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Jordan levies import tax in a move to undermine Egypt, analysts suspect
Business
October 4, 2010
Jordan levies import tax in a move to undermine Egypt, analysts suspect
The Jordanian government says it will now charge import taxes on its ceramics imports. But the country will exempt 60…
US Embassy in Jordan warns of threat in Aqaba
World
September 15, 2010
US Embassy in Jordan warns of threat in Aqaba
Amman, Jordan--The US Embassy in Jordan warned Americans Wednesday of a "possible imminent threat" in the country's Red Sea port…
Egypt imports 100 megawatts of Jordanian electricity in single day
Business
September 2, 2010
Egypt imports 100 megawatts of Jordanian electricity in single day
Jordan on Tuesday announced it had exported between 50 and 100 megawatts of electricity to Egypt via the shared Inter-Arab…
Egypt halts inter-Arab electricity supplies to meet local demand
Business
August 22, 2010
Egypt halts inter-Arab electricity supplies to meet local demand
Fresh supplies of electricity to the inter-Arab electricity grid--which includes Lebanon, Syria and Jordan--were halted a few days ago in…
Petroleum Ministry orderes reduction in gas exports to solve power crisis
Business
August 21, 2010
Petroleum Ministry orderes reduction in gas exports to solve power crisis
Official sources from the Ministry of Petroleum have said the ministry will reduce gas exports over the next few weeks…
Mubarak to attend Mideast talks launch
Egypt
August 21, 2010
Mubarak to attend Mideast talks launch
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has accepted an invitation by the United States to attend the launch of direct talks between…
New TV serial on Muslim Brotherhood to be shot in Jordan, Syria
Egypt
August 18, 2010
New TV serial on Muslim Brotherhood to be shot in Jordan, Syria
Mohsen Rady, owner of Al-Rehab Productions, which is currently reviewing the script of a television serial about the life of…
Mubarak hosts Abbas, Abdullah II amid Israel talks push
Egypt
August 12, 2010
Mubarak hosts Abbas, Abdullah II amid Israel talks push
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II separately met Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday amid pressure for…
Egypt: Gaza militants behind rockets on Israel, Jordan
Egypt
August 4, 2010
Egypt: Gaza militants behind rockets on Israel, Jordan
North Sinai--Palestinian factions in Gaza were behind the rocket attacks that hit Israel and Jordan, Egypt’s official news agency quoted…
Authorities comb Sinai in wake of Aqaba, Eilat rockets
Egypt
August 3, 2010
Authorities comb Sinai in wake of Aqaba, Eilat rockets
An Egyptian security source on Tuesday said authorities were combing the Sinai Peninsula after claims by Jordan that it had…