Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday issued a decree appointing General Mohammad Rakkad as new head of the General Intelligence Department (GID), one of the country's most influential posts, according

Arab stock markets plummeted across the board this week under the pressure of declining oil prices and investors' gloomy outlook over annual results of listed firms, financial analysts said Friday.

Jordanian lawmakers observed a minute's silence in a show of support for Iraqi reporter Montazer al-Zaidi who hurled his shoes at US President George W Bush during a press conference in Baghdad earlie

Prince Ghazi bin Mohammad on Monday opened the the new Jordan-based Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) in the presence of a number of prominent sci

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday rejected Israel's excavations at al-Magharebah Gate in East Jerusalem as an "illegal" step that could affect the Islamic nature of the holy city.

Interior ministers of Iraq and eight of its neighbouring countries were scheduled to meet in Amman Thursday to discuss ways of helping the Iraqi government restore security to the violence-torn nation.

Arab stock markets plummeted across the board on Wednesday on reports of a nearing global recession and ambiguity regarding the extent to which regional businesses were involved in the world financial crisis, financial analysts said.

The interior ministers of the countries neighbouring Iraq are due to meet in Amman on Thursday to look into means for helping the Iraqi government restore security.