Local

Labour Ministry launches ‘I Do not Want to Work, I Want to Learn’ campaign

By Maria Weldali - Jun 13, 2021

AMMAN — The Labour Ministry on Saturday launched a campaign titled, “I Do not Want to Work, I Want to Learn”, in observance of the World Day ...

‘Number of working children in Jordan expected to increase’

By Rayya Al Muheisen - Jun 13, 2021

AMMAN — The number of working children in Jordan aged between five and 17 is expected to increase due to the deteriorating economic conditio ...

Police warn public of currency scam

By Rana Husseini - Jun 13, 2021

AMMAN — Police on Saturday warned the public of a recent scam of what is known as the “black dollar”. Police Spokesperson Lt. Col. ...

Region

Algeria elects parliament amid 'repression' of protest movement

By AFP - Jun 13, 2021

ALGIERS — Algeria voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by a crackdown on a long-running protest movement that has camp ...

Security of airports, embassies to be 'Afghan responsibility'

By AFP - Jun 13, 2021

Iran’s Larijani rebuffed over election bar

By AFP - Jun 12, 2021

Jabs for votes: Lebanon's oligarchs turn to Covid bribery

By AFP - Jun 11, 2021

Yemen raids halted to push peace efforts--Saudi-led coalition

By AFP - Jun 11, 2021

World

US flight diverted after man threatens to ‘take plane down’

By AFP - Jun 13, 2021

WASHINGTON — A flight en route from Los Angeles to Atlanta was diverted to Oklahoma for an emergency landing when a passenger attacked two f ...

'Non-working week' announced in Moscow as virus cases surge

By AFP - Jun 12, 2021

UK’s G-7 gives a taste of upcoming climate conference

By AFP - Jun 12, 2021

US image abroad has improved with Biden election-- Pew survey

By AFP - Jun 11, 2021

Frenchman given 4 months in jail for slapping Macron

By AFP - Jun 11, 2021

Business

Pakistan announces $54b budget

By AFP - Jun 12, 2021

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced a budget on Friday of 8.4 trillion rupees ($54 billion) for the next fiscal year, basing it on an ambitious g ...

ECB says 'too early' to remove support despite rebound
Thousands strike in Greece over labour reform

Features

Teen girls suicide attempts up dramatically in pandemic

By AFP - Jun 12, 2021

WASHINGTON — The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that emergency department visits for suspected suicide a ...

Ready to travel abroad again? Watch out for superbugs
Endangered antelope rebounds in Kazakhstan, but threats loom

Sports

Italy gets Euro 2020 off to impressive start

By AFP - Jun 12, 2021

ROME — Italy got its Euro 2020 campaign off the mark with an impressive 3-0 win over Turkey in the curtain-raiser for the postponed continen ...

Euro 2020 finally set for lift-off under Covid cloud
Six young stars to watch at Euro 2020

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