Jordan has hiked fuel prices for the tenth time in two years to cover its swelling energy costs.
The rise comes as the oil-barren Mideast kingdom struggles with soaring international oil and food prices.
Thursday's hike is the sixth this year. It brings the price of one liter of unleaded gasoline up about 5 US cents, from 0.805 Jordanian dinars, or about US$1.13, to JD 0.840, or about US$1.18.
Heating fuel and kerosene for household use jumped 9.2 percent to JD 0.770, or about US$1.08 per liter. The price of cooking gas remains unchanged.
The last time Jordan hiked fuel prices was on June 10. It saw the steepest rise last February, with a 111 percent price increase for several fuel products.
