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By Editorial - Dec 01,2015
About 150 world leaders and 195 countries’ representatives are meeting in Paris for the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, with a sense of urgency highlighted by French President Francois Hollande’s warning that
By Editorial - Nov 30,2015
Russia is expressing its anger at Turkey for shooting down one of its warplanes last week rationally, taking the economic sanctions route, at least for the time being.It is encouraging to see that Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped short of taking military action against An
By Editorial - Nov 29,2015
The national census begins today and all preparations for it have been taken care of.A national holiday has been officially proclaimed on the occasion, in order to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly and is more precise and thorough if citizens are at home.The holiday was not
By Editorial - Nov 28,2015
Tension seems to be escalating between Moscow and Ankara following the downing of a Russian warplane over Syria a few days ago, and unless the hostility is swiftly contained, the crisis could take a turn for the worse, to the detriment of both Russia and Turkey, and of the entire
By Editorial - Nov 27,2015
November 25 marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, but in most countries, including Jordan, it was marked with little or no fanfare.Violence, in all its forms, is a grave human rights violation.
By Editorial - Nov 25,2015
The shooting down of a Russian fighter jet by Turkish warplanes along the Syrian-Turkish border on Tuesday shows how fragile peace and security in the region are.Ankara said that the Russian SU-24 had crossed into Turkish airspace many times and had been warned repeatedly to stay
By Editorial - Nov 24,2015
The Public Security Department’s decision to make patrol units more effective and visible in various urban locations, especially in residential areas and around shopping centres, is a move in the right direction.The department director on Sunday instructed police patrol units to
By Editorial - Nov 23,2015
According to a recent WHO report on road safety across the world, Jordan ranks third among Arab countries in terms of highest number of road accidents and among the first 30 countries worldwide with the highest frequency of road fatalities or injuries.Thirty-six per cent of the v
By Editorial - Nov 22,2015
The just-adopted UN Security Council resolution on combating terrorism in Syria and Iraq came at the initiative of France, which is still reeling from last week’s multiple terrorist attacks by Daesh in its capital, Paris.The unanimously adopted resolution defined terrorism as “a
By Editorial - Nov 21,2015
A Russian plane carrying hundreds of Russian tourists landed in Aqaba  Thursday, the first of a plan to bring in Russian tourists.Unable to travel to Egyptian resorts anymore, they could easily opt for vacationing in Jordan.Aqaba and the Dead Sea are blessed with warm a

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