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Study to highlight gender gap in private schools, universities

AMMAN — The National Steering Committee on Pay Equity (NSCPE) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is scheduled next week to launch a study on the gender pay gap in Jordan’s private schools and universities, according to...
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‘Jordan hosting largest number of registered Syrian refugees’

AMMAN — Jordan has received the largest influx of Syrian refugees compared with neighbouring states, the UN announced on Thursday, as hundreds of Syrians fled to the country. In a press statement issued on Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)...
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‘Ensour, ministers to schedule field visits every two weeks’

AMMAN — To interact directly with citizens and get a firsthand account on their problems, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and several ministers will visit one or more of the Kingdom's districts every two weeks, according to the government...
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1,846 Syrian refugees enter Jordan in 24 hours

Amman (Petra) -- A total of 1,846 Syrian refugees, mostly women, children and the elderly, including seven injured people, have entered the Kingdom over the past 24 hours. A source from the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) stated that JAF troops,...
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In Focus

Samsung Generations For Peace Awards Recognise Exceptional Work of Volunteers In Communities Around The World

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Remarks by His Majesty King Abdullah II and U.S. President Barack Obama before Bilateral Meeting

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Generations For Peace Institute Selects Two University of Oxford Scholars For 2013 Summer Field Research Programme

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Generations For Peace Marks Sixth Anniversary From Humble Beginnings in 2007 to a “Top 100” Global NGO

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Strengthening the WTO - An Essay by Ahmad Thougan Hindawi

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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement to Jointly Defend al-Masjid al-Aqsa

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As of May 15, 2013, there are 532,424 Syrian refugees in Jordan.

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Timeline of Political Reform

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Women in Political Life

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2013 Parliamentary Elections

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