Jordan

  • Feb 23, 2001
  • 7 min read

US/MIDDLE EAST: Baghdad bombing clouds Powell visit

Last week's Anglo-American bombardment of Iraq has prompted speculation that it heralds a new,...

United States
  • Jan 4, 2001
  • 6 min read

JORDAN: Price rises to test popular endurance

The government this week began implementing the second phase of the general sales tax and also...

Jordan
  • Nov 24, 2000
  • 6 min read

SYRIA: Crisis dampens tourism potential

The government has made the promotion of tourism a major strategic development objective....

Syria
  • Nov 24, 2000
  • 1 min read

SYRIA:

While government steps are encouraging international interest in the tourism sector and a degree...

Syria
  • Oct 24, 2000
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Arab leaders strive to hold the line

Arab leaders held an 'emergency' summit in Cairo on October 21-22 to formulate a response to the...

Middle East
  • Oct 24, 2000
  • 1 min read

MIDDLE EAST:

Last weekend's Arab summit provided a platform for a display of Arab unity in opposition to...

Middle East
  • Oct 13, 2000
  • 8 min read

JORDAN: Government under pressure as violence mounts

The government today allowed a demonstration to go ahead following yesterday's violence in the...

Jordan
  • Oct 13, 2000
  • 1 min read

JORDAN:

Following yesterday's violence in the West Bank and Gaza, the new government of Prime Minister...

Jordan