US President Barack Obama lauded the strategic alliance between Jordan and the US and praised His Majesty King Abdullah’s and Jordan’s constructive role in various regional files in statements to the media at the White House, following the two leaders’ summit on Wednesday.The mee

The just adopted draft elections law, tossed around for too long from government to Parliament, did not show any apparent political will to give women more rights that would enable them to equitably share in the determination of the future of their country, according to some advo

Morocco declined hosting the annual Arab summit, due to be held at the end of March in Rabat, considering that the minimum conditions for its success are lacking.Many Arab summits, it should be reminded, were held at times the Arab world was experiencing conflicts or turmoil.This

UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura made a surprise visit to Damascus last week for urgent talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem, in a bid to secure the delivery of humanitarian aid to areas besieged by the Syrian army.Damascus agreed, or so it seems so far,

The UN high commissioner for refugees and some Western countries are calling on Turkey to allow entry to the wave of Syrian refugees that recently fled the fighting in and around Aleppo and are now stranded on the Turkish border.Turkey has already some 2 million Syrian refugees;

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and his accompanying delegation’s recent visit to Amman for talks with Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and other Jordanian officials aimed to cement the brotherly relations between Jordan and Palestine.As the Palestinian prime minister ack

After years of promises by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) to make the capital more pedestrian friendly, it seems that little has been done.The problem is attributed to many factors, including financial resources, but the main reason is the lack of resolve on the part of GAM

His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday attended a ceremony marking Veterans Day to honour ex-servicemen’s sacrifices for the country, which this year also observes the centennial of the Great Arab Revolt.Under Royal directives issued in 2012, the country designated February 15 as a

The recent visit of Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour to the headquarters of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for talks with its newly appointed president and members of the board underscores the government’s support for the continuing efforts in the country to combat graft in a