Today citizens go to the polls to elect their representatives under the Dome.There will be those who cast their votes based on the candidates’ ideology, religious affiliation or policy position on the many issues facing the country, not least the economy.That is, if they are fami

The ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and the US, appears to be holding so far, giving reason for guarded optimism.It took Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry many long days of painstaking negotiations before a deal was struck to coinc

Clothing storeowners reported very low sales before the Eid Al Adha holiday, a period during which traditionally people buy new clothes, at least for the children, with some saying the sales were the lowest in 10 years.Most shop owners attributed the low sales to, more or less, t

It is once again the joyous time of the year when we celebrate Eid Al Adha.People will no doubt enjoy the holiday, but they should not forget to fulfil its deeper meaning and spiritual messages.A million and a half Muslims from all over the world are performing the pilgrimage, on

The Council of Ministers last week adopted 38 recommendations introduced by the Economic Policy Council, which was formed by His Majesty King Abdullah in June to review economic policies, programmes and development plans.Ever since its formation, the 15-member body started to loo

Smuggling drugs into Jordan, of which 95 per cent are reportedly destined for neighbouring countries, is getting to be a major problem, especially since most of the world around is in chaos and attention there is directed at other, equally pernicious, acts.A few days ago, agents

Heads of 22 regional churches met on the Dead Sea shores and agreed on the need for a unified ecclesiastical voice of Middle Eastern churches as an instrument for entrenching peace, tolerance and acceptance, greatly needed in the climate of death and atrocity much of th

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania launched Monday the 10-year National Strategy for the Development of Human Resources.The Queen delivered the keynote speech, outlining the challenges and obstacles facing the education reform in Jordan and effectively calling for a sp

Equal inheritance rights for men and women was the issue discussed recently during a round-table debate held by the Jordanian National Commission for Women, with participants nearly equally split on whether to accord women this right.As is, the Personal Status Law, which is based