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Jordan legislative election set for Nov 20 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:12:40 GMT

Jordan announced on Tuesday that it will hold a parliamentary election in November, a vote that could prove to be a new test of wills between the government and the Islamist opposition.


Raiders RB Jordan Tries To Bounce Back (CBS 5 Bay Area)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:21:00 GMT

LaMont Jordan knows full well that he has plenty of doubters heading into his third season in Oakland.


ARAX opens first Jordan branch (AME Info)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:34:40 GMT

ARAX restaurant for falafil and sandwiches has opened its first branch in Jordan at Al-Madinah al-Munawwrah Street in Amman. The restaurant currently has 12 branches in Lebanon, along with other locations in Syria, USA, and Canada. ARAX has plans to open other restaurants in the Gulf and Europe.


Jordan sets date for parliamentary elections (People's Daily)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:18:12 GMT

The Jordanian Council of Ministers on Tuesday decided to set Nov. 20 as the date to hold the parliamentary elections in the kingdom. Jordan's King Abdullah II issued a decree on Sunday dissolving the 110-seat lower house of parliament ...


UN Commends Jordan For Educating Iraqi School Kids (Scoop.co.nz)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:25:29 GMT

With the new school year kicking off on Sunday in Jordan, the United Nations refugee agency today praised the country for opening the doors of its local schools to tens of thousands of Iraqi children who have fled war in their homeland.


Hard-hat-wearing robber hits West Jordan credit union (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:18:20 GMT

Posted: 2:00 PM- Police in West Jordan are looking for hard hat-wearing bandit who robbed a credit union. The robbery happened about 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Credit Union Service Center, 3078 W. 7800 South.


UPDATE1-Jordan finance minister resigns over petrol prices (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:49:35 GMT

AMMAN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Jordan's Finance Minister Ziyad Fariz resigned on Tuesday after the government overruled his recommendation to hike petrol prices to curb a spiralling budget deficit, officials said.


Wolfe, Jordan Getting In State Senate Race Join Berke, Brock In Contest To Replace Crutchfield (The Chattanoogan)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:22:39 GMT

Chattanooga attorney John Wolfe and former city staff member and developer Ken Jordan are getting in the state Senate District 10 race. Attorney Wolfe, a Talk Radio fixture who earlier ran for U.S. Congress, turned in his qualifying papers on Tuesday.


Hope for Iraqis as their children register for Jordan's public schools (AlertNet)
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Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:45:20 GMT

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Nine-year-old Hassan will soon be going back to school for the first time since arriving in Jordan three years ago. On Tuesday, the nine-year-old held his mother's hand and waited anxiously in line to register his name for entry to a public school. Tens of thousands of other Iraqis are expected to follow suit.


Thanksgiving Ceremony For Student Leaving For Al-Quran Competition In Jordan (BruDirect.com)
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Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:37:41 GMT

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Thanksgiving ceremony was held yesterday at the Insitut Tahfiz Al-Quran for one of its students, 17-yearold Hajah Bazilah binti Mudim Haji Ahmad Kasra, who will be competing in the 2nd International Competition for memorising, reading and translating of the Quran for females in Amman, Jordan.