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Amman Center to boost cooperation with partners across Middle East

BRUSSELS: A planned NATO office in the Jordanian capital Amman will strengthen the partnership between the 31-member transatlantic alliance and its partners in the region, a senior NATO official has said. NATO has built partnerships with countries in the Middle East through the Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and with countries in the Gulf through the Istanbul […]

1 December , 2023Comments Off on Amman Center to boost cooperation with partners across Middle EastRead More

NATO wants longer pause in Gaza fighting, stresses need for lasting political solution

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for prolonging the pause in the fighting in Gaza and stressed the need for a lasting political solution. “I call for an extension of the pause. This would allow for much-needed relief to the people of Gaza and the release of more hostages,” Stoltenberg said at a […]

27 November , 2023Comments Off on NATO wants longer pause in Gaza fighting, stresses need for lasting political solutionRead More

Jordan: NATO allies, partners address Small Arms and Light Weapons control

By Habib Toumi AMMAN: NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Javier Colomina has welcomed the news indicating the possibility that Saudi Arabia and Israel could sign an agreement to normalize relations between them. The possibility of normalization is “good news,” Colomina said in an interview with the Jordanian Al Mamlaka […]

7 October , 2023Comments Off on Jordan: NATO allies, partners address Small Arms and Light Weapons controlRead More

Jordan sinks military vehicles in Aqaba for underwater museum

Amman: An underwater museum, comprising 19 military relics, has been launched in Jordan. Aqaba’s Underwater Military Museum Dive Site offers divers and snorkelers the opportunity to explore military machines stationed along coral reefs imitating a tactical formation, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) said in a statement. The formation consists of tanks, an […]

25 July , 2019Comments Off on Jordan sinks military vehicles in Aqaba for underwater museumRead More

Marijuana laws take a new turn in Middle East

Recently Mexico became one of the few countries to legalize marijuana cultivation and possession, joining Bangladesh, Colombia, Uruguay, and others. But in some regions, most specifically the Middle East, there is a set of strict laws when it comes to cannabis possession or cultivation. Marijuana or cannabis is not specifically banned in Islam but its effects have been […]

4 January , 20163 CommentsRead More

Jordanian Girl Lights Cauldron In Jerash Festival

A Jordanian girl carries the torch of the Festival during the opening ceremony of Jordan’s annual Jerash Festival, hosted in the ancient Greco-Roman city, 45 km north of Amman, on July 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia

5 July , 2012Comments Off on Jordanian Girl Lights Cauldron In Jerash FestivalRead More

Jordanian Protesters Require Political Reforms

Jordanian protesters from the Islamic Action Front Party and other Jordanian opposition parties shout slogans against the Jordanian Government during a demonstration demanding political reforms, in Amman, Jordan, June 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> Jordan’s protesters hold a giant national flag during a march to protest price hikes, in front of al-Husseini mosque in downtown Amman, […]

16 June , 2012Comments Off on Jordanian Protesters Require Political ReformsRead More