Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday.
Members of Jordan's opposition Islamic Action Front (IAF) won seats in municipal elections on Wednesday despite withdrawing from the race citing fraud, officials said after polling closed.
Jordan's first private sector television station, ATV, made its on-air debut Wednesday with a promise to offer an alternative to decades of state-controlled media, company officials said.
Jordan's main opposition party the Islamic Action Front said on Wednesday it could boycott legislative elections later this year, a day after it pulled out of municipal polls claiming fraud.
Five Washington teachers will soon be in the classroom in Jordan as part of an international exchange program.
JERUSALEM — Israel is reviewing the prospect of deploying Jordan's military in the West Bank.
While the Jordan Village Board is on the verge of naming a new trustee, the old one is picking up the pieces of his life. Mayor Richard Platten said the board could announce Michael Marrero's replacement as early as tonight, when the board holds its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the village hall.
AMMAN, Jordan Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday.
Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday. Despite a boycott by the Islamic Action Front - the country's largest opposition party - four candidates from the fundamentalist group won municipal council seats. Tuesday's municipal election was the first time Jordanians were directly ...
AMMAN — The Iraq football team arrived in Jordan yesterday to a hero’s welcome after winning the Asian Cup at the weekend, with compatriots praising them for uniting their divided country.