted in October 2004, 513
Read More »In an interview published in Al-Hayat King Abdullah II declared that the reform process in Jordan is not restricted and has no ceiling. 262
Read More »Following Friday prayers there were widespread demonstrations in Amman and other parts of the country by activists from the Muslim Brotherhood, trade unions, and communist and leftist organisations de 11
Read More »King Abdullah II of Jordan sacked the government of Samir Rifai and appointed Marouf al-Bakhit, an ex-army general, as the new Prime Minister. 12
Read More »Samih Bino, President of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Jordan, told the media that since the beginning of the year 41 cases of suspected financial and administrative corruption were referred to 268
Read More »Environmentalists and tribal leaders delivered a petition to South Korea’s embassy in Amman, urging the Korean government to stop the planned construction of a nuclear research reactor in the city o 524
Read More »Activists held demonstrations against rising prices in cities across Jordan. 269
Read More »Some two dozen political activists called on King Abdullah to reject the elections law recently passed by Parliament. 525
Read More »Public Gatherings Law was amended to allow unrestricted freedom of expression and in the past permission was required from the governor to hold demonstrations. 16
Read More »Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh told the Jordanian parliament that as part of the austerity measures security agencies have decided to freeze JD150 million worth of construction projects. 272
Read More »The government endorsed an amended version of the 2012 Elections Law, raising the number of parliamentary seats allocated for the national list from 17 to 27 and total number of seats in parliament fr 528
Read More »Responding to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood of Jordan that "Arab regimes should learn a lesson from what has happened [in Egypt]." 17
Read More »Kind Abdullah II of Jordan announced the formation of a 53-member committee to draft new laws for parliament elections and political parties. He set a three-month deadline for agreement on political r 18
Read More »Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh discussed bilateral ties with Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. 530
Read More »Following three days of clashes between pro-reform protesters and supporters of the King, Abdullah called for national unity and urged his citizens to avoid "any behaviour or attitude that would affec 19
Read More »In a televised speech marking the 12th anniversary of his ascendance to the Throne, King Abdullah announced that he will relinquish his right to appoint prime ministers and cabinets and that elected p 20
Read More »In the wake of the demands by 70 out of 120 MPs Prime Minister of Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit resigned as Prime Minister. He was appointed to the position on 1 February and was criticized for his failure 21
Read More »Minister of State for Media Affaris and Communication Samih Maaytah announced that as part of its efforts to manage budge deficit, the Cabinet had approved a package of austerity and financial reform 277
Read More »Following the resignation of Marouf al-Bakhit, King Abdullah appointed Awn Shawkat al-Khasawneh, a former judge of the International Court of Justice as Prime Minister. 22
Read More »In the wake of series of protests Cabinet of Jordan directed its ministerial legal committee to re-examine the Landlords and Tenants Law. 278
Read More »In a television interview King Abdullah II stated that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria should resign and added "I believe, if I were in his shoes, I would step down and make sure whoever comes behi 23
Read More »Jordanian government marginally raised electricity rates on households consuming over 600 kilowatts per hour. The new tariff would come into force on 6 June. This hike comes against the backdrop of re 279
Read More »Jordanian Cabinet decided to postpone the municipal elections by six months until 15 March 2013. As per the amended version of the 2011 Municipalities Law the elections should be held by 15 September. 280
Read More »Meeting members of the Independent Election Commission, King Abdullah stressed that citizens of Jordan are looking forward that parliamentary elections are held within this year in complete fairness, 282
Read More »Lawmakers of Jordan agreed to voluntarily reduce their salaries by 15 percent to address the difficult economic situation and the six-month measure would start at the end of May. 283
Read More »Lower House of parliament in Jordan voted to suspend proposed nuclear power generation programme due to environmental concerns. 284
Read More »Cabinet approved the 2010 elections draft law that gives each Jordanian voter three votes to cast; two for candidates at the governorte level and one at the national level under a limited proportional 35
Read More »Vivian Salameh, a former employee of Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank (JDIB), said that she would take legal action against the bank for arbitrary dismissal after she refused to abide by a new policy that re 291
