''The Jordan Times'' is an English-language

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based in Amman, Jordan.

History

Established in 1975, ''The Jordan Times'' is owned by the Jordan Press Foundation, a shareholding company which also runs the Arabic-language daily '' Al Ra'i'', the kingdom's best-selling newspaper. The Jordan Press Foundation has been majority government-owned since its inception, but it is unclear how much the government's stake has fallen since 2000, when a plan to sell some of the Foundation's shares was announced. ''The Jordan Times'' maintains editorial independence from its sister daily '' Al Ra'i''.

Content and profile

The newspaper includes two main sections: * News: Covers local, regional, and world news, and includes subsections on business and sports. * Opinions: Features opinion commentary and analysis by Jordanian, Arab, and international writers. The paper's website was the 31st most visited website in the Arab world in 2013.

Alumni

Notable journalists who have worked at ''The Jordan Times'' include: * Rami George Khouri, journalist and commentator on the Middle East. Former editor-in-chief. * Jill Carroll, ''

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'' reporter kidnapped in Iraq. Former reporter. * Marwan Muasher, former minister of information. Former editor-in-chief. * George Hawatmeh, founder of the Arab Media Institute. Former editor-in-chief. *

Ayman Safadi Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ''ʾayman aṣ-ṣafadī'') (born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Safadi is a member of the Jordanian Druze community. ...

, Jordan's foreign minister. Former deputy prime minister and editor-in-chief. From the 1980s to 2011 veteran journalist Randa Habib had a weekly column in ''The Times'' which was stopped by the paper's management.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan Times 1976 establishments in Jordan Publications established in 1976 English-language newspapers published in Arab countries Newspapers published in Jordan Mass media in Amman