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Jordan, EU launch negotiations for free trade agreement

His Majesty King Abdullah and Belgium’s King Philippe on Wednesday reviewed the latest regional developments, especially efforts to achieve Middle East peace.
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Deadly rocket attack reported on regime-held Aleppo neighbourhood

Rockets killed at least 18 people on Wednesday in regime-held areas of Syria’s main northern city of Aleppo, a focal point of the 33-month conflict pitting loyalists against rebels.
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World
- ODD NEWS: US courts asked to recognise chimps as people
- ODD NEWS: Pay-what-you-like restaurant in China loses thousands
Amazon unveils futuristic drone delivery plan

Want that Amazon order in just 30 minutes? Company CEO Jeff Bezos says he hopes to soon deploy an armada of mini-drones able to drop small packages at your doorstep.
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Think tank ranks Jordan among top Arab world’s economically free states

Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the most economically free nations in the Arab world, according to recent report.
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Sports
- ASU leave for Dubai, Riyadi back
ASU leave for Dubai, Riyadi back

Jordanian Premier Basketball League champs Applied Science University (ASU) will leave for Dubai on Thursday to compete at the Wasl Club Championship.
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- Green bangles
Green bangles

Of all the various pieces of jewellery that women around the world adorn themselves with, the bangles are the noisiest. The bells in the anklets make a tinkling sound too, I grant that. Even if one tries to tiptoe around as noiselessly as possible they give you away.
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End pollution

My family knows first hand the consequences of the air pollution we suffer with each day in Jordan.
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Jordanian reporter held by militants in Philippines lost 30 kilos

An emaciated Jordanian TV reporter held captive by Islamist militants in the restive southern Philippines for 18 months was recovering in hospital Thursday after he was found wandering along a jungle road.

Jordanian suspends hunger strike in Israel

Jordanian prisoner in Israel Alaa Hammad has “suspended” his hunger strike for four days, pending a positive response to meet his demands, activists said Wednesday.
House panel questions fund chief over Housing Bank scam

Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) Chairman Suleiman Hafez on Wednesday revealed new, but not major, details over the mysterious Qatari firm that alleges it bought the fund’s stake in Jordan’s second largest bank.
Jordan to use Gulf aid to spur economy hit by Syria crisis

Jordan aims to spend at least $1 billion next year in mainly Gulf-financed development projects to spur its aid-dependent economy, badly hit by an influx of 1.2 million Syrian refugees, the planning minister said on Tuesday.