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Government in Jordan

  • Meeting held after directive from King Abdullah

    JORDAN, 2013/11/09  Upon the directives of King Abdullah II, the Jordanian Council of Ministers convened in Aqaba on Wednesday. At the conference, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said the session - attended by official and community representatives of the governorate - was held to take decisions that can serve Aqaba residents and expedite the development process there. He announced that the cabinet had decided to annex the Wadi Araba District to the Aqaba Appropriate Economic Zone Authority, while the issue of water in Wadi Araba will remain under the supervision of the Jordan Valley Authority.
  • Jordan's King Abdullah II

    JORDAN, 2013/07/21 Jordan's King Abdullah II arrived in Cairo on Saturday, in the initial visit by a chief of national to Egypt since ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, national media reported. The monarch had been part the initial leaders to congratulate Egyptians next the army overthrew Morsi following mass protests calling for him to resign. Abdullah, who faces challenges at home from Islamists, was met at the airport by military-backed interim Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi, the official MENA news agency reported.
  • Arab League Economic Cooperation a Fantasy

    JORDAN, 2013/03/31 Though international politics may be taking precedent at the March 25 Arab League summit, there are some fundamental Arab realities that have remained constant.
  • Governance and Public Sector employment in the Arab World 2012-09-19

    BAHRAIN, 2012/09/19 Recent events across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have underscored the urgent need to ensure job creation and an enabling environment for a young and better-educated, extra skilled labor force.  The international economic crisis has further deepened the problem in a region that is characterized by the world’s highest youth unemployment rate and the lowest female labor force participation. This goes hand-in-hand with overwhelmingly low price-added employment and a public sector that in most countries still provides most formal jobs.  Tackling these problems and challenges has become a key policy priority for virtually amount governments in the region.