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Remnants of Oldest Bread Made14,000 Years Ago Found in Jordan

SOURCE: JORDAN EMBASSY US AMMAN — The discovery of the oldest remains of bread in the world adds to Jordan’s reputation as a key contributor to civilisation, pundits said on Tuesday. Research published in the US-based journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on July16 said that the finding is the earliest empirical … Continued

Was Prince William’s Famous Trip to The Middle East Political?

By: Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Prince William just ended his visit to Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. His trip is considered to be historic by the world because it was the first time a member of the British royal family stepped onto Israeli/Palestinian lands. Even before he started packing his bags, he was already judged … Continued

Five Jordanian Women Win Best Tech Award at US Convention

SOURCE: THE EMBASSY OF JORDAN AMMAN — Five Jordanian women participating in the TechWomen 17, the biggest gathering for women in technology in the world, held in the US, have won the first prize for the best technological project, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Tuesday. Participants said that the winning project was among … Continued

Ridley Scott Returns To Jordan For His Upcoming Film

Ridley Scott, Hany Abu Asad shoot their latest movies in Jordan Source: Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Scenes for the upcoming thriller film “All the Money in the World”, directed by Ridley Scott, were shot last week in Wadi Rum, a Royal Film Commission statement said. This is the third time the renowned … Continued

Jordan Celebrates National Treasure, Zeina Barhoum, founder of the 1st Opera Festival in the Arab World.

Zeina Barhoum Launches Amman Opera Festival as International Musicians  Gather to Perform at the Roman Amphitheater in downtown Amman. Press release: TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO TravelTalkMEDIA and Monaco Business Development announced that under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein, Jordanian Soprano Zeina Barhoum has unveiled plans for the first ever opera festival in … Continued

Jordan Confused by Trump’s Flip-Flops on MidEast

By: Osama Al Sharif Source: The Middle East Institute If it’s tough enough for media pundits to keep up with President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on domestic politics, then the task of reading the president’s stand on key foreign issues is even more difficult. Jordan, one of America’s closest Middle Eastern partners, has been trying to … Continued

Melania Trump Meets Queen Rania, as White House Grapples With Crises

By KATIE ROGERS THE NEW YORK TIMES A billionaire, a queen and an American first lady walked into a public charter school on Wednesday, collecting bouquets, examining owl pellets and hugging students amid the rapid-fire clicking of cameras. The visit to Excel Academy, an all-girls charter school, by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Queen Rania of … Continued

The Royal Jordanian just trolled Donald Trump, and it’s hilarious

By Leyal Khalife Stepfeed Just hours after a federal appeals court rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s Muslim-targeted ban, Royal Jordanian Airlines took its marketing tactics to a whole new level. Jordan’s flagship carrier released an advertisement that highlights the positive side of the temporary ban-lift, offering travelers a chance to fly to the U.S. at … Continued

Travel website says Jordan ‘best place’ to travel in 2017

The Jordan Times Jordan has topped a list of 35 of the “World’s Best Places to Travel in 2017” compiled by travel website Matador Network. The website, the “world’s largest independent travel publisher”, described Jordan as a “completely safe oasis isolated from the instability of the region”. “Jordan is a place of supernatural beauty,” the … Continued

Five Arab Countries Qualify for FIBA Asia Cup 2017

BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer The West Asian Basketball (WABA) Championships concluded on Thursday in Amman, Jordan. The final day of the round-robin competition determined the four teams that would qualify for the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup, which will be held in August of this year in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon having already qualified … Continued

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