To Heaven with Diana!: A Study of Jordan of Saxony and Diana D'Andalo with a Translation of the Letters of Jordan
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - The Governor of the Jordan Central Bank (CBJ) on Sunday defended tying the Jordanian national currency, the dinar, to the US dollar, saying the policy proved helpful for national exports. He said that the dinar-dollar peg, which was adopted i...
LAST KICK (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Afshin Afshar, lastkick.com On Sunday Iran will face Jordan for the return leg of their Asian Cup qualifier in Amman. Iran won the first leg and is sitting pretty on top of the Qualifying Group E, while Jordan is on the opposite end, all the way at the bottom. But, do not let that fool you; [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
ERODE: Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, will hold the sixth annual international conference on ‘Advances in Textiles, Machinery, Nonwovens and Technical Textiles (ATNT 2009)’. The event to be held ...
Power Line (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
One of the hacked East Anglia emails that has gotten considerable play on the web indicates that several alarmist scientists deleted emails that were subject to a Freedom of Information Act request rather than produce them. That's true; here is the context. On May 27, 2008, David Palmer, who is in charge of "data protection" at the University of East Anglia, wrote to Tim Osborn about a Freedom...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Amman - About 3,000 Jordanians demonstrated in Amman on Friday to protest what they called an Israeli conspiracy against al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish state seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war. The rally, organized by ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Amman - Most of Arab stock markets extended losses this week ahead of Eid al-Adha festivities due to start on November 27, financial analysts said Friday. They also attributed the plunge to declines on global markets, the foggy picture surrounding th...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
UN Envoy, Ellen Margrethe Løj has commended Jordanian police peacekeepers for their role in consolidating peace throughout Liberia. In remarks made during a medal award ceremony early this week, Ms. Løj acknowledged their support to the Liberia National Police and noted that their "efforts to curb crime and public disorder, play an important part in maintaining peace and stability."...
Warning Signs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
By Alan Caruba If the endgame were not so serious, I would confess to enjoying the way the Israelis and much of the rest of the world are getting ready to call the Iranian ayatollah’s bluff as they hope to avoid a military response to their nuclear quest and the threat it represents. It wouldn’t surprise me that the ayatollahs who have had Iran by the throat since 1979 are beginning to...
Newswise (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
As part of developing the Tunisian-Jordanian cooperation, a Tunisian businessmen mission led by Mr. Mounir Mouakhar, President of the Tunisian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) is visiting Amman, Jordan from November 16 to 18, 2009.
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
( University of Haifa ) A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found that rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. "The border line, which is only a demarcation on the map, cannot contain these species, but the line does restrict humans and their diverse impact on nature," says Dr. Uri Shanas.
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. Researchers found that Israeli gerbils are more cautious than their Jordanian friends, and the funnel-digging ant lion population in Israel is unmistakably larger than in Jordan.
Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
“The war on terror” is all about keeping our bastards on a short lease in an attempt to get them to abuse/kill/detain the pre-determined enemy. So simple and yet so costly: In the bleak and seemingly endless desert expanse that unfolds east of Jordan’s capital city, Amman, lies a crucial cog in the ambitious regional designs [...]
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Widespread physical and sexual abuse of domestic workers from overseas is rampant throughout the Arab world. ( ANSAmed ) - DUBAI, NOVEMBER 18 - The parliamentary commission for Labour Affairs of the Philippines has urged the government to suspend the sending of domestic workers to the Middle East followed an inspection by three delegates to the region, who documented situations tantamount to "modern...
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