Read More »Minister of State for Women’s Affairs Nadia Hashem declared that the government intends to grant civil rights to children of Jordanian women who married foreigners to enable them enjoy same service 292
Read More »Protests were held in Amman and in Tafileh, Maan, Karak, Theeban, Irbid and Salt in protest against rising prices. 293
Read More »Workers of Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) began an open-ended strike demanding improved living conditions and threatened power cuts if their demands are not met. 38
Read More »Minister of Municipal Affairs Mahir Abul Samin was quoted as saying that the government is expected to postpone the municipal elections by six months due to financial concerns. As per the 2011 Municip 294
Read More »The Senate rejected the changes made by Lower House to two laws granting Parliament members permanent diplomatic passports and all lawmakers retirement payments for life. The issue of diplomatic passp 39
Read More »Jordanian cabinet raised the price of 95-Octane gas and decided to “adjust” the prices of electricity provided to large consumers but details however were not given. 295
Read More »Jordan's Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced a 12 percent increase in electricity prices for selected sectors but this would not apply to citizens, traders, farmers, hospitals, governmen 296
Read More »Jordanian parliament referred the draft election law to the House Legal Committee for consideration. 41
Read More »Islamists elected Nawaf Obeidat, a longtime party insider and close ally leader Hamam Saeed, as president of the movement’s 52-member Shurah Council, the largest decision-making body of the Jordan's 297
Read More »Over-ruling the amendments of the Senate to the Civil Retirement Law, the Lower House of Jordanian parliament voted to giving Parliament members pensions for life. 42
Read More »Lower House Legal Committee approved the 9 April amendments suggested by the Senate and scrapped the granting members of Parliament permanent diplomatic passports. 299
Read More »The Jordan Times disclosed that a report prepared by Lower House Energy and Mineral Resources Committee charged that Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) chairman of Khaled Toukan of deliberately 300
Read More »Addressing a press conference in Amman Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh said the draft election law, which was sent to Parliament on Sunday, was not final and would be subject to further dialogue and deba 45
Read More »Jamal Shara, President of Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC) said that the experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had encouraged Jordan to join the Civil Liability Agreeme 301
Read More »The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), rejected the draft election laws adopted by the Cabinet on Sunday describing it as "disappointing and un-democratic." 46
Read More »Japan announced an additional US$5 million emergency grant to address the plight of Syrian refugees; out of this, US$3 million would be given to Jordan and Lebanon to secure food for refugees in the t 303
Read More »Lower House of the parliament began its deliberations on the draft political parties law. 48
Read More »Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Samih Maaytah denounced the weekend massacre in the Syrian town of Houla in Homs where over 90 civilians mostly women 304
Read More »In the wake of repeated attacks in Sinai on the gas pipelines from Egypt, Jordan has began negotiations with Qatar for possible supply of LNG using a freighter in the Port of Aqaba. 49
Read More »Jordan announced the agreement with Estonian-Malaysian consortium Enefit to construct the country's first 460-megawatt (MW) oil shale-fired power plant within the next four years. This is seen as a 'm 305
Read More »Ibrahim Jazi was sworn in as Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Minister of Justice and he succeeds Salim Al Zoubi, who resigned last week. While Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh attributed the resig 50
Read More »During his meeting with UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan, King Abdullah II reiterated the Kingdom’s support for all international and regional efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria. 306
Read More »Deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Zaki Bani Rsheid said that the Islamists are ready to discuss a new formula for the Election Law, provided that the one-person, one-vote system is abolished. 308
Read More »Lower House passed the 2012 draft law governing the projected constitutional court as stipulated in Article 58 of the amended Constitution. Under the law, the Cabinet and the two Houses of Parliament 309
Read More »During his visit to the Northern Badia Region, King Abdullah-II met members of the Bani Khaled, Fawa’reh, Shammar, Enezah, Zbeid, Sarhan, Naeem and Berri tribes. The tribal leaders stressed that Jor 55
Read More »A large number of citizens, including tribal leaders and dignitaries, participated in a march in the southern Governorate of Maan, expressing their support for His Majesty King Abdullah and his refor 312
