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India to provide financial assistance to Jordan in form of vaccines and medicines for 2018

India will provide $5 million dollar assistance to Jordan in the form of vaccines and medicines in 2018. Apart from this, India and Jordan have inked 12 agreements...

March 1, 2018

Jordon launches Sahara Forest Project

Jordan, a water-poor country that is 90% desert, has launched Sahara Forest Project near the southern port city of Aqaba to turn desert land into farming land to...

September 9, 2017

Saudi Arabia along with GCC launches military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen

Saudi Arabia along with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and several other countries have started military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The operations were stated after Yemeni President Abd...

March 27, 2015

Jordanian envoy first Muslim to be elected UN human rights chief

T​he nomination of Prince Zeid al Hussein of Jordan of as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights  was unanimously approved by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He...

June 17, 2014

Israel, Jordan, Palestinians signed Water sharing Deal

Mid-East governments (Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians) signed a historic trilateral agreement at the World Bank in Washington, which outlines regional water-sharing initiatives from the Red Sea to...

December 16, 2013

Jordan gets UNSC seat as its non-permanent member

Jordan has been elected as a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Jordan has replaced Saudi Arabia which was recently elected for the position but rejected the...

December 8, 2013

Taj Mahal placed among top three landmarks in the world

As per leading travel website TripAdvisor’s 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards, India’s Taj Mahal is among the top three landmarks in the world. Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list...

July 5, 2013

Jordan: Awn Khasawneh led Fresh Government sworn in

Awn Khasawneh led fresh Government sworn in Jordan by Jordan’s King Abdullah II in. Khasawneh is a 61-year-old international judge at the International Court of Justice. He substitutes...

December 28, 2011

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