Amman Centennial | NEWS & MEDIA

Expert highlights importance of engaging citizens in anti-corruption process

August 25, 2009 in News Coverage

By Natalie Hart AMMAN - “The collapse of corruption comes from institutional reform, not from combating corruption directly,” Bolivian politician Ronald MacLean-Abaroa said on Thursday. “Fighting corruption should not be considered as an end itself, but an orienting principle for reforming urban administration,” the former mayor of the Bolivian capital La Paz noted at a public forum, “Transparency in Urban Governance”, hosted by the Amman Institute of Urban Development, an affiliate of...

Amman Hosts Second Stand-Up Comedy Festival This December

November 04, 2009 in News Coverage

Amman will host the second annual Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival 2009, from December 4 until December 10, in association with Orbit Showtime. The festival which is organized by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is produced in collaboration with the New York Arab American Comedy Festival. The Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival will host comics from around the world, in addition to comics from the Middle East and Jordan.

Prince Marred distributes Amman Intl Marathons awards

October 25, 2009 in News Coverage

Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II, HRH Prince Marred, in the presence of the Royal Family members, patronized the ceremony of distributing the Amman International Marathons awards at King Al Hussein Park. HRH Prince Firas bin Raad, Chairman of the Board of Trustees said of the Amman International Marathon that the organization of this Marathon came to mark 10th Anniversary of His Majesty King Abdullahs Accession to the throne and Amman centennial anniversary to attract the at...

Greater Amman Municipality Organizes Centennial Parade

October 25, 2009 in News Coverage

On behalf of His Majesty King Abdullah II, Prime Minister Nader Dahabi patronized, on Friday, October 9th, Ammans centennial parade which was organized by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kings Accession to the Throne, and the 100th anniversary of the Citys first municipal council. Besides the Mayor of Amman, Mr. Omar Maani, the parade was also attended by members of the Royal Family, former and current prime ministers, ministers, members ...

The Greater Amman Municipality Celebrates First Municipal Council through the “Centennial Parade”

September 15, 2009 in News Coverage

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is celebrating this year the centennial anniversary of the founding of its first municipal council in 1909, and to mark the occasion, the municipality is organizing the "Centennial Parade" on October 9, 2009. The aim of the parade is to commemorate the 10th anniversary of His Majesty King Abdullah II’s accession to the throne, to celebrate the municipality’s centennial anniversary and a celebration of the city and its people who have brought life to...