The latest round of memos coming from the Jordanian Media Commission increases the concern that the country is moving closer to institutionalizing pre censorship to media even though this is a

In a cramped radio studio in central Amman, a team of journalists is preparing to broadcast the lunchtime news bulletin. The first item is about human trafficking and underage marriage among Syrian

Every now and then we hear unscientific statements -which are based on partial truth- that claim that journalism has ended or that it is on its way to extinction. This is not true and follows similar

Amman - What does it mean to be a professional journalist in aSyria fragmentedby Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, the interim Syrian government andSyrian Opposition Coalition groups, not to

My wife and I were invited October 29 th to the ninety first anniversary of the creation of the modern state of Turkey. The celebration held at the luxurious Hyatt Hotel in Amman was attended by

To anyone contemplating recent events, anyone seeking to filter fallacy from reality, the fierce Kurdish defense of Kobani is arresting, unlike anything we’ve seen before. Kurdish resistance against

AmmanNet - Ezz Edian El Natour With the Islamic State (IS)- also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)’s occupation of the Iraqi city of Mosul in mid-June, there has been much concern

Swedish Ambassador Helena Gröndahl Rietz and a high level delegation from the Swedish Development Agency (Sida) visited a community-based radio station in the Jordan Valley Friday and met with

The Jordanian government has confiscated nearly 219,000 Syrian identity papers, in violation of international agreements. The Jordanian Directorate of Syrian Refugee Affairs acknowledges exceptional

British ambassador Peter Millet, in a visit to Amman, emphasized that Jordan’s security and solving the Palestinian refugee problem is the most important issue for Britain in the Israeli-Palestinian