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Jordan's new military service: three months, 6,000 men and no phones
The National News
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Jordan's new conscription programme will start in February with 6,000 recruits who will serve for a mandatory three months and be paid a basic salary, officials have revealed. Details are emerging a day after authorities announced a partial...
Jordan Bets on Budget Flights To Reignite European Tourism
Media Line
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August 18, 2025
Jordan is rolling out an ambitious plan to lure more European travelers, banking on low-cost flights to revive its tourism industry, which has taken a hit from regional unrest. Starting August 26, Hungary’s Wizz Air will restart its Budapest-Amman...
Jordan to broaden its budget flights network to EU to revitalize tourism
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Jordan announced that it will resume and broaden its network of budget flights to European destinations from late August as part of efforts to revitalize its tourism sector, which has been affected by ongoing regional instability,...
Jordan: Wizz Air, Ryanair return as largest low-cost flight network launched - JTB
Zawya
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AMMAN — Jordan will see the return of low-cost carriers Wizz Air and Ryanair, with flights gradually resuming later this month, according to a statement from the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB). Wizz Air is set to restart its Budapest–Amman route on...
Qudah: A Thriving Jordan Requires a Strong Private Sector and an Advanced Government Cadre
Jordan News
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August 18, 2025
Amman – Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Eng. Yarub Qudah stated that building a prosperous and advanced Jordan requires a strong economy supported by a resilient private sector across all its branches—industry, tourism, services, and...
Jordan To Expand Low-Cost Europe Flights From Late Aug To Promote Tourism
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Nam News Network) AMMAN, Aug 18 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan will resume and expand low-cost air links with Europe from late Aug, in a push to revive a tourism industry, hit by regional tensions, officials said, yesterday. Hungary's Wizz Air will...
Design team shortlist announced for new Christ’s baptism museum in Jordan
Blooloop
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August 18, 2025
Scheduled to open in 2030 to commemorate the bimillennial of Christ’s baptism, a new site-specific museum at Bethany, Jordan, dedicated to Jesus Christ’s baptism, is expected to become a globally important spiritual and cultural landmark. The...
Jordan: Royal Jordanian ranked first in on time performance
Zawya
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AMMAN – Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) secured the top global ranking for on time performance for July 2025, according to the latest report by OAG, a leading international aviation data analytics company. The national carrier has achieved an on...
Jordan to expand low-cost Europe flights from late August to promote tourism
The Malaysian Star
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August 17, 2025
AMMAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will resume and expand low-cost air links with Europe from late August in a push to revive a tourism industry hit by regional tensions, officials said on Sunday. Hungary's Wizz Air will restart its Budapest-Amman...
Jordan Revives Mandatory Military Service for the First Time in 34 Years
Media Line
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August 17, 2025
Jordan announced on Sunday that it will reinstate national military service, with Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah presenting the move as a patriotic duty. Speaking to young people in Irbid governorate, the Crown Prince said Jordanians must be...
Jordan Revitalize Tourism with Expanded Low-Cost Flights to Europe
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Jordan is set to resume and widen its network of low-cost air routes to Europe starting late August, part of a strategic effort to revitalize its tourism sector amid ongoing regional tensions, officials announced Sunday. Wizz Air,...
Jordan to relaunch national military service
The National News
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Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan announced on Sunday the reactivation of the country's national military service. During a meeting with young people from Irbid governorate, the Crown Prince said Jordanians must be prepared to serve and...
Parliamentary Tourism Committee Condemns Freezing of Patriarchate Accounts in Jerusalem
Jordan News
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August 17, 2025
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Tourism and Antiquities, MP Wasfi Haddad, who is also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the coordinating member of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), strongly condemned...
Royal Jordanian achieves high ranking for flight punctuality
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality August 2025 138 Royal Jordanian Airlines achieved the top global ranking for on time performance in July 2025, with a 95.21 per cent on time performance rate for departures and arrivals, according to OAG's latest...
Foreign Office puts 72 countries on 'do not travel' list with UK tourists warned
Birmingham Live
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August 17, 2025
Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to security issues, health risks and legal differences with the UK. The Foreign Office has placed a string of countries on a "do...
Low-cost flights set to resume in Jordan at end of August
Ammon News
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August 17, 2025
Ammon News - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Imad Hijazin said that the Kingdom will witness the gradual return of Wizz Air and Ryanair low-cost airlines to their flights starting later in August, as Wizz Air will resume its Budapest-Amman...
Jordan Hosts Filming of The Voice and The Voice Kids
Ammon News
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August 15, 2025
Ammon News - The Royal Film Commission – Jordan announces that MBC Group, the largest media network in the Middle East and North Africa, has commenced filming the latest seasons of The Voice: Ahla Sawt and The Voice Kids at Olivewood Studios. The...
New White House travel ban on Gaza sparks concerns for children in Bay Area for medical treatment
ABC7 News - California
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August 17, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Last week, three children arrived at San Francisco International Airport from Gaza for life-saving medical treatment. But now, there are concerns they could be sent back. Dr. Mohammad Subeh, a Bay Area emergency medicine...
Jordan Davis Leans into Personal Stories and Creative Risks on ‘Learn The Hard Way’: ‘I Still Have Something to Prove’
Billboard
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August 15, 2025
When it came time to make his third studio album, Learn the Hard Way, out today (Aug. 15) on MCA Nashville, ACM and CMA award winner Jordan Davis tells Billboard he “wanted to take some chances.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news The...
Jordan's tourism revenues up to$4.4 million
Ammon News
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August 13, 2025
Ammon News - The Kingdom's tourism revenues surged by 8.6% during the first seven months of 2025, reaching $4,398.1 million, despite a 5.6% decrease in July 2025 million, preliminary data released by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) showed. The...