Local

Madaba, Saudi Ahsa sign twinning agreement to enhance cooperation

By JT - Feb 05, 2025

AMMAN — Madaba Mayor Aref Rawajih and Mayor of Ahsa Municipality in Saudi Arabia Issam bin Abdullatif Mulla on Wednesday in Ahasa signed a t ...

From semi-Nomads to settlers: Examining life in Ghor Abu ‘Obeideh

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Feb 05, 2025

AMMAN —  professor Zeidan Kafafi studied rural societies and their life in the Ghor Abu ‘Obeideh region during the Iron I and II, and this s ...

Experts praise new building regulations, call for balance in reforms

By Maria Weldali - Feb 05, 2025

AMMAN — Recent amendments to building and urban planning regulations by the government have been widely welcomed as a step forward for the r ...

Region

Two years on, construction jungle emerges from Antioch's quake-hit ruins

By AFP - Feb 03, 2025

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would sh ...

Palestinian ministry says Israeli raid in West Bank kills one

By AFP - Feb 02, 2025

At least 56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum

By AFP - Feb 01, 2025

Gunmen kill 10 in Syria village 'massacre' - monitor

By AFP - Feb 01, 2025

Israel cuts ties with UN agency for Palestinian refugees

By AFP - Jan 31, 2025

World

Five people wounded in Sweden school shooting

By AFP - Feb 04, 2025

STOCKHOLM — Five people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Tuesday, police said, urging the public t ...

Ex-NATO chief Stoltenberg named Norway finance minister

By AFP - Feb 04, 2025

S. Africa soldiers killed in DR Congo due home Wednesday

By AFP - Feb 04, 2025

Russia advanced 430 square km in Ukraine in January: AFP analysis

By AFP - Feb 03, 2025

Belgium moves to right as new PM De Wever sworn in

By AFP - Feb 03, 2025

Business

Kingdom’s export certificates surge by 9.2%, reaching JD117m in January

By JT - Feb 05, 2025

AMMAN — The value of export certificates issued by the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) increased by 9.2 per cent in January, reaching JD117 ...

Ayla Marina earns 5 Gold Anchor accreditation
Work-related injuries down by 14.2% in 2023 — SSC

Features

Next round for strategy game lineage in 'Civilisation VII'

By AFP - Feb 05, 2025

PARIS — Fans have waited more than eight years for the new instalment in heavyweight strategy game Civilisation, with the release of the sev ...

Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT

Sports

Mbappe out for Real Madrid cup game as Ancelotti backs ref complaints

By AFP - Feb 04, 2025

MADRID — Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappe would miss Real Madrid's upcoming Copa del Rey quarter-final against Leganes with a bruised calf ...

Hussein Irbid defeat Wihdat in the first leg of the Super Cup Final
McIlroy and Lowry charge at Pebble Beach but Straka leads


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