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House panel wants gov’t to trim 2014 budget
The Lower House’s Financial Committee will request the government to downsize the 2014 state budget draft law, head of the committee said Saturday.

  • Syrian refugees to cost Jordan ‘over $2 billion’

    The cost of hosting over a half-million Syrian refugees is expected to surpass $2 billion for Jordan, a senior official said on Thursday as hundreds of Syrians continued to flee to the country.

  • Jordan behind several Arab countries in Internet speed

    Jordan lags behind several countries in the region in terms of Internet download and upload speeds, according to an international report.

  • Kingdom well-rounded in international affairs — envoy

    Jordan’s permanent envoy to the UN HH Prince Zeid Raad said Thursday that Jordan has profound experience in international affairs, which it will deploy to serve the cause of peace and stability in case it is elected to fill a vacant non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

  • King concludes Belgium visit

    His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday examined ways to further develop Jordanian-EU relations and briefed European officials on Jordan’s position regarding various regional issues.

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Jordan wins UN Security Council seat

The UN General Assembly on Friday endorsed Jordan as a non-permanent.

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