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March 28th, 2019 - 01:05 GMT

Good Teachers in Jordan Means Good Training

Queen Rania and US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green on Wednesday announced a new collaboration between USAID and the Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) at the QRTA’s new premises at the University of Jordan.

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May 9th, 2018 - 04:37 GMT

First Woman to Own Restaurant in Jordan's Tafileh

USAID, sometimes aid tends to go to wrong places (AFP/File Photo)

April 4th, 2018 - 10:04 GMT

Norwegian NGO Supports Terrorist Organization with USAID Money

Half of Iraq's schools need repairs and over three million children had their education interrupted (AFP/File)

February 11th, 2018 - 12:27 GMT

1 Out of 4 Children Lives in Poverty in Iraq: UNICEF

Trump threatened Tuesday to cut aid to Palestine after the latter’s decision to stop participating in peace negotiations due to the U.S. president’s steps in favor of Israel (AFP/File)

January 5th, 2018 - 06:00 GMT

Under Trump: US Aid to Palestine Hits All Time Low in 10 Years

Date farmers in Jericho in the West Bank are using treated water to grow crops and expand their businesses. (Alaa Badarneh for USAID)

November 1st, 2017 - 06:09 GMT

With Water Projects in West Bank and Gaza, US Cultivates Hope

The mosaic map on the floor of the Byzantine church of St George in Madaba, Jordan (Wikimedia Commons)

June 12th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Preserving Jordan's Heritage: Italian Expert Has Trained 50 Locals in Mosaic Restoration

A Syrian refugee in a refugee camp in Jordan. (AFP/file)

April 25th, 2017 - 12:36 GMT

Here’s why a huge cut in US aid to Jordan could be disastrous

A Yemeni girl carries a water container in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, on April 17, 2017. (AFP/stringer)

April 24th, 2017 - 04:16 GMT

Bombs, but also aid: Starving Yemen a victim of hypocrisy?

The Iraqi government is seeking to lower its international borrowing costs after the country was badly hit by the slump in oil prices. (Shutterstock)

February 14th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Trade Bank of Iraq plans second $1B bond issue

The closure of the Nassib border crossing translated into a heavy drop in Lebanese agricultural exports from 533.18 tons in 2014 to 360.76 tons in 2016. (File photo)

February 14th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Struggling Lebanese farmers call for more governmental support

More than 600,000 trees have been planted over the last six years, with a 70-90 percent survival rate. (Shutterstock)

January 30th, 2017 - 07:45 GMT

Lebanon’s endangered cedars get a new chance to grow with environmental initiative

Pope Francis salutes the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in St Peter's square at the Vatican on October 5, 2016. (AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)

October 14th, 2016 - 12:22 GMT

Dubai’s Princess Haya visits Pope Francis in the Vatican