Students demand implementation of new administrative policies.

Change to democracy in many Arab countries hinges on their people being able to enjoy two basic rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: the right to assembly and freedom of

AMMAN // Bowing to public pressure to revoke restrictions on public gatherings, Jordan's government says protests will no longer need government permission. It has also lifted a six-month ban that

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Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the local-currency (LC) deposit ratings of Arab Bank plc to Baa1 from A3, and of Cairo Amman Bank to Ba2 from Ba1. Concurrently, Moody's has placed the

With the government already screaming about the media, will we ever get a real environment of press freedom in Jordan? IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG for the new administration to get riled up about the media

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt’s new military rulers told the nation on Saturday they were committed to civilian rule and democracy after President Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow and said they would respect all

AMMONNEWS - Thousands of Jordanians poured to the streets Friday evening in various cities and governorates in celebration of Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak's resignation after over 30 years in

February 6, 2011 This is an interesting piece of news today that is both strange and unverified so you’ll have to take it at the normal face value of news stories in the Kingdom. Jordan’s largest e