King participates in Princess Dina Abdul Hamid’s funeral
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah and HRH Crown Prince Hussein on Wednesday participated in the funeral of HH Princess Dina Abdul Hamid, the ...
Jordan gets its first ever space research centre
Aug 21, 2019
King meets delegation of US Congress staffers
Aug 21, 2019
Online shopping decision starts to bite as popular platform shuts down
Aug 21, 2019

Local

World Bank proposes $200m investment project to boost job creation, IT sector

By Elizabeth Turnbull - Aug 21, 2019

AMMAN — The World Bank has proposed a project to advance job creation for young people in Jordan with a $200 million investment project aime ...

US delegation hears from Jordan officials

By JT - Aug 21, 2019

AMMAN — Prime Minster Omar Razzaz on Wednesday received a delegation of US Congress staffers and highlighted His Majesty King Abdullah's eff ...

Study seeks to tackle youth challenges, migration

By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas - Aug 21, 2019

AMMAN — The Arab Democracy Index survey conducted by the University of Jordan's Centre for Strategic Studies (2018-2019) showed that 45 per ...

Region

UAE rejects support claims for separatist seizure of Yemen's Aden

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

ABU DHABI — The UAE on Wednesday rejected accusations it supported Yemeni separatists in their seizure of interim capital Aden, as the gover ...

Syria regime forces take full control of key town — monitor

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

Sudan swears in civilian-majority ruling council

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

Extremists withdraw from key area of northwest Syria

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

Yemen separatists drive out gov't troops from two camps in south

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

World

Indonesia deploys more troops as Papua hit by fresh unrest

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

MANOKWARI, Indonesia — Indonesia's Papua was hit by fresh unrest on Wednesday as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive ...

Johnson, Merkel to face off in first Brexit talks

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

Denmark stunned as Trump scraps visit over Greenland snub

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

EU rejects Johnson's demand to scrap Irish backstop

By AFP - Aug 20, 2019

Italy's political crisis comes to a head as PM tipped to quit

By AFP - Aug 20, 2019

Business

Facebook hiring journalists to curate its new News Tab

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Tuesday confirmed plans for a News Tab that will be edited by seasoned journalists, in a departure from its long ...

BA owner slams spiralling costs of Heathrow’s third runway
Facebook launches tool to let users control data flow

Features

Surgeons not good at predicting benefit from knee operations

By Reuters - Aug 21, 2019

Surgeons are no better at determining which patients might benefit from operations to treat torn knee cartilage than if they just flipped a ...

Apple debuts credit card as it readies TV+ launch
Controversial study links fluoridated water during pregnancy to lower IQ

Sports

Serie A coaching shuffle gives Ancelotti’s Napoli hope

By AFP - Aug 21, 2019

MILAN — As the sole survivor of a coaching shuffle among the leading challengers, Carlo Ancelotti could have the best chance to end Napoli’s ...

Maguire calls for social media clampdown
Juventus gamble on Sarri to deliver another style of Serie A title

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