http://www.zawya.com/countries/joen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:47:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/johttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034716Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) on Saturday urged taxpayers who have outstanding dues and wish to benefit from government exemptions to submit their applications in this regard as soon as possible.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:30:23 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091108034716Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034730The general index of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) regressed for the third straight week driven by plummeting global and regional indices. Amid substantially lower trading volumes, the ASE index closed last week at 2,552.41 points, a drop of 2.4 per cent over its previous week's closing level.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:19:11 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091108034730Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107085904Umniah announced the launch of its new Army Line offer that caters to enlisted and retired members of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Public Security Forces and the Civil Defence Directorate and at a minimal billing rate of JD0.001/min. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:42:31 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091107085904Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107033653 Jordan has extended its year-old guarantee of all bank deposits until the end of 2010.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:48 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091107033653Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106093955Trowers & Hamlins, the City and International law firm, has acted as legal advisor to the National Petroleum Company (NPC) of Jordan in the negotiation and structuring of an agreement that will allow BP plc to explore and potentially develop gas resources in the Risha concession in northeast Jordan. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:06 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106093955Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074724The Higher Education Council on Thursday approved the make-up of the academic committee and the council's administrative and financial committee, according to statement issued by the ministry. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:48 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074724Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074441The Kingdom's roads will witness major developments in the next 15 years under a new master plan, a government official said on Thursday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:20 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074441Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074527Between the villas of Jabal Amman lie some of the last traces of "Ammonite Jordan". Rujm Al Malfouf, a large stone tower and annex, is one of a series of some 30-odd fortresses dotting the Kingdom that date back to the little-known period.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:45:54 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074527Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074318Child victims of family violence will receive better medical and psychological care at the hands of 30 medics who completed intensive training on ThursdayFri, 06 Nov 2009 08:45:24 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074318Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074316 The Jordan Press Association (JPA) and the Columnists Club have agreed to form a joint committee to study the legal procedures to place the club under the JPA's umbrella.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:55 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074316Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074120A top official on Thursday urged the first groups of pilgrims heading to Mecca in the coming two weeks to follow precautionary measures, as the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine will not be available before they leave Jordan.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:10 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074120Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105051857Royal Jordanian (RJ) President, Hussein Dabbas, on Wednesday announced that RJ would renew its Airbus 310 / 340 aircrafts with modern Boeing jets.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:13 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091105051857Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105052531Primary and intermediate schools will run changed Shariah syllabuses from the next academic year as the part of plans to develop curriculums in Jordan.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:49:48 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091105052531Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105052929Jordan's first batch of antiviral drug for influenza H1N1 has arrived here on Wednesday aboard a Royal Jordanian flight coming from Italy, it was announced.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:48:39 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091105052929Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105032609Jordan's Prime Minister Nader Dahabi on Wednesday said that the 2010 state budget "will not rely on uncertain foreign assistance or local revenues that may not be realised".Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:16:22 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091105032609Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105032801Jordan's major dams currently hold nearly one-third of their total capacity following two consecutive days of rainfall, according to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:15:07 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091105032801Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105034038The government in Jordan started to pay part of dues owed to the construction sector, following complaints by the Jordan Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) during the past few months.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:02:24 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091105034038Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105034014Real estate trading in Jordan during the first 10 months of 2009 dropped by 31 per cent to JD3.7 billion from JD5.4 billion during the same period of 2008.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:01:31 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091105034014Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105034109Amman Stock Exchange' Wednesday's trading amounted to JD21.5 million spread over 19.7 million shares traded through 10,599 transactions. The share price index closed at 2,560 points, a decline of 0.12 per cent.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:54 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091105034109Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104104836Millennium Energy Industries (MEI) announced from its regional base in Amman, its readiness to launch its operations, using a grant provided by the European Union and in Cooperation with Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), in the Syrian market.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:01:36 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091104104836Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104033226Jordan Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Saud briefed the Cabinet on procedures taken by the ministry to implement recommendations regarding the King Abdullah Canal.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:04:07 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091104033226Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104033522Jordan Exporters Association (JEA) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Information Technology Association to implement the JEA-branded Export Training and Coaching Programme (ECP); targeting the leading, national ICT companies.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:21 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091104033522Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103054410Amman -- Minister of Labor Ghazi Shbeikat on Monday said that he urged the US Department of Labor to take away Jordan from forced labor list.Jordan, Shbeikat said in a press conference held at his ministry, had logged an official protest at being...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:24 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091103054410Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104061726Amman - Jordan has registered its first generic version of the (Tamiflu) antiviral drug.General Director of Jordan Drug and Food Administration (JFDA), Mohammad Rawashdeh, told Petra that the new product "Flufir" was given priority registration to...