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  • Jordan teachers demonstrate, insist on strike


    Thousands of Jordanian public school teachers on Tuesday demonstrated outside the prime minister's office in Amman, refusing to halt a nine-day strike to press for full annual bonuses. AFP - 14Feb 14:08GMT
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  • British minister heads to Jordan to discuss cleric case


    A British minister headed to Jordan Tuesday to seek a deal that would allow London to extradite Abu Qatada, as the Islamist cleric once dubbed an aide to Osama bin Laden spent his first day out on bail. AFP - 14Feb 14:06GMT
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  • Renovated departments inaugurated at Al Hussein Hospital in Jordan


    Minister of Health Abdul Latif Wreikat and US Ambassador Stuart E. Jones on Monday inaugurated the newly renovated obstetric and neonatal departments and the outpatient clinic at Al Hussein Hospital. Jordan Times - 14Feb 07:15GMT
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  • Jordan: Public sector engineers protest restructuring plan


    Dozens of engineers working in the public sector gathered on Monday at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing to protest against the public sector salary restructuring plan, which they described as "unfair". Jordan Times - 14Feb 07:15GMT
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  • Jordan universities should host more job fairs -- graduates


    Holding regular job fairs at the Kingdom's universities would be an effective way to help students find jobs and network with professionals in their fields, recent graduates said. Jordan Times - 14Feb 07:15GMT
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  • JCC chief urges higher commercial, investment relations with US


    Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President Nael Kabariti stressed the Kingdom's openness for business and urged the US to expand its commercial cooperation with Jordan. Jordan Times - 14Feb 07:14GMT
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  • Governorates Development Fund takes off


    Jordan's Planning and International Cooperation Minister Jafar Hassan signed agreements to finance projects of 67 cooperative and charity societies in various governorates at a cost of JD3.4 million. Jordan Times - 14Feb 07:13GMT
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  • Jordan did not request additional loan -- WB


    The World Bank (WB) clarified in a press release that Jordan has not requested an additional loan to cover some government's financial needs.  Jordan Times - 14Feb 07:12GMT
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  • Jordan Opposition wants 9 Cabinet posts


    The opposition which controls a majority in the new National Assembly has officially agreed to be represented in the new Cabinet but with at least nine of the 16 posts, a number of MPs said. Kuwait Times - 14Feb 07:09GMT
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  • Jordanian-US economic ties distinguished, Kabariti


    Board Chairman of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce Nael Kabariti said Jordanian-US ties were distinguished and called for further boosting them, mainly in trade and investment fields. Jordan News Agency - Petra - 14Feb 06:44GMT
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2012 began with a particularly hefty reckoning for Jordan when the government received the largest energy bill in the Kingdom's history: JD2.75bn ($3.87bn). Jordan relies heavily on imports for its energy needs - some 98% - and in 2011, energy amounted to 26% of total Jordanian imports.
 

 
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4 Jordan Telecom Group Jordan 1,973
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