Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Rula Samain; 2/12/09 It all started in 1880, when a Palestinian nun, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, was inspired to found the Congregation of the Rosary Sisters in Jerusalem. Mother Marie-Alphonsine, who was beatified last week by Pope Benedict XVI, founded the order with only one aim in mind: To spread love, peace and joy among her fellow [...]
Right Klik (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Obama's "blame it on Bush" Afghanistan Speech: Full transcript here Some analysis: Obama did not miss the opportunity to blame Bush for the problems in Afghanistan: "Throughout [the duration of the Iraq war], our troop levels in Afghanistan remained a fraction of what they were in Iraq. When I took office, we had just over 32,000 Americans serving in Afghanistan, compared to 160,000...
Jaltcoh (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
8:04 - Obama coins a portmanteau word: "toperative." 8:09 - "The Taliban has not lost, but for several years now, it has moved backward." Obama's delivery here was uncannily evocative of George W. Bush's. 8:14 - I'm glad Obama says, of the war on terrorism, "This is not just America's war," and lists some of the terrorist attacks that have happened around the world since...
Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Rana Husseini; 2/12/09 Criminal Prosecutor Ali Abu Zeid on Monday charged a 30-year-old man with the premeditated murder of his niece in an Amman neighbourhood, official sources said. The 19-year-old victim, who was not identified by officials, was reportedly shot eight times in the head and legs by her uncle at her home on Sunday, one [...]
Airline News & Opinions (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Royal Jordanian the airline based in Amman is now offering additional flight to Milan to all its passengers. Royal Jordanian additional flight to Milan will take off from Jordan. Moreover Royal Jordanian is offering only one additional flight between Milan and Jordan. The additional flight to Milan departing from Jordan proposed by Royal Jordanian will [...]
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
This was a very strange speech, especially as the President was speaking to an audience of West Point cadets. The usual pundits seem to think our President is acknowledging that what we have here, is not a man-made disaster, but rather a real war on terror. He did not say that. I don't think he meant that. Obama had to acknowledge a threat to justify increasing troop levels in Afghanistan. Then he...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Turkish President Abdullah Gul called Tuesday for a Middle East free of all weapons of mass destruction and a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme. We don't want to see any mass destruction arms in our region f...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday discussed the prospects of resuming peace negotiations between Israel and its Arab neighbours, a royal court statement said. Gul began a three-day state visit Tuesday to ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi on Tuesday formed an ad hoc committee to amend a controversial election law, which the Islamic-led opposition calls a major obstacle to political reforms in the country. The panel, which is chaired by Dah...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Arab stock markets, excluding the Egyptian bourse, plummeted for the second day Tuesday on the fallout from the Dubai World debt problems, with analysts saying there was no justification for the drop. We believe the collapse cannot be just...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Amman - Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife arrived in Amman on a three-day state visit Tuesday at the invitation of King Abdulah II and Queen Rania, the royal court said. Gul and Abdullah were scheduled to have talks on latest Middle East de...
The Tizona Group (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hey everyone, here’s your chance to webchat with U.S. Foreign Service Officer Ali Lejlic on the December 10. Ali E. Lejlic joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2003. He is currently the deputy chief of the economic section at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, where his portfolio focuses on energy, trade and other related issues. Before [...]
Random Jottings (Free subscription) | yesterday
...NO, this is not the "anti-science crowd" vs the "science-crowd. It's the honest-science crowd vs the dishonest-science crowd. It's been stupid all along to say that the skeptics are "anti-science," since many of them are cracker-jack scientists, or engineers, or amateurs with a deep appreciation of what natural science is and should be. Steve McIntyre has show those big-shot...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
During my visit to my native place, I noticed that the rain water with drainage water was flowing like a river across the road near Kamatchi Amman temple three roads junction in Pettai Road in Tirunelveli town. There are deep pot holes about ...
Midwife Moira's Travel Blog. With Emirates Cabin Crew... (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The road out of the town of Wadi Musa soon joins The Kings Highway, this is a long meandering road that runs through Jordan. We very soon arrived at our first stop, Shobak Castle. Shobak Castle is another castle in the great chain of Crusader fortresses which stretches across Jordan. This stronghold, known as Mont Realis, was constructed in 1115 CE by Baldwin the First. At its height Shobak was home...
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