jordan
Egyptian workers in Jordan protest ‘security crackdown’
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Egyptian workers in Jordan protest ‘security crackdown’
Dozens of Egyptian workers in Jordan protested what they described as a security clampdown on them in front of the…
Jordan demonstrators want jailed activists free
World
April 6, 2012
Jordan demonstrators want jailed activists free
Nearly 1,500 Jordanians demonstrated on Friday across the country to demand the release of 19 detained political activists charged with…
Jordan’s military prosecutors charge 13 activists with insulting king
World
April 1, 2012
Jordan’s military prosecutors charge 13 activists with insulting king
Jordanian military prosecutors on Sunday charged 13 political activists with incitement against the regime, rioting and insulting King Abdullah II,…
Obituary: Mahgoub Omar, a fighter on many fronts
Egypt
March 18, 2012
Obituary: Mahgoub Omar, a fighter on many fronts
News of Mahgoub Omar’s death on Saturday was largely drowned out by the intensive coverage of the death of Pope…
Government buys 18–20 gas oil cargoes in tender
Business
March 9, 2012
Government buys 18–20 gas oil cargoes in tender
State-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC) has awarded a tender to buy 18–20 cargoes of gas oil between March and…
Gas supplies to Jordan stop after 13th pipeline blast
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Gas supplies to Jordan stop after 13th pipeline blast
Egyptian natural gas supplies to Jordan have again halted completely after the gas pipeline was blown up for the 13th…
Parliament asks ministry to examine bridge project linking Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Parliament asks ministry to examine bridge project linking Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Parliament’s Transportation Committee called on the transportation minister to conduct technical studies on a project to build a bridge between…
Jordan king pardons political activist who burned his picture
World
February 29, 2012
Jordan king pardons political activist who burned his picture
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday pardoned a political activist who was jailed last month for setting fire to a…
Jordan deports 8 Egyptians attempting to cross into Syria
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Jordan deports 8 Egyptians attempting to cross into Syria
Egypt’s embassy in Jordan has deported eight Egyptians arrested by Jordanian authorities while attempting to illegally cross into Syria. In…
Natural gas pipeline to resume operations in hours, says Gasco source
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Natural gas pipeline to resume operations in hours, says Gasco source
The pipeline that transports natural gas to Jordan and Israel will start operating again within hours, a source from Gasco,…