President Barack Obama has pledged to Jordan an additional $200 million to help deal with the growing number of Syrian refugees in the country. After talks in Amman, Barack Obama said the funds – if backed by Congress – would help provide more humanitarian aid. Some 450,000 Syrians have fled to neighboring Jordan since the [...]
Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government, the Jordanian government says. Riyad farid Hijab was appointed less than two months ago and his departure is the highest-profile defection since the uprising began in March 2011. His family is reported to have fled Syria with him. A Sunni Muslim, Riyad [...]
Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka threw one of his shoes at political opponent Mansour Sayf al-Din Murad during a television debate before pulling a gun on him. The incident occurred after the debate between MP Mohammad Shawabka and political activist Mansour Sayf al-Din Murad on the private satellite channel Jo Sat became heated, with the pair [...]
Crystal Lagoons, the Chilean company that creates immense crystalline lagoons as Guinness world record-holding swimming pool San Alfonso del Mar, and real estate company Sama Jordan inaugurated Dead Sea Lagoon, the first resort that brings idyllic beach paradise to Jordan. Dead Sea Lagoon is located at 31 km of Amman and has an investment of [...]
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