Read More »Merchants and tenants held a protest in front of the Royal Court on Monday against the Landlords and Tenants Law which calls for the renegotiation of contracts with their landlords under new condition 313
Read More »Lower House turned down a request by a group of MPs to discuss “abusive remarks” allegedly made by Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Khaled Toukan to describe those opposing projected nucle 314
Read More »Independent Elections Commission (IEC) President Abdul Ilah Khatib stressed the importance of maintaining contacts with all political powers in Jordan and during his meeting with members of the Islami 570
Read More »Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh decided to discontinue the use of all government vehicles over 20 years old and whose engine capacity is above 2,000cc. 571
Read More »Mustafa Rawashdeh was elected as the first president of the teachers association while Islamist Hussein Masheh was elected vice president. The 13 seats in the association council were won by members 60
Read More »In an emergency meeting of its Shura Council the Islamic Action Front (IAF) rejected the proposed elections law and warned to boycott the parliament elections if the law was not withdrawn. 61
Read More »During his meeting with members of the coordination committee for opposition parties, Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh observed that the next government is likely to be a parliamentary government, formed 317
Read More »Rallies were held in Amman and other parts of Jordan in support of King Abdullah II and his pro-reform efforts. 62
Read More »Jordan on Tuesday called on rich Arab countries to extend financial aid to help the Kingdom overcome “critical” economic challenges. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jafar Hassan 574
Read More »Jordan has concluded an agreement with Iraq for passage of trucks carrying its commodities through Iraq en route to Turkey and European countries. This mitigates the problems faced by Jordan because o 63
Read More »UN-Arab League peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi visited the Zaatari Refugee Camp northern Jordan and was acquainted with the services provided to the Syrian refugees there. 575
Read More »Hundreds of members of the outlawed Islamic Liberation Party protested against the anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” in Amman's Tabarbour neighbourhood. 576
Read More »A dispute between the Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO) and its employees was resolved following a meeting with the Labour Minister Maher Wakid. The employees were on strike since April 3 66
Read More »Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khaled Toukan urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support Jordan in its nuclear programme and help it expand the use of nuclear energ 578
Read More »Deliberating the political parties bill, the Lower House overwhelmingly approved a private member amendment moved by Mamdouh Abbadi prohibiting the establishment of political parties on a religious, e 67
Read More »A health ministry official said that despite the assistance provided by some countries, the cost of treating Syrian refugees is still a burden on the Jordan's health system. 579
Read More »Armed forces of Jordan and Kuwait began a joint exercise in Kuwait as part of their cooperation in the military field. This exercise would continue until 27 April and includes training in riot control 68
Read More »Over 30 activists who were detained last month for allegedly slandering the King and inciting unrest were released upon the directives of King Abdullah II. This following a meeting between the King an 71
Read More »Lower House of parliament rejected a no-confidence vote against Minister of Youth and Sports Mohammad Qudah over his "failure to attend the Chamber's sessions regularly". 72
Read More »Citing a military sources, The Jordan Times reported that authorities increasing security in the northern border region in wake of a series of attempts by jihadists to illegally cross into Syria to 73
Read More »An unnamed official of the Ministry of Interior of Jordan put the number of Syrian refugees in Jordan at over 120,000. 330
Read More »A Royal Decree was issued endorsing the amended Press and Publications Law as approved by both the Houses of Parliament. 586
Read More »Two former officials, former prime minister Faisal Fayez and former Royal Court chief Jawad Anani, acknowledged that they have been in contact with the Muslim Brotherhood in an attempt to seek their p 587
Read More »Jordan Hotels Association Director Yasar Majali said when regional unrest and global economic uncertainty are adversely affecting the industry, proposed increase in power tariff would throw it into di 333
Read More »A national coalition of civil society institutions monitoring the electoral process said that the he Independent Elections Commission (IEC) should directly monitor the process of preparing voter lists 589
Read More »Prince Ghazi, Chief Adviser to the King for Religious and Cultural Affairs and the Personal Envoy of King Abdullah II, visited the al-Aqsa mosque. He was accompanied by the Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh 78
