Army thwarts drug smuggling attempt from Syria
AMMAN — The Eastern Military Zone personnel in cooperation with military security agencies and the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND), foiled a ...
Cassation Court upholds over three-year sentence for drug dealer
May 18, 2024
King calls for enhancing joint Arab action, coordination to address common challenges
May 17, 2024
S.Africa tells UN court Israel 'genocide' hit 'new and horrific stage'
May 17, 2024

Local

JFA calls for sanctions on Israeli football teams

By JT - May 18, 2024

AMMAN — The Jordan Football Association (JFA) has called on FIFA to impose sanctions on the Israeli teams, following Israel’s aggression aga ...

Rediscovering Black Desert: New insights on Neolithic innovation

By Saeb Rawashdeh - May 18, 2024

AMMAN — Before the mid-1970’s, the Black Desert area had not been enough explored, noted the scholar Zeidan Kafafi at the lecture “Road of t ...

JOPACC reports 20.14 million CliQ transactions in Q1 2024

By Maria Weldali - May 18, 2024

  AMMAN — The rapid penetration of digital payments in the Kingdom, reflects a growing demand that is boosting financial inclusion across th ...

Region

Israeli forces kill 3 in West Bank — Palestinian authorities

By AFP - May 17, 2024

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Israeli forces shot and killed three men during clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials ...

US military says aid pier anchored to Gaza beach

By AFP - May 17, 2024

Palestinians mark 'Nakba' anniversary as thousands flee Gaza's Rafah

By AFP - May 16, 2024

Fierce battles rage across Gaza  as US calls for post-war plan

By AFP - May 15, 2024

Fierce fighting rocks Gaza after US warning of post-war 'anarchy'

By AFP - May 14, 2024

World

Lawyer denies charges in Trump ‘fake electors’ case in Arizona

By AFP - May 18, 2024

LOS ANGELES — A lawyer who was the architect of a plan to subvert the 2020 election and return Donald Trump to the White House denied all ch ...

Alleged gunman charged with Slovak PM’s attempted murder

By AFP - May 17, 2024

Biden makes new outreach to Black voters as support slips

By AFP - May 17, 2024

Slovakia PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt — govt

By AFP - May 16, 2024

Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near

By AFP - May 15, 2024

Business

China offers to buy up commercial housing to boost property market

By AFP - May 18, 2024

BEIJING — China cut the minimum down payment rate for first-time homebuyers recently and suggested the government could buy up commercial re ...

Toshiba to cut up to 4,000 jobs in Japan
Qatar eyes more long-term gas supply deals this year

Features

Paul McCartney becomes UK’s first billionaire musician

By AFP - May 18, 2024

LONDON — Music icon Paul McCartney has become the UK’s first billionaire musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List published on Frid ...

Violin village: Artisanal hub in Bolivian Amazon
Make Buddhism cool again: South Korea’s controversial DJ ‘monk’

Sports

Attiyah and Bernacchini romp to emphatic Jordan Rally victory

By JT - May 18, 2024

DEAD SEA — Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and Giovanni Bernacchini finished the Jordan Rally in cruise control to kick-start the defence of the Qat ...

Fernandes will leave if he feels unwanted at Man Utd
‘Best ever’ tennis takes outsider Tabilo to Rome Open semis


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