Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II left for Japan on Sunday for a working visit that was due to last for several days, the royal court announced. The monarch would meet with Japanese Emperor Akihito and have talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso on the latest developments in the Middle East and efforts to re-launch peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
The discussions were also expected to focus on means of boosting bilateral economic and trade ties. Abdullah was also scheduled to meet in Tokyo with prominent politicians, parliamentarians and private sector leaders.
Amman- Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa and six Arab foreign ministers met in Amman on Saturday to appraise the Middle East peace process following the coming to power of a new right-wing government in Israel. The meeting came at the invitation of the Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to coordinate Arab attitudes on the peace negotiations with Israel ahead of a visit to Washington by King Abdullah II, the date of which has not been set so far, sources close to the meeting said.
Amman - Arab stock markets extended gains this week, mainly propelled by speculation on small caps by investors who seemed to adopt hit-and-run strategies pending breakthroughs in the world's fight against recession, financial investors said Friday. "Regional markets were led this week by speculators who focused on small caps in the search for speedy profits to the exclusion of long-term blue chip commitments," an Amman-based portfolio manager told German Press Agency dpa.
Amman - Seven Arab foreign ministers and the Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa are to meet in Amman on Saturday to discuss the future Arab strategy for peace negotiations with Israel, officials said Friday. The meeting has added significance as it falls just ahead of a planned trip to Washington by Jordan's King Abdullah II, who is expected to relay the Arab vision on the peace process with Israel to the US President Barack Obama.
Amman - Two agreements were signed in Amman Thursday under which the German government extended 92.5 million euros (122.8 million dollars) in economic aid to Jordan, an official statement said.
The two accords, part of the German development cooperation programme with Jordan for the fiscal year 2008-2009, were signed by the Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair al-Ali and the German ambassador in Amman Joachim Heidorn.
Amman - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday expressed his country's opposition to the demolition of Palestinian houses in Jerusalem, saying the city should be the capital of both Israel and the future Palestinian state.
"We view with real concern the proposed demolitions in East Jerusalem," Miliband told a press conference he jointly addressed with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh.
"Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinians and Israel," he said.
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II left for Japan on Sunday for a working visit that was due to last for several days, the royal court announced. The monarch would meet with Japanese Emperor Akihito and have talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso on the latest developments in the Middle East and efforts to re-launch peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Amman- Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa and six Arab foreign ministers met in Amman on Saturday to appraise the Middle East peace process following the coming to power of a new right-wing government in Israel. The meeting came at the invitation of the Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to coordinate Arab attitudes on the peace negotiations with Israel ahead of a visit to Washington by King Abdullah II, the date of which has not been set so far, sources close to the meeting said.
Amman - Arab stock markets extended gains this week, mainly propelled by speculation on small caps by investors who seemed to adopt hit-and-run strategies pending breakthroughs in the world's fight against recession, financial investors said Friday. "Regional markets were led this week by speculators who focused on small caps in the search for speedy profits to the exclusion of long-term blue chip commitments," an Amman-based portfolio manager told German Press Agency dpa.
Amman - Seven Arab foreign ministers and the Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa are to meet in Amman on Saturday to discuss the future Arab strategy for peace negotiations with Israel, officials said Friday. The meeting has added significance as it falls just ahead of a planned trip to Washington by Jordan's King Abdullah II, who is expected to relay the Arab vision on the peace process with Israel to the US President Barack Obama.
Amman - Two agreements were signed in Amman Thursday under which the German government extended 92.5 million euros (122.8 million dollars) in economic aid to Jordan, an official statement said.
Amman - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday expressed his country's opposition to the demolition of Palestinian houses in Jerusalem, saying the city should be the capital of both Israel and the future Palestinian state.