Read More »Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh told the Lower House that the government was committed to draft a law requiring officials to disclose the sources of their accumulated wealth. 80
Read More »During his meeting with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz pledged to continue helping Jordan address challenges 336
Read More »Upon their request Jordan has repatriated 40 Syrian from the Zaatari Refugee Camp to the Jaber border crossing. 592
Read More »Jordan's Senate passed the draft political parties law and raised the minimum number of founding members of a political party to 500 instead of 250. Because of the amendment the bill will now go back 337
Read More »Jordan's Senate Legal Affairs Committee endorsed the 2012 draft constitutional court law as referred from the Lower House with some amendments. 338
Read More »For a second time, a joint Senate panel comprising members of its legal and financial committees rejected the Lower House’s amendments to the Civil Retirement Law that grants life-time pension to MP 83
Read More »Speaking to the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart in New York King Abdullah said that the Arab Spring means something different to every country, with each going through change at a pace that meets the aspir 595
Read More »Following the resignation of Awan Khasawneh, King Abdullah-II named Fayez Tarawneh as new Prime Minister and asked him to form the cabinet. This move appeared to be out come of king's disappointment a 84
Read More »Following a riot on the previous night in which several security personnel were injured, Jordan's Minister of Interior Ghaleb Zu’bi announced a plan to separate single Syrian men from families in th 596
Read More »Officials of the Catholic Church announced the establishment of the Catholic Centre for Studies and Media to support the Christian community and provide accurate information about Christians in Jordan 86
Read More »Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Hammam Saeed criticized the recent visits of Jordanian officials to Al Haram Al Sharif in Jerusalem as a violation of Islamic Sharia. Palestine President Mah 87
Read More »The first of four batches of Libyan police officers arrived in Jordan to receive training at the Jordanian International Police Training Centre (JIPTC). Over the next two years, 10,000 police personne 88
Read More »Deliver his first policy statement before the Lower House, Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh reiterated that his government's major mandate would be to pave the way for holding the parliamentary elections 344
Read More »Independent Elections Commission (IEC) officials acknowledged that mistakes had been made in the voter registration process, but said the IEC was responding to them swiftly and in accordance with the 600
Read More »Lower House Speaker Abdul Karim Dughmi said deputies would approve the remaining reform-related laws “as soon as possible” during the ordinary session that was extended by Royal Decree until 25 Ju 89
Read More »The government of Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh won a vote of confidence in the Lower House and of the 110 MPs present, 75 voted “yea”, 31 voted “nay” and four abstained. 345
Read More »Higher Council for the Interpretation of the Constitution (HCIC) ruled that a reinvestigation by Parliament of the suspected corruption case known as the “casino file” would be unconstitutional. 90
Read More »The Muslim Brotherhood rejected recent attempts by public officials to reopen a dialogue over its stance on upcoming elections. 602
Read More »A report in Al Arabiya television said that Colonel Yarub Shara, a senior Syrian intelligence office and head of the Damascus branch of political security responsible for monitoring and suppressing di 347
Read More »In remarks to Petra news agency King Abdullah said that voting for the next Parliament means shaping the next government and influencing public policies and decision making with regards to issues of c 603
Read More »Thousands of Jordanians called on the government to resign in protests in various cities over a rise in fuel and electricity prices. 350
Read More »The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported that over 6,000 Syrians registered with the agency during March taking the total number of registered refugees from Syria in Jordan to over 12,000. 95
Read More »In a rally organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, activists marked the 66th anniversary of the Kingdom’s independence with protests calling for democratic reforms and protesting against a planned rais 351
Read More »The joint session of parliament voted to grant lifetime pensions to all members of parliament without any time restrictions. This month-long tussle between the two Houses and overruled two Senate's vo 96
Read More »State media reported that two suicide bombs struck the heavily guarded Syrian army headquarters in the heart of Damascus killing four guards and sparking a gun battle between two sides. 608
Read More »Seventeen-day strike by Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) and its employees ended following an agreement over pay and working conditions. 97
