Amman, Jordan - Jordan's trade exchanges with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) surged by 42% in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to statistical data released by the Amman Chamber of Commerce. The kingdom's trade exchanges with ASEAN reached $1.8 billion in 2022, up from $1.3 billion in...

The foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan called for an end to the violence between Israel and Gaza militants, who have been trading heavy fire for three days. The four ministers said later in a joint statement that they were "deeply alarmed" by the escalation.

Crown Prince Hussein, who is 28 years old and heir to the throne, proposed to Rajwa at her father's home in the presence of his parents

BEIRUT, LEBANON -  An air strike killed a major drug smuggler and his family in southern Syria on Monday, a war monitor said, attributing the strike to Jordan though Amman did not immediately confirm.Drug dealer "Marai al-Ramthan, his wife and six children were killed in a Jordanian air force strike" in...

Amman, Jordan-- With an eye on boosting its exports to North America, a range of companies from Jordan will showcase their products at the 18th edition of SIAL Canada food fair, which will kick off in Toronto on Tuesday.The three-day event, which is one of the largest international food fairs,...

AMMAN, JORDAN -  The ninth session of the Joint Jordanian-American Committee, which was held in the United States, discussed cooperation in trade, agriculture, food security and labor.Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply Dana Zoubi chaired Jordan's delegation and Deputy Representative of US Trade Jayme White represented...

Israel transferred a Jordanian member of parliament to Amman's authorities, weeks after arresting him for attempting to smuggle pistols, rifles and gold into the occupied West Bank, officials said. Imad Adwan was detained at the Israel-administered Allenby (King Hussein) crossing between Jordan and the West Bank on April 22.

Amman, Jordan-- Seeking to widen its economic and trade ties with Jordan, the Iraqi Business Council (IBC) will organize the Jordanian-Iraqi Business and Finance Forum next month in Amman, under the theme: "Building Bridges of Common Prosperity," with “wide” participation from the two countries’ investors, business owners, companies and other...

AMMAN, JORDAN  -  The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC)'s export of goods and commodities to Arab and other countries increased during the first three months of 2023 by 58.2 percent compared to the same period last year.According to the chamber's statistical data obtained by Petra, "ACC's exports during the January-March...

Baghdad, Iraq - Jordan and Iraq have signed a deal to resume the export of Iraqi crude to Jordan under preferential terms, the Jordan News Agency reportedThe agreement was signed by the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister of Jordan, Saleh Al Kharabsheh, and the Oil Minister of Iraq, Hayan Abdul...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--Looking to boost tourism and cultural exchange between the two countries, the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the Jordan Tourism Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market 2023.The MoU will unlock the tourism...

AMMAN, JORDAN  - Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Wednesday briefed his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the outcome of a consultative meeting held here on Syria.In addition to Jordan, the meeting on Tuesday also brought together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt and...

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KHARTOUM, SUDAN -  A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week."The eight tonnes of humanitarian cargo includes surgical material to support Sudanese hospitals and volunteers from the Sudan Red Crescent Society," the International...

The visit comes against the backdrop of a rapprochement between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, and increased Arab engagement with Damascus. Iran is a major ally of President Bashar al-Assad.

Amman, Jordan--Expressing his deep appreciation of the United States for its support to Jordan, King Abdullah has called for strengthening of ties with its longtime strategic partnership in a meeting with a US Congress delegation.The king, according to a royal court statement, received the delegation headed by US House Speaker...

AMMAN, JORDAN - Value of Jordanian exports to European Union countries increased during January-February period of 2023, by 108.5 percent to reach about US$87 million (JD62 million), compared to about US$42 million (JD30 million) for the same period last year.According to foreign trade data issued by the Department of Statistics...

Amman, Jordan--The volume of trade exchange between Jordan and the US shot up in January and February 2023 to $745 million compared to $561 million for the same period in 2022.Foreign trade data issued by the Department of Statistics (DoS) showed that the value of Jordanian exports to the US...

