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LeBron follows Jordan path to basketball fame and riches (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:11:29 GMT

There is a painting 10 stories tall of LeBron James on the side of a building near the Cleveland Cavaliers' arena, a giant testimony to the US basketball hero following the path of Michael Jordan.


U.N. Torture Report Dismays Jordan (NPR)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:18:45 GMT

Human rights organizations have long accused Arab governments of torture. Jordan, which became the first Arab state to host a U.N. investigaton of torture, is not pleased with the results.


Jordan's king rejects idea of Jordanian-Palestinian federation (People's Daily)
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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:36:05 GMT

Jordanian King Abdullah on Monday rejected the idea of forging a federation between Jordan and the Palestinian territories at this stage, according to an official statement.


Shareholders of Jordan Wood Industries to get 40% bonus shares (MENAFN)
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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:05:42 GMT

Shareholders of Jordan Wood Industries to get 40% bonus shares


Egyptian workers converge outside embassy for second consecutive day - Jordan (MENAFN)
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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:05:49 GMT

Egyptian workers converge outside embassy for second consecutive day - Jordan


Islamists call for abolishing Jordan military court (Middle East Times)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:41:58 GMT

AMMAN -- The opposition Islamic Action Front (IAF) called Monday for Jordan's military state security court to be abolished and slammed the arrest of several members of the influential party.


Jordan’s TRC prepares groundwork for MVNO entry (ITP.net)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:42:57 GMT

Earlier this month, Jordan’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) issued a draft regulatory decision paper on the provision of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) services in Jordan. It has set June 24 as the submission deadline for comments.


Jordan's trade balance deficit on rise (Mena Report)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:50:49 GMT

Jordan's trade balance deficit increased by 6.7% up to JD1594.2 million during the first third of 2007, compared to JD1494.1 million during the same period of 2006.


The North Development Company signs MoU with Jordan Telecom Group (Mena Report)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:37:40 GMT

The North Development Company, managing the master plan and development of the Irbid Economic Development zone, has signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with the Jordan Telecom Group (JTG) on June 5th.


Imseeh Jewelry ties up with World Diamond Council in a unique initiative for the first time in Jordan (Mena Report)
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Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:37:20 GMT

Imeesh Jewelry, a pioneer jewelry brand in Jordan, held a cocktail reception celebrating its 50th Anniversary, and hosted expert Peter Boeston, from the World Diamond Council together with Chantelle Aboud, World Diamond Council’s representative in the Middle East region.