Jordan’s King: There is nothing called ‘deal of the century’ August 19, 2018

Jordanian King Abdullah II has said that his Kingdom had always supported a Palestinian state, stressing that this position would never change, Assabeel newspaper reported yesterday.

Speaking with a group of Jordanian writers and journalists on Thursday, the King said: “We have never seen or read about something called the ‘deal of the century’.”

According"...

Medical association suspends wage list raise August 19, 2018

The Jordan Medical Association (JMA) on Saturday suspended its decision stipulating the raise of the wage list.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the JMA said that the recent raise of the wage list was suspended in response to the public rejection of the decision.

JMA President Ali Obous was quoted by Petra as saying that 'while the association is"...

200 per cent increase in eFAWATEERcom e-payments August 19, 2018

Payments through eFAWATEERcom, an online bill payment service, have increased to JD3.643 billion by the end of July, 2018, compared with JD1.208 billion in the same period of 2017, marking a 200 per cent increase, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) announced on Saturday.

The number of bills paid through the service in this year’s January-July period stood at 4.869 million, compared with 2.303 million invoices that were paid in the same period of"...

Mentoring event boosts young Jordanian startups August 19, 2018

A dozen business experts on Thursday came together to discuss specific startup challenges with local entrepreneurs, aiming to form a long lasting bridge between established industry experts and aspiring ones.

Mix N’ Mentor was initiated by Wamda around five years ago, with the first Amman edition taking place in 2012. According to Wamda Director of Community and Data Management Kamel Asmar, the event was established to 'better understand and"...