Amman, Jordan-- Jordan's King Abdullah has called for enhancing the investment environment in the kingdom in order to propel economic growth and job creation.During a meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace on Wednesday to follow up on the implementation of the Investment Ministry’s action plan, King Abdullah highlighted the need to...

Amman, Jordan - Jordan has urged the international community to provide urgent financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides vital services to Palestinian refugees. The call was made by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi during his meeting with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Amman on...

Jordan's foreign ministry said that Israel has arrested Imad Adwan, a member of parliament, suspected of smuggling weapons and gold into the occupied West Bank. The ministry said that Amman is following the case and that he has been arrested "for interrogation in a case concerning alleged smuggling of quantities...

Dubai, UAE -- The World Bank and Jordan have signed two financing agreements worth $650 million for the programs of inclusive, transparent and climate-responsive investments in the kingdom besides enhancing the efficiency of the electricity sector in the kingdom.The agreements were signed on behalf of the Jordanian government by Minister...

Dubai, UAE – Jordan’s tourism revenue increased by 88.4 percent in the first quarter of 2023 to reach 1.18 billion Jordanian dinars ($1.66 billion) as nearly 1.5 million tourists visited the country.The Central Bank of Jordan said the tourism income during March grew by 49 percent year on year to...

Amman, Jordan--Jordan's army announced that a rocket exploded Saturday evening and its debris fell in Jordanian territory near the border with Syria without causing casualties or damage.It came as the Israeli army announced the launch of artillery strikes in Syria in response to rocket fire from there that landed in the...

Amman, Jordan -- Twenty years after the fall of his regime, the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein remains admired and popular in Jordan where his image can still be seen across the country.The instantly recognizable face peers out from everything from bumper stickers to mobile phone cases in neighboring Jordan, despite...

CAIRO/AMMAN, EGYPT/JORDAN -   Measles and polio vaccination campaign will be launched on Saturday across northwest Syria to protect some 800,000 children under five years from the two potentially deadly but preventable diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.The vaccination drive, supported by WHO, the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI),...

Dubai, UAE – Jordan’s Ministry of Finance and Central Bank Wednesday said they have completed the issuance of $1.25 billion Eurobonds in global markets at a fixed coupon rate of 7.5 percent due in January 2029.The Ministry has reduced the coupon rate by 25 basis points from 2022's issue of...

Mansaf, the kingdom's national dish of lamb cooked in dried yogurt, served with rice and nuts, was inscribed on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in 2022.

Dozens of women who had fled deadly violence in Iraq found a home in a Jordanian church where, without work, they learn skills to earn a living.

A joint economic city is going to come up on the Iraq-Jordan border and in this regard an international tender has been set up by the two countries. The tender, according to the Jordanian ministry of industry and trade, includes preparing studies, designs, engineering plans, developing, financing, and operating the...

The king touted a longtime commitment to preserving "peace and harmony" at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound -- Islam's third holiest site which Jordan administers. It is built on top of what Jews call the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site. On Friday, Israeli police shot dead an Arab Israeli medical student...

The new comedians hoping to put a smile on Jordanian faces range in age between 18 to 40 and include students, doctors and lawyers among others, keen to learn the art of comic timing and delivery. Among the club's graduates are now well-known comedians, who have amassed hundreds of thousands...

Amman, Jordan--A government-sponsored program in Jordan has helped place 20,000 people into private sector jobs since its launch in April 2022.According to the Jordan News Agency (Petra), the National Employment Program (Tashgheel) has helped 673 men and 877 women, who are beneficiaries of the National Aid Fund, secure employment in...

The attack in Huwara came three weeks after the fatal shooting of two Israeli settlers, also in the same occupied West Bank town, adding to a surge in violence this year and to fears of escalation during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starting in the coming week. Neither the...

Cairo, Egypt - Israeli and Palestinian officials were holding talks in Egypt on Sunday "to restore calm" after a surge in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank, Egypt's foreign ministry said.The meeting, which follows similar talks last month in Jordan where both sides pledged to prevent more violence, comes amid...

