Provides the latest RSS feeds for Jordan News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Arab Herald.com http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/cat/a9fba0694eef4824/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:45:43 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:45:43 -0400 30 Amman: June 19 -- (BNA)-- HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan departed from Amman today embarking on an official visit to the British Capital, London. The Jordanian News Agency (Petra) reported that HM King Abdullah II is expected to hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Minister William Hague. The Jordanian King is also expected ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215290907/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:27:05 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215290907/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 The first time the Crawford brothers saw an NBA player in person was during a camp in Detroit. It was former Pistons forward Grant Hill. The boys were mesmerized. They knew they wanted to follow in his footsteps. ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215290122/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:15:26 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215290122/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Akbayan Rep Walden Bello, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, and DFA spokesperson Raul Gonzales exit Bello's office at the House of Representatives after a meeting Wednesday, June 19. Photo by Carmela Fonbuena/Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines - Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario has ordered the 3 alleged sex "predators" abusing overseas Filipino workers in the Middle ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215288314/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:07:35 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215288314/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 The U.S. is preparing Jordanian forces for their potential role in securing Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles should Bashar Assad's regime lose ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215287430/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:02:44 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215287430/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Two Saudi women who attempted to help Canadian Nathalie Morin, shown here, were sentenced to 10 months in prison for incitement of a wife to defy the authority of her ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215286585/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:59:11 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215286585/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 To be born a girl in Afghanistan is often to be ushered into a life of servitude, where girls have very little worth and very dim futures. Amina is forced to marry at 12, to bear a child though still a child herself -- while her own brother is given her dowry money to buy a used car. But Amina, whose name was changed and story portrayed by an actress out of concern for her safety, has had enough, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215280446/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:53 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215280446/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Established in 1979, the bank commenced commercial operations in February 1980 with one branch in Jeddah, having acquired the local operations of Arab Bank plc. headquartered in Amman, Jordan. The ownership structure remains at 60 percent Saudi, and 40 percent for Arab Bank. The bank started operations with a capital of SR 150 million and only 9 branches. Customer deposits then stood at SR 2.349 ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215280447/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:42 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215280447/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 (Reuters) - Jordan's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance remain alive after they beat Oman 1-0 at home on Tuesday to book a qualifying playoff against Uzbekistan in September. Striker Ahmad Ibrahim scored the winning goal in the 57th minute, stooping low to head home a cross from Khalil Bani Ateyah that drew wild celebrations at the King Abdullah Stadium in Amman. The victory, ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215277958/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:59 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215277958/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 View Photo AFP/AFP/File - Jordan's King Abdullah II, pictured here on April 25, 2013, has endorsed a treaty with Britain expected to pave the way for the extradition of radical cleric Abu Qatada who has resisted ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215276602/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:04:19 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215276602/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Amman, June 18 (BNA)-- Jordanian Monarch King Abdullah II left for London today on an official visit to the UK during which he will hold talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague. He will also meet parliamentary committees and lecture in the Royal College of Defence Studies, Jordan News Agency (PETRA) reported. A O ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215273562/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:35 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215273562/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 EXPOSED: Akbayan Rep Walden Bello exposes 3 embassy officials allegedly prostituting and sexually abusing OFWs in the Middle East. Photo by Carmela Fonbuena MANILA, Philippines - Philippine embassy staff in various posts in the Middle East are sexually abusing and prostituting distressed overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). This was disclosed by Akbayan Rep Walden Bello, chairman of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215272176/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:43:34 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215272176/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Jordanian soldiers briefed for a joint reconnaissance patrol with U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in Al Quweira, Jordan on June 12, 2013. The U.S. was taking part in Eager Lion, a 12-day multinational exercise involving 19 ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215272177/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:42:55 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215272177/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Enefit Jordan has received approval from the Ministry of Environment to proceed with its oil shale fired power plant in Jordan. The approval was given following a review by a committee appointed by the ministry of a detailed third party Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted by ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215270822/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:47 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215270822/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 In response to the "sex-for-flight" scheme in the Middle East, DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez says they have not received any report or complaint from alleged victims.In a text message, Hernandez says DFA secretary Del Rosario will meet with Bello tomorrow to -- quote -- "complete the information" and move the investigation ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215270823/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:37:31 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215270823/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II has endorsed a treaty with Britain that sets the stage for the possible deportation of radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada. Last week, Jordan's parliament ratified the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance, intended to ease human rights concerns preventing the deportation of the cleric, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, from ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215269495/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:33:43 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215269495/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Coroavirus death toll reaches 38 (Reuters) Saudi Arabia has confirmed four more deaths from the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), while three others, including a child aged two, have contracted the disease. The Ministry of Health said the three new cases include a 42-year-old man, a 63-year-old woman and a two-year-old child, all of whom had underlying medical conditions. ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215266289/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:22:46 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215266289/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Advaclinic recently announced that it has introduced the new "Syngo" Dental CT Scan technology from Siemens for the first time ever in Jordan, thus enabling fast display and assessment of teeth and jaw in true anatomical ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215265343/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:25:03 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215265343/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Rt Hon David Willetts MP - UK Minister for Universities and Science received HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh and the accompanying delegation and discussed the future of education in general and E-learning in specific in addition to the opportunities British universities have in the educational revolution in the era which the Arab region is witnessing to cope with the challenges of information ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215265344/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:25:02 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215265344/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 HOLD FOR STORY PERES TURNS 90 BY DAN PERRY AND JOSEF FEDERMAN - In this photo taken Sunday, June 16, 2013, Israel's President Shimon Peres, is seen during an interview with The Associated Press at the President's residence in Jerusalem. As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215264182/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:33:35 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215264182/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Not wanting to get involved in another war in the Middle East region should be "everyone's concern," President Obama told PBS host Charlie Rose in an interview recorded Sunday for air Monday night, four days ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215263517/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:12:14 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215263517/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 "We have to enable the Palestinians to have an independent state of their own, and live like neighbors, not like enemies," said 89-year-old Peres, whose political career has spanned 66 years. Peres added that barriers to the peace process were more "psychological than real". "I think the greatest problem we have is skepticism and a belief that peace is impossible... To ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215262656/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:09:11 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215262656/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 JEDDAH:Four more people have died from MERS infection in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the SARS-like respiratory virus in the Kingdom to 32, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. Two of the fatalities were reported in Taif and the other two in the Eastern Province, where most cases have been registered, said the ministry in its website. MERS stands for Middle East Respiratory ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215262657/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:09:09 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215262657/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 During clashes with Israeli security forces on Friday, a Palestinian protester climbed a separation barrier built by Israel in the West Bank near the Jewish settlement of ... http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215262565/scat/a9fba0694eef4824 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:04:19 -0400 http://www.arabherald.com/index.php/sid/215262565/scat/a9fba0694eef4824