Read More »According to the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) the uranium deports in Jordan are larger than previously estimated and ongoing exploration in an 18-square-kilometre plot in the central region 357
Read More »The UN Refugee Agency (UHNCR) will introduce hundreds of prefabricated living units to the Zaatari Camp for the Syrian refugees in Jordan as part of a $125 million donation from the Saudi government. 613
Read More »Cabinet referred the constitutionality of conducting parliamentary elections on the basis of a party list system to the Higher Council for the Interpretation of the Constitution. 102
Read More »The US embassy warned citizens living in Jordan to exercise caution and avoid areas near the embassy where several groups are planning demonstrations on Friday (14 September) in protest against a film 614
Read More »As part of its contribution to the US$5 billion GCC aid package to Jordan spread over a five-year period, Kuwait would contribute its share of US$1.25 billion within two months. This was announced by 359
Read More »The government increased the tax on Jordanians leaving the Kingdom through land and sea border crossings from JD8 to JD10 and private non-Jordanian vehicles would be charged JD25 when leaving through 616
Read More »His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday stressed that the countdown has begun for the next During a meeting with the president and members of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC), King Abdullah II 363
Read More »King Abdullah II directed Prime Minister-designate Fayez Tarawneh to work with the team he is currently selecting to complete the enactment of all laws related to political reforms so that parliamenta 109
Read More »Outgoing Water Minister Mousa Jamani said that political action is needed to resolve outstanding issue of persistent Syrian violations of a water-sharing agreement concerning storage in the Wihdeh Dam 110
Read More »Describing the passage of the 2012 Election Law as a setback to reforms, Islamist and Left-wing activists organized protests in different parts of Jordan. 367
Read More »Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and Government Spokesperson Samih Maaytah dismissed reports of the presence of "Jordanian agents" in Syria. 368
Read More »International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 36-month $2.06 billion loan to Jordan to support its 2012-2015 economic programme. 624
Read More »Officials of the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) told the media that the the formation of Prime Minister-designate Fayez Tarawneh’s government would delay a rise in electricity tariffs sched 113
Read More »Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairperson Khaled Toukan announced that parallel talks are underway with Russian state-owned Atomstroy export and a consortium comprising the French firm AREVA 114
Read More »In a meeting in Maduneh the Daaja Tribal leaders expressed their support for reform efforts led by King Abdullah II His Majesty King Abdullah, reiterating their allegiance to the Hashemites. 115
Read More »The Cabinet of Jordan discussed the agenda of the Parliament’s second extraordinary session, expected to start next week. 371
Read More »In the internal election of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hammam Saeed easily defeated dovish former leader Salem Falahat. 116
Read More »King Abdullah II summoned the Parliament for an extraordinary session at the start of next month to amend the Elections Law to raise the number of seats allocated for the national list. 373
Read More »Following a meeting leaders of the political parties called for increasing the number of seats in the Lower House allocated to the closed propositional list at the national level under the draft elect 118
Read More »In a TV interview broadcast by Jordan TV King Abdullah reiterated that wider public participation in decision making and urged that Jordan needs “a democratic culture that cherishes pluralism based 374
Read More »A 30-member cabinet (including one woman) headed by Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh was sworn before King Abdullah II. This was the 95th government since 1921 and the 10th since the King ascended the Th 120
Read More »Muslim Brotherhood deputy leader Zaki Bani Rsheid told The Jordan Times that the Islamist movement was reaching out to political parties, professional associations and reformist coalitions towards for 377
Read More »Quoting an unnamed security official, media reported that Jordan has tightened entry restrictions along its northern borders, amid concerns that the ongoing influx of Syrian refugees could become a th 378
Read More »King Abdullah II met a Hamas delegation headed by its politburo chief Khaled Mishaal and pledged his support for the Palestinians. The Hamas delegation included Sami Khater, Mohammad Nazzal, Khalil Al 380
Read More »As part of his Middle East tour, President of Russia Vladimir Putin made a brief visit to Jordan and met King Abdullah II and other Jordanian officials. 382
