Jordan

  • Apr 23, 2004
  • 7 min read

JORDAN: Popular discontent feeds security threats

On April 20, Jordanian security forces killed three militants belonging to a group believed to be...

Jordan
  • Apr 20, 2004
  • 1 min read

JORDAN/US: Talks postponement reflects pressures

Amman yesterday postponed talks between King Abdallah and US President George Bush due to take...

Jordan
  • Jan 29, 2004
  • 6 min read

JORDAN: Anger mounts over 'unfair' budget

Parliament is due to debate the 2004 budget next week. Government and parliament have recently...

Jordan
  • Jan 29, 2004
  • 1 min read

JORDAN: Anger mounts over 'unfair' budget

Parliament is due to debate the 2004 budget next week and the government, which expects a 30%...

Jordan
  • Oct 31, 2003
  • 8 min read

JORDAN: Reformist government could prove divisive

King Abdallah last week appointed a new prime minister and cabinet. Abdallah has appointed a...

Jordan
  • Oct 21, 2003
  • 1 min read

JORDAN: New premier

Prime Minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb has tendered his resignation to King Abdallah, who is likely to...

Jordan
  • Sep 17, 2003
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Regimes address political reform calls

Arab regimes are presenting themselves as seriously engaged in a process of political reform.....

Middle East
  • Aug 7, 2003
  • 1 min read

IRAQ: Jordanian embassy bombing

A truck bomb exploded outside Jordan's embassy in Baghdad today killing at least nine people and...

Iraq