The front page of The Jordan Times on Sunday October 31, 2010 |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jordan Press Foundation |
| Publisher | Jordan Press Foundation |
| Editor | Samir Barhoum |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Queen Rania Al Abdullah St. Amman, Jordan |
| Official website | http://www.jordantimes.com |
The Jordan Times is an English daily newspaper in Amman, Jordan. The newspaper was established in 1975 and is owned by the Jordan Press Foundation, which also runs the Arabic-language daily Al Ra'i, the Kingdom's best selling daily.[1]
The Jordan Press Foundation has been majority government-owned since its inception, but it's unclear how much the government's stake has fallen since a plan to sell some of its shares was announced in 2000. The Jordan Times maintains editorial independence from its sister daily Al Rai.
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The newspaper includes two main sections:
On October 8, 2008, the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon said that two American reporters who work for the Times, Holli Chmela and Taylor Luck, had not been heard from since October 1. The pair had left Jordan to vacation in Lebanon on September 29. On October 1 they told a friend they were leaving Beirut to travel to the northern town of Tripoli via Byblos. The embassy said they were planning to travel to Syria, before returning home to Amman on October 4.[2]
On October 9, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said it had arrested and was questioning the two Americans. The ministry statement said the two had entered the country illegally, with the help of smugglers, and that the two would soon be turned over to the US Embassy in Damascus.[3] Later that day, the couple were released and were reported to be safe at the US Embassy in Damascus.[4]
Notable journalists who have worked at the Times include: