On Sunday, 13 deputies called for amending the Public Health Law to allow nargileh to be smoked in restaurants, cafés and at tourist sites. The call comes weeks after authorities decided to start enforcing a law that bans smoking in public places, a decision that includes

The fact that the UN Security Council held meetings, both open and behind closed doors, over the weekend to discuss the Ukrainian situation is somehow encouraging. The intervention of the council on the fast deteriorating conflict in Ukraine is a test of its relevance. By stepp

According to Jordanian climatologists, this year’s winter is the driest season ever. At a recent seminar conducted by the Jordanian Society for Scientific Research, a professor at the University of Jordan said that the drought this year is unprecedented in all the contempo

Israel’s continued encroachments on the holy sites in East Jerusalem and the attempt by some misguided Knesset members to call for a debate aiming to strip Jordan of its status of custodian of Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city have, understandably, stirred the ang

During His Majesty King Abdullah’s official visit to Indonesia, the second and final stop on his trip to Southeast Asia, where he held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other high officials, a wide range of issues were on the agenda. The King was

During His Majesty King Abdullah’s official visit to Indonesia, the second and final stop on his trip to Southeast Asia, where he held talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other high officials, a wide range of issues were on the agenda. The King was

His Majesty King Abdullah’s visit to Singapore for talks with President Tony Tan and senior officials covered a whole range of issues affecting peace and security in the Middle East, but also economic prospects that await exploration. Attesting to the great potential attac

For the umpteenth time, King Abdullah finds himself forced to reply to the rumours that start to spread every year about turning Jordan into a substitute homeland for the Palestinian people. At a meeting with the country’s top politicians on Sunday, before he started an Ea

In a remarkable break from deadlocks and Russian and Chinese threats to resort to veto over the Syrian conflict, the UN Security Council unanimously demanded Saturday immediate access everywhere in Syria in a bid to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the country. Ac