TEHRAN, June 02 -The majority of Jordanian lawmakers have called for withdrawal of a controversial IMF-backed tax reform bill that has sparked massive public protests across the country.
TEHRAN, June 01 - Jordan's King Abdullah II ordered the government on Friday to freeze new price hikes on fuel and electricity, officials said, after angry protests across the cash-strapped country.
TEHRAN, June 01 - Jordan's King Abdullah II has ordered the government to suspend an increase in fuel and electricity prices in the wake of angry protests.
TEHRAN, May 30 -Thousands of Jordanians have staged a strike against an income tax bill that they say will worsen an erosion in living standards, demanding the overthrow of the government of Hani Mulki.
TEHRAN, May 27 - Jordan has decided to abandon a $10 billion deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant, saying the two sides worked to construct a small modular reactor (SMR) instead.
TEHRAN, February 27 - Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine have spoken out against Tel Aviv’s tax and land grab plans targeting churches in Jerusalem al-Quds, with Beirut and Amman describing the measures as a violation of international regulations.
TEHRAN, January 29 - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Islamic Republic has always sought peace, stability and security in the region and takes advantage of every opportunity to promote dialogue aimed at solving regional problems.
TEHRAN, January 21 - Jordan's King Abdullah voiced concern on Sunday over a decision by Washington to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's ‘capital’, saying Jerusalem al-Quds had to be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
TEHRAN, January 16 - Police in Jordan say they've shut down a large factory making an illegal amphetamine-based drug said to be popular in the Middle East, including among Syrian militants.
TEHRAN, January 3 - Jordan, the custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem al-Quds, has condemned as “null and void” the latest Israeli measures meant to consolidate the regime’s occupation of the ancient city and annex more Palestinian territory.
TEHRAN, December 17 - Sources close to the family of Sabih al-Masri, Jordan's most influential businessman, say he has returned to his home in Riyadh after being detained by Saudi authorities.
TEHRAN, December 16 - Sabih al-Masri, Jordan's most influential businessman and the chairman of its largest lender Arab Bank, was detained in Saudi Arabia for questioning after a business trip to Riyadh, family sources and friends said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, November 29 - British Prime Minister Theresa May has embarked on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Jordan to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues with leaders of the two Arab kingdoms.
TEHRAN, October 25- A petition circulating on social media calling for Jordan's controversial nationality law to be abolished is likely to be refused in parliament, activists say.
TEHRAN, October 25 - Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a new mega-city across its borders with Jordan and Egypt which will be entirely powered by renewable energy.
TEHRAN, October 2 - The Syrian army and its allies seized control of nine positions at Syria’s border with Jordan, expanding their control at the southern frontier, a report said.
TEHRAN, October 1- Syrian army soldiers and allied fighters have reportedly managed to liberate nine positions from the grip of Takfiri terrorists along the country’s southern border with Jordan.