Authorities validate 165,000 objections to voter lists
Khalid Neimat- (JT) - Elections authorities verified around 165,000 out of the 420,000 objections filed against voter lists for November's parliamentary elections, Elections Spokesperson Samih Maaytah said on Saturday.

Euro-Med Parliamentary Assembly calls for two-state solution ‘in two years’

AMMAN - The resumption of Mideast peace talks dominated discussions and the recommendations of the sixth plenary

'New Senate reflects sincerity of reform efforts'

AMMAN - The Royal Decrees issued Thursday dissolving the Upper House of Parliament and appointing new senators are a

Senate members appointed

AMMAN (Petra) - A Royal Decree was issued Thursday appointing former prime minister Taher Masri as Senate president,

Over 100,000 registrations changed based on voter list objections

Khalid Neimat- (JT) - Election authorities have so far changed the registration status of over 100,000 citizens based

Lack of funding hurting women candidates - activists

Rana Husseini- (JT) - Women activists warned this week that lack of financial support is hindering efforts to support

CSPD receives 400,000 voter list objections

Khalid Neimat- (JT) - The Civil Status and Passports Department (CSPD) on Saturday announced that it received 400,000

Gov’t surveying poverty pockets

Hani Hazaimeh- (JT) - Government teams have begun surveying the Kingdom's 32 poverty pockets to identify their priority

Kingdom must activate law against prisoner abuse - NCHR

Hani Hazaimeh- (JT) - The National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) on Sunday called for the activation of Article 208 of

Government amends Cyber Crimes Law to ‘safeguard press freedom’

Hani Hazaimeh- (JT) - The government on Sunday endorsed the final draft of the Information Systems Crime Law (also

Islamists, professional associations decry peace talks

Mohammad Ben Hussein-(JT)- Activists on Thursday demonstrated near the headquarters of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) to protest against the

Professional associations launch Pakistan flood relief drive

Mohammad Ben Hussein- (JT)- The professional associations on Saturday launched a donation drive to assist flood victims in Pakistan, an association

Political parties looking to ‘join forces’ in upcoming elections

Mohammad Ben Hussein(JT) - Several political parties will gather next week to explore the possibility of forging an alliance for the November

Sri Lanka to lift ban on domestic helper recruitment

Hani Hazaimeh (JT)- The Sri Lankan embassy on Tuesday agreed to lift a ban on sending domestic helpers to Jordan after

Short on domestic helpers, agents facing financial losses

Hani Hazaimeh (JT) - Recruitment agencies on Sunday urged authorities to speed up procedures to open new markets for

Labour ministry to launch child labour crackdown

Hani Hazaimeh-(JT) - The labour ministry today will launch a nationwide inspection campaign to crack down on child

Five opposition parties to team up against independents

Mohammad Ben Hussein-(JT) - Opposition parties on Monday said they will unite efforts to “make a difference” in the

Workers protest against sewing centre closure

Hani Hazaimeh- (JT)- Twelve women who worked in a sewing centre in Baqaa on Wednesday staged a sit-in to protest

IAF instructs branches to enforce elections boycott

Mohammad Ben Hussein-(JT) - The Islamic Action Front (IAF) has begun implementing a decision to boycott November’s