Read More »Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh announced that the government is committed to keep the prices of five main staples, namely, kerosene, diesel, gas, wheat and barley, unchanged. 127
Read More »In an interview with Jordan TV, Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh said that the government would not tolerate any that would offend the King and the state symbols and that such "offenses will be dealt wi 383
Read More »Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Anne C. Richard said that the US would provide around $40 million in humanitarian assistance to support Syrian refugees in Jordan an 128
Read More »According to Interior Ministry statistics since March 2011 over 140,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Jordan legally and illegally. 384
Read More »Opposition parties in Jordan temporarily suspended their boycott campaign following the call by King Abdullah for a revision of the Elections Law. 385
Read More »Opposition Parties Higher Coordination Committee, comprising of the Islamic Action Front and many other smaller Left parties, warned that any increase in prices of basic commodities would add new burd 130
Read More »A Royal Degree was issued announcing the the adjournment of the ordinary season of Parliament . 386
Read More »President of Jordanian Farmers Union Odeh Rawashdeh described as 'baseless' reports that Jordan is exporting tomatoes to Israel. 131
Read More »The president and council members of the Jordan Press Association (JPA) paid a visit to Ad Dustour newspaper to express solidarity over a lawsuit filed by former General Intelligence Department chief 387
Read More »Forty-five MPs submitted a memorandum to the Speaker of Lower House against Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khaled Toukan for his "insulting remarks against Jordanians." He reportedly 132
Read More »A large number of protesters demanded an end to corruption and a reformed elections law. 388
Read More »Foreign Minister of Egypt Mohamed Kamel Amr met King Abdullah II and Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh and both sides Monday agreed to coordinate and consult on political and bilateral issues. 133
Read More »At a press conference in the party headquarters IAF Secretary General of Islamic Action Front Hamzah Mansour said that the party "completely reject [the Election] law and hold all parties involved wit 392
Read More »The Cabinet has endorsed an amended version of the 2012 Elections Law, raising the number of parliamentary seats allocated for the national list to 27, instead of instead of 17 as stipulated in the pr 393
Read More »In a meeting with media persons Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh observed that the economic situation of Jordan "is much worse than I expected.” 138
Read More »King Abdullah II appointed Abdul Ilah Khatib Riyadh Shakaa, Atef Btoush, Mohammad Ali Alawneh and Eid Jweied as members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Khatib was named as President. 140
Read More »Abdul Ilah Khatib, Riyadh Shakaa, Atef Btoush, Mohammad Ali Alawneh and Eid Jweied were sworn in before King Abdullah II as members of the Independent Election Commission with Khatib as its president. 141
Read More »Jordan Oil Shale Energy (JOSE), an Estonian-Jordanian firm, announced that the pumping of first commercially-viable shale oil would begin in the central region of Attarat in September. 142
Read More »Various political parties and commentators described the political parties law adopted by the Lower House as “backward step in the reform process”. 146
Read More »Lower House of Parliament began deliberations over the draft law governing Constitutional Court. 147
Read More »Amman Prosecutor General Ashraf Habashneh ordered the detention of Sanaa Mehyar, member of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and former deputy Amman mayor Amer Bashir pending investigation. They we 148
Read More »Speaker of Lower House Abdul Karim Dughmi said deputies are keen on completing their deliberations over the remaining reform-related laws within two months before the end of the second ordinary sessio 150
Read More »Lower House of Jordanian parliament approved the draft constitutional court law which among others bans lawmakers and members of political parties from sitting on the proposed judicial body. 151
Read More »During his meeting with the members of the Senate King Abdullah II reiterated his commitment to seeing parliamentary elections before the end of 2012 and urged the Senate to do its utmost to accelerat 152
Read More »Hisham Tal was appointed president of the Court of Cassation and the Higher Judicial Council of Jordan and he was sworn in later in the day before King Abdullah II. 153
Read More »Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khaled Toukan said that his comments against critics of the nuclear power were taken 'out of context' and that he would initiate legal action over what 154
Read More »GASCO, the Egyptian company supplying gas to Jordan announced that gas supplies have resumed earlier in the day on at “experimental levels” following a two-month absence caused by a series of sabo 155
Read More »Notables and community leaders of the Lozi, Zbeidat, Hajjaj and Abu Risheh tribes, whose reside Jubeiha, Abu Nuseir and Shafa Badran areas of northern Amman met King Abdullah II and voiced their suppo 158