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:11 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091104061726Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104061814Amman -- Jordan and Kazakhstan have signed here today a tourism cooperation program and a work plan to execute it during 2009-2011.The program, which was signed by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Maha Al Khatib and her Kazakh counterpart, aims...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:40:54 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091104061814Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104062328Riyadh -- Information ministers of Jordan and four other Arab countries have held a meeting in Riyadh to discuss closer cooperation among private and public media outlets to enhance the media's role in serving the Arab society at the individual and...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:40:32 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091104062328Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T130121ZJTH25Jordan has granted citizenship to the wife and sons of Iraq's jailed former deputy premier Tareq Aziz who have lived in the kingdom since the 2003 US-led invasion, an official said on Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:05:37 GMTAFP ANA20091103T130121ZJTH25Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103121726GAC Jordan has issued an internal report revealing a 55% increase in RoRo cargo arriving in Aqaba during the first half of 2009 in comparison to last year. The report also expects an annual comparative increase of 20% compared to 2008.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:39:15 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091103121726Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103112319Jordan Dubai Energy & Infrastructure announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Kazyna Capital Management (KCM), the private equity arm of the soverign wealth holding company Samruk-Kazyna.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:09:33 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091103112319Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033326Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Umayya Toukan expects the Kingdom?s economy to grow 4-4.5 per cent in 2010, while leading economists say growth will be around 3 per cent only.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:15 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091103033326Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033255The Labour Ministry will require all Qualifying Industrial Zone companies to join a pioneer project to assess the QIZ sector?s abidance by international and local laws and treaties governing the labour sector, Labour Minister Ghazi Shbeikat said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:58:51 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091103033255Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033530Construction on a JD40 million wastewater treatment plant to serve Irbid residents is expected to start soon, a senior Ministry of Water and Irrigation official said on Monday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:55:25 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091103033530Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033459The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation will soon launch an inaugural report on responsible competitiveness in Jordan, which will highlight the competitiveness of business firms in three sectors of vital importance, a senior official said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:49:18 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091103033459Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103033815Monday?s trading value amounted to JD19.4 million spread over 14.2 million shares traded through 8,395 transactions. The share price index closed at 2,576 points, a decline of 0.03 per cent.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:48:31 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091103033815Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103052422The Central Bank of Jordan announced Monday that the Volume of Excess Reserves, including overnight window deposits held at CBJ is JD 3, 71 Billion.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:35:38 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091103052422Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103053236Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Amer Hadidi stressed that the strong Jordanian- Kazakh economic ties highly contributed to removing obstacles hindering cooperation between the two countries.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:57:23 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091103053236Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102102029The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Middle East has declined according to the figures in the Ernst & Young Middle East IPO Update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091102102029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102033716Jordan and Egypt emphasised on Sunday that it is ?illogical and unacceptable? to proceed with peace talks while settlement activities are ongoing, especially in East Jerusalem.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:04:25 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091102033716Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102034030Jordan's government is following up the recent proliferation of sand flies in Al Mazraa area in Mafraq Governorate, a senior official said on Sunday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:58:53 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091102034030Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102034237The board of Arab Bank on Tuesday agreed to appoint Nemeh Sabbagh as its executive general manager, starting January 17, 2010, after it had approved the creation of the post, upon a recommendation from the bank?s Chairman and CEO Abdul Hamid Shoman.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:58:04 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091102034237Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102034332The Dead Sea Development Corporation signed an agreement this week with the Amazon River Company for Tourism Investment to implement the first project on the shores of the Dead Sea.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:57:25 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091102034332Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101074146Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Assintel ? Italian Association of ICT companies, under which both parties will be cooperating to enhance ties between the two countries in the information and communications technology field.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:45:34 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091101074146Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101033228Jordan's government is reviewing all laws governing criminal procedures and is expected to refer revised legislation to Parliament for endorsement by the end of the year, a government official said.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:12:37 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091101033228Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101033442Despite a substantial fall in third quarter corporate earnings, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed last week at 2,615.9 points, slightly down by 0.3 per cent.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:11:53 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091101033442Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101033438Operational income generated by the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF) dropped by 3.6 per cent to JD193.4 million at the end of this year?s third quarter, HBTF President Michel Marto said.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:11:13 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091101033438Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031040554Rents for commercial and office spaces in the Middle East, especially Dubai, are at a tipping point, with improving sentiment likely to lead a more significant increase in leasing activity in the next six to 12 months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:11:11 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091031040554Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031060838Ferrari has sold 35% more cars in the UAE this year and 30 per cent more cars in the Middle East in 2009 compared to a year earlier, despite the economic recession.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:00 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091031060838Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091031T080540ZJJG41US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Israel on Saturday on a mission aimed at injecting new life into the moribund Middle East peace process.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:38:40 GMTAFP ANA20091031T080540ZJJG41Open