Recently added articles from The Star (Amman, Jordan):
Top searches of the decade.
Dec 07, 2009; ... By Zeid NasserAs the decade known as the AoNoughtiesAo or the AoDouble OAAEsAo draws to a close, weAAEll be taking a look at the events and trends that charcterized it.WeAAEll kick-off this week with GoogleAAEs announcements of the AaeTop Searched Terms of 2009AAE and the AaeTop searched ...
Global IT spend to reach $1.5 trillion next year.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Research firm IDC has predicted that global IT spend will rise by 3.2 percent in 2010, finally returning the industry to pre-recession spending levels of about $1.5 trillion. It s believed that both IT and ...
Google AaeZeitgeistAAE reveals top searched terms in 2009.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Another year has come and gone, and as always, Google looks back at the happenings of 2009Authe people, events and memories that made this year unique. Each year, we examine the queries that people around the world have typed into Google search to discover the zeitgeist. To compile the ...
ProgressSoft and S1 forge banking alliance.
Dec 07, 2009; ... ProgressSoft Corporation, a renowned provider of real-time payment and imaging solutions, and S1 Corporation, a leading global provider of multichannel financial services software, signed a strategic partnership under which ProgressSoft will resell the S1 Corporate Banking and S1 Trade ...
Security Alert : ecurity updates not to blame for Windows crashes.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Microsoft says that malware is to blame for recent reports of AaeBlack Screen of Death effecting the Windows operating system, not its own security updates.Microsoft says that the crash has not been reported in significant numbers, and advises users to report any problems directly to its ...
Queen, Mrs Gul visit CM.
Dec 07, 2009; ... HM Queen Rania and Turkish First Lady Hayrunnisa Gul visited on Tuesday the ChildrenAAEs Museum (CM), one of many educational initiatives launched by the Queen to enhance the quality of learning, well-being and development of children in Jordan. The Queen and Mrs Gul, accompanied by CM ...
Gul concludes visit.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his spouse, TurkeyAAEs first lady Hayrunnisa Gul, left Amman on Thursday at the end of a three-day official visit to the Kingdom. Gul held talks with HM King Abdullah II on bilateral ties and ways of bolstering them in various domains. Talks also dealt ...
Gul meets Turkish community.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his spouse Hayrunnisa Gul met with Turkish citizens living in Jordan at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman on Wednesday. Addressing the meeting, Gul said he was pleased to be with Turkish citizens living in Jordan. AoThanks to our common culture, history, ...
JEI awarded UNESCO prize.
Dec 07, 2009; ... The Jordan Education Initiative (JEI) won the 2009 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education. The award, shared with Rector of Moscow Institute of Open Education, includes a diploma and $25,000 cash prize and will be ...
Glee over Lower House dismissal.
Dec 07, 2009; ... By Yasmine Abu TarboushA royal decree was issued last Monday to dissolve the Lower House of Parliament and to hold early elections as of Tuesday, November 24.Prime Minister Nader Dahabi formed an official committee to work on amending the current Election Law in accordance with HM King ...
JCD workshop.
Dec 07, 2009; ... The Jordan Customs Department (JCD) employees enrolled in a training course tackling control, monitoring and physical fitness on Saturday. JCD Director General Ghaleb Sarayrah reiterated the importance of the workshop in training JCDAAEs ...
Saket lectures at CPD.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Civil Service Bureau (CSB) President Mazen Saket said that the Bureau has received a total of 184,000 job applications, while the total number of appointed employees stood at 24,000 during the last 10 years. During a lecture organized by the Center of Partnership for Democracy (CPD) in ...
Fayez Chief of RP.
Dec 07, 2009; ... A Royal decree was issued appointing Amer Talal Al-Fayez as Chief of the Royal Protocol (RP). Fayez replaced Sharif Mohammad Al-Haimaq who resigned. Fayez holds a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Jordan.He was ...
Judeh meets LatviaAAEs FM.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh discussed on Thursday with his Latvian counterpart Andris Teikmanis bilateral relations and means of enhancing them as well as efforts being exerted to achieve peace and stability in the region.During ...
IAF criticizes Obama.
Dec 07, 2009; ... The Islamic Action Front (IAF) on Friday criticized as a hostile move against the Islamic world the decision by US President Barack Obama to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. AoIt is a hostile step against the Arab and Islamic worlds,Ao Mohammad Bozour, who is in charge of the IAF ...
Al al-Bayt, St.Thomas discuss cooperation.
Dec 07, 2009; ... The universities of Al al-Bayt and US Saint Thomas discussed ways to strengthen interfaith dialogue as well as possibility to embrace the Message of Amman as a model for peaceful ...
Odeh receives German delegation.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh discussed on Wednesday with a delegation from the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, scopes of promoting legal cooperation between Jordan and the Foundation. They also discussed means of cooperation between the Ministry, the ...
Year of political reform.
Dec 07, 2009; ... Minister of Political Development Musa Maaytah on Thursday announced that 2010 would be Aothe year of political reformAo in Jordan. During the inauguration of a forum for civil society organizations in Madaba, the minister highlighted the implementation of ...
Greater Ajloun Mosque.
Dec 07, 2009; ... A meeting, chaired by Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs and Acting Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Thouqan Qudah, was held at the Cabinet on Thursday to look into the ...
CSCC sales.
Dec 07, 2009; ... According by the Civil Service Consumer Corporation (CSCC) has registered JD100 million in sales since the beginning of the year, according to a statement released by the corporation. CSCC Director General Mahmoud Abu Hazeem noted ...
