Local

King, Crown Prince receive messages of best wishes on state’s centennial

By JT - Apr 12, 2021

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has received messages of best wishes from leaders and senior officials of Arab and friendly countries on t ...

Jordan achieves targets set in 2nd IMF review

By JT - Apr 12, 2021

AMMAN — Jordan has achieved all the targets that were set in the second review under $1.3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement a ...

Virtual book fair for children held to fill COVID-imposed vacuum

By Joy Mazahreh - Apr 11, 2021

AMMAN — Last week, Jabal Amman Publishers launched the first virtual book fair in an attempt to make up for the missed book fairs schools no ...

Region

Iran atomic agency says nuclear facility hit by act of 'terrorism'

By AFP - Apr 12, 2021

TEHRAN — Iran's atomic energy organisation said on Sunday the Natanz nuclear facility was hit by a terrorist act, hours after it said an "ac ...

70 dead as battle for Yemen's Marib rages on three fronts

By AFP - Apr 12, 2021

Egypt train driver ‘not at controls’ during deadly crash

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

Lebanon civil war survivors say today’s crisis even worse

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

Libyan PM, ministers due in Turkey on Monday — ministry

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

World

Mosque in France defaced with Islamophobic graffiti

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

RENNES, France — Vandals defaced the walls of a mosque in western France with Islamophobic graffiti two days ahead of the start of the holy ...

Germany’s divided far-right AfD to launch election bid

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

EU regulator says AZ clot risk 'very rare' as nations battle virus surges

By AFP - Apr 08, 2021

Northern Ireland riots signal dark new chapter for Brexit

Apr 08, 2021

EU says on track for late summer 'community immunity'

By AFP - Apr 07, 2021

Business

Alibaba fined $2.78b for market abuses

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

SHANGHAI — Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine on Saturday over practices d ...

Housing Bank to distribute 12% in cash dividends
IMF warns more funding needed to safeguard global economy

Features

Self-care!

By Sonia Salfity, Family Flavours - Apr 11, 2021

I want to ask every mother who is reading this to join me on a mission to better care for ourselves. It’s past eight o’clock at night and I ...

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Catnip, silver vine leave kitties feline groovy, wards off mosquitoes

Sports

Real Madrid edge thrilling Clasico to go top of La Liga

By AFP - Apr 11, 2021

MADRID — Real Madrid climbed to the top of La Liga on Saturday after Karim Benzema’s flicked finish helped them claim a thrilling 2-1 victor ...

Dallas double sees 10-man Leeds shock Man City
Mbappe stars as PSG win at holders Bayern Munich

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