Read More »Two Jordanian activists were expelled from the Royal Cultural Centre (RCC) by security guards after they disrupted a talk by Sheikha Mai Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Culture of Bahrain. 160
Read More »Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh said while all citizens are entitled to express their opinion, attacks on the state symbols are unacceptable and should not be tolerated. 417
Read More »Jordan Bar Association (JBA) demanded that Palestinians and Jordanians imprisoned in Israel should be treated as prisoners of war in accordance with international laws. 164
Read More »A Syrian missile struck near the northern Jordanian border city of Ramtha 90 kilometers northwest of Amman and a few hundred meters from the border, during clashes between the government and rebel for 420
Read More »Residents of Hussein, Wihdat, Prince Hassan and Talbiyeh Palestinian refugee camps at Al Hussein Youth City met King Abdullah and stressed their commitment to safeguarding the Kingdom’s national uni 168
Read More »Officials of Jordan and the US observed that the 19-nation multinational joint military exercise “Eager Lion 2012”, which began on 7 May is not aimed at ongoing unrest in Syria. 174
Read More »Islamic Action Front (IAF) criticized government plans to remove subsidies on oil derivate, electricity and other commodities to bridge growing budget deficit. 176
Read More »Reiterating Jordan's policy of non-interference in the affairs of its neighbours, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Samih Maaytah declared that any solution to the Syrian crisis h 435
Read More »Leaders of tribes who originally came from the West Bank, namely, Beersheeba tribe and Taamreh, Ebedieh, Sawahreh and Beit Fajjar tribes (from areas around Bethlehem) and Jahalin tribe (from areas out 182
Read More »Independent Elections Commission (IEC) extended voter registration for the upcoming parliamentary elections until 30 September. Originally this was to end on 7 September. 439
Read More »Islamists revealed a list of that they claimed to be details of 70,000 “forged civil identification cards that were used during the 2010 parliamentary elections and could be used to rig the upcoming 442
Read More »Spokesperson for the Water Ministry of Jordan Omar Salameh declared that there were no plans to increase water rates at present. 443
Read More »Nine political activists in the southern city of Tafileh after they raised slogan deem insulting to King Abdullah. 444
Read More »Opinion poll released by the Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the University of Jordan, 65 percent of Jordanians favoured closing the Kingdom’s borders to more Syrian refugees. 448
Read More »The government of Jordan increased the electricity rates on households by 35 per cent. 193
Read More »Several Members of Parliament demanded a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh over the recent increase in electricity prices. 194
Read More »In a demonstration held outside the Prime Minister's Office, members of the Jordanian Islamist Salafis called for a “holy war” against the regime in Syria and urged the government to release dozen 450
Read More »The Lower House of parliament endorsed the amendments suggested by the Senate and approved the draft law governing the proposed constitutional court. The law will be forwarded to the King for his asce 195
Read More »The Senate returned the draft law of Constitutional Court to the Lower House after rejecting some of deputies’ amendments. 196
Read More »Independent Elections Commission (IEC) Spokesperson Hussein Bani Hani declared that the total number of eligible voters who have registered crossed the one million mark. 452
Read More »The Lower House passed the controversial amendments to the 2012 press and publications draft law after adding minor changes to the National Guidance Committee’s recommendations, a move that was desc 453
Read More »Following disagreements between both the Houses of Parliament, the government withdrew an amended version of the Passports Law from the Lower House. 202
Read More »In an interview published in Agence France-Presse King Abdullah said Jordan will have a new Parliament by the new year, reiterating that the countdown for the elections has already begun and that the 458
Read More »The Senate rejected the Lower House’s amendments to the passport law which granted lifetime diplomatic passports to MPs and Senators. 203
Read More »King Abdullah called on the parliament to expedite the completion of the elections law. 205
Read More »Lower House of parliament accepted changes to the political parties law made by the Senate. 206
Read More »King Abdullah issued two Royal Decrees endorsing key reform-related legislations, namely, the political parties law and the constitutional court law. 207
Read More »Following his meeting with Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Sharary Shakhanbeh, Secretary General of Islamic Action Front said that the Islamist movement is open to dialogue with the government, prov 208
