اعتصم عشرات الأردنيين يوم أمس بالقرب من السفارة المصرية في عمان احتجاجا على الجدار الذي تقوم مصر ببنائه على الحدود مع قطاع غزة.

قوات الأمن الأردنية أغلقت منافذ الشوارع المؤدية للسفارة مما اضطر المتظاهرين للجوء إلى طرق ترابية للوصول لموقع الاعتصام الذي كانت قد دعت إليه النقابات المهنية وأحزاب المعارضة.

350.org is an international organization that is working against climate change. Here is a video put together by Astrid Ellefsen, who is working and living in Amman.

Around 300 Jordanians marched from Saladdin Mosque to the Prime Ministry after Friday prayers yesterday to protest the latest Israeli measures in Al-Aqsa mosque and Jerusalem. Gathering across the street from the Prime Ministry, the protestors chanted slogans denouncing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Arab governments and cheering for Hamas.
They criticized the Jordanian public gatherings law and said that no …

Written by Matthew Teller.
Early this month, twenty Arabian oryx – a kind of white antelope, native to the Middle East – were released into the wild at Wadi Rum in Jordan, as the latest step in efforts to reintroduce the animal to the wild after its near-extinction in the 1970s.
A bit of background: oryx once roamed widely from Egypt to …

The construction of a new visitors’ center on an archaeological area of the Amman Citadel has outraged some experts — yet others think it’s a good idea. So what’s going on?
Written by Nick Seeley. Read parts 1 and 2. Content by JO Magazine.
THE CONTROVERSIAL JD1.1 million revitalization of the Amman Citadel has left Jordan’s community of architects, archaeologists and …

Over the next six years, if things work out as municipal planners hope, the entire way downtown Amman works will change — for the better. Here are some details on the grand plan.

Written by Nicholas Seeley. Provided by JO Magazine.
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HE Mayor Omar Maani, the Greater Amman Municipality has embarked on an ambitious plan for development …

يتم إشهارها الاسبوع القادم

تشكيليون ينجزون جزءاً من جدارية “إسقاط وادي عربة”
الأحد 19/7/2009
أقامت النقابات المهنية الأردنية وبالتعاون مع رابطة التشكيليين الأردنيين مساء أمس السبت 18/7/2009، ورشة تشكيلية في مجمع النقابات شارك بها عدد من الفنانين والطلاب والشباب والاطفال لإنجاز جزء من جدارية “معاً لإسقاط معاهدة وادي عربة” التي تعتزم لجنة حماية الوطن ومقاومة التطبيع النقابية وفعاليات شبابية إطلاقها الاسبوع القادم.
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US President Barack Obama is fulfilling a campaign promise by giving a major speech to the Muslim world in a Muslim capital. Many have been hailing the move as initial steps taken by the current administration to mend the diplomatic damage done by his predecessor. However, others have suggested that without tangible actions, Obama’s smooth words may be nothing more …

A meeting will be taking place between the Mayor of Amman and the community and supporters of Jabal Qalaa on Saturday at 11 am near the museum within the archaeological site of the citadel.
The meeting is open to the public, so please feel free to join us to support the people of Jabal Qalaa and express your opinion on the …

This year’s World Economic Forum has the potential to be one of the most exciting in years. The economic crisis, renewed peace talks between Israel and the Arab World, and the growing importance of the environment will all be flashpoints and make for exciting conversation.
7iber has joined up with the Global Changemakers, an organization support by the British Council, to …