AMMAN,  JORDAN -  Vice President of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Jamal Rifai discussed with Hungarian Ambassador to Jordan Attila Kali ways to develop joint economic and trade relations and the role of commerce chambers in strengthening them. According to a JCC statement on Saturday, the meeting went over...

AMMAN, JORDAN -  The Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) took part in the fourth Arab-French Economic Summit 2023 in Paris. A statement issued by the JCC on Thursday said that the summit , jointly organized by the French-Arab Chamber of Commerce (CCFA), the Union of Arab Chambers, Business France, the...

Princess Iman, the eldest daughter of King Abdullah and Queen Rania, has wed a financier of Greek origin at a ceremony at the royal palace west of the capital Amman. The ceremony broadcast on state television showed the princess tying the knot with Jameel Alexander Thermiotis in the presence of...

AMMAN,  JORDAN -   The Speaker of Jordan's Senate Faisal Fayez met with Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi and discussed the ways and means to activate parliamentary work and diplomacy to address the region's common interest.During the meeting, attended by Jordan's ambassador to Egypt Amjad Adaileh, the two sides underscored...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE and Jordan have resolved to draw on each other's experiences in order to combat corruption, and increase competence in the field of auditing.In this regard, a delegation from the UAE, headed by the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) and participants from Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA),...

Two witnesses said rockets had been fired at the building housing a group of militants, and reported gunfire in the streets of the northern West Bank camp, the latest in a string of fatal military operations in the territory. The raid comes amid a surge in violence in the Israeli-Palestinian...

Cairo, Egypt — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi held talks Sunday with Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Cairo as the two countries seek to deepen ties and strengthen a regional alliance with Jordan.Iraqi Prime Minister on his arrival was greeted at the airport by his counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly. The...

Amman, Jordan--King Abdullah has stressed the need for restoring calm in the Palestinian Territories, as well as cease any unilateral measures that undermine stability and peace prospects.At a meeting with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in Amman, King Abdullah urged stepping up efforts to create a political horizon that...

The Security Council has an obligation to find ways to "provide protection" for Palestinian civilians, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations pleaded Tuesday after Israeli settlers attacked a town in the occupied West Bank. "We believe that the Security Council has a responsibility to shoulder, especially with regard to...

Dozens of Israeli settlers set homes and cars ablaze in the northern town of Huwara overnight, after a day of Israeli-Palestinian talks in neighboring Jordan aimed at quelling a surge in violence in the Palestinian territory. The violence came hours after two Israeli settlers -- brothers Yagel Yaniv and Hallel...

The latest deaths came amid talks in Jordan to discuss worsening violence in the occupied territory, and days after Israeli forces launched their deadliest West Bank raid in nearly 20 years, which left 11 Palestinians dead in the northern city of Nablus. The West Bank is home to about 2.9...

Amman, Jordan--The trade balance between Jordan and the US has recorded a surplus of about 625 million Jordanian dinars ($881 million) in 2022, according to a statement.   The volume of trade exchange between the two countries last year amounted to about 2.75 billion dinars, according to foreign trade data issued by...

AMMAN, JORDAN -  Chairman of the Jordan Senate's Committee for Arab, International Affairs and Expatriates Hani Mulki, on Sunday discussed with Vice President of French Senate, Helene Conway, the region's key political and economic developments. The two leaders also discussed political changes in the surrounding countries following Arab Spring.Mulki, in...

Jordanian state broadcaster Al-Mamlaka said the meeting, which kicked off in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba, was "the first of its kind in years between Palestinians and Israelis with regional and international participation" and would address "the situation in the Palestinian territories". Palestinian intelligence chief Majed Faraj and the...

Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain announced the signing of 12 agreements and partnerships worth over US$2 billion for nine joint industrial projects. The announcement came following a meeting of the Integrated Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development. Jordan Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh oversaw the signing of the...