Read More »Independent Elections Commission's board of commissioners named Hussein Bani Hani as the commission's consultant and spokesperson. 465
Read More »Over 100 imams and muezzins demonstrated outside the Royal Court and on Monday, calling for an end to alleged institutional corruption they claim has “robbed” them of their financial dues and dema 211
Read More »The Jordanian government expressed its rejection of attempts to defame Islam and insult Prophet Mohammad in the film “Innocence of Muslims”, which has sparked protests in several Muslim countries. 469
Read More »It was announced that the government has started to return national numbers to Jordanians of Palestinian origin whose citizenship has been revoked under the 1988 Disengagement Decision Instructions. A 470
Read More »Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jafar Hassan, who recently visited Doha, disclosed that Qatar had pledged US$1.25 billion to the US$5 billion GCC fund to Jordan over a five-year per 215
Read More »King Abdullah met with a number of notables from the Zarqa Governorate and discussed various issues including upcoming elections. 471
Read More »President of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) Abdul Ilah Khatib said the Arab League would join the Europeans in observing the upcoming parliamentary elections. 472
Read More »During a meeting with National Current Party President Abdul Hadi Majali and other members of the party, Prime Minister of Fayez Tarawneh said the government is working towards holding the parliamenta 219
Read More »During a visit to the office of the Prime Minister and a meeting with Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh, King Abdullah observed that social reforms are key to strengthening the fabric of Jordanian societ 220
Read More »A Royal Decree was issued adjourning Parliament’s third extraordinary session as of Monday, 17 September. 480
Read More »Jordanian officials disclosed that the government of Iraq has approved a MoU on the construction of a long-awaited gas pipeline to Jordan that would carry heavy oil and natural gas to the Port of Aqab 225
Read More »During a meeting with notables from the Balqa Governorate, central Jordan, King Abdullah declared that all measures will be taken to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be free and f 481
Read More »Government Spokesperson and Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications, Samih Maaytah told reporters that the government respects the jurisdiction of the Independent Elections Commission ( 483
Read More »During her talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed appreciation for Jordan’s assistance to Syrian refugees. 230
Read More »In a jointed statement heads of Palestinian refugee camp committees expressed their rejection of attempts by political powers to “manipulate’’ the refugees camps to serve their own agendas. This 233
Read More »The Lower House Education, Youth and Culture Committee decided recommend to the government its suggestion for the establishment of a professional association for university professors. 235
Read More »President of the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) Abdul Ilah Khatib said that the Commission would exert its utmost efforts to complete transparency and fairness in the conduct the forthcoming p 236
Read More »The Senate endorsed the 2010 draft gas exploration agreement signed between the government, National Petroleum Company and BP Exploration Operating Company Limited as referred from the Lower House. Th 497
Read More »Leaders of various parties on expressed frustration over the 2012 draft elections law, mainly for its “disappointing” electoral formula and observed that it is just another version of the existing 242
Read More »The Senate Legal Affairs Committee endorsed the 2012 draft elections law as referred by the Lower House. 498
Read More »Former General Intelligence Department (GID) chief Mohammad Dahabi pleaded not guilty before the Amman Criminal Court on charges of embezzlement, money laundering and exploitation of public office. 243
Read More »The Senate passed the 2012 draft elections law as amended by the Lower House. Under the new law the Lower House will consist of 140 seats, of which 108 seats will be allocated for the 45 constituencie 500
Read More »A group of 21 MPs threatened to resign over a draft elections law they described as “undemocratic” as it failed to break away from the controversial one-person, one-vote system. 245
Read More »Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Samih Maaytah said that the government is committed to holding parliament elections before the end of the year. 246
Read More »Spokesperson for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan said that the Ministry was not planning to increase the water tariff. 249
Read More »Lower House began its deliberations over the 2012 draft elections law and voted down a proposal to allow Jordanian expatriates to take part in parliamentary elections. 250
Read More »Inaugurating a conference at the University of Jordan, Prince Hassan said that constitutional amendments introduced last September were the most comprehensive in the Kingdom's history and noted that m 251
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