Local

Ancient siege strategies: From towers to tunnels

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Nov 24, 2024

AMMAN — Bronze Age architecture was characterised by city walls constructed from massive stone blocks.  To overpower defenders and breach th ...

Education minister discusses cooperation with UN resident coordinator

By JT - Nov 24, 2024

AMMAN — Minister of Education Azmi Mahafzah on Sunday met with UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan Sheri Ritsema-Anderson to explore opportuni ...

Arab Water Council preparatory meeting opens at Dead Sea ahead of 6th Arab water conference

By JT - Nov 24, 2024

AMMAN — The Arab Water Council (AWC) opened a preparatory meeting at the Dead Sea ahead of the 6th Arab water conference on Wednesday under ...

Region

Palestinian pottery sees revival in war-ravaged Gaza

By AFP - Nov 24, 2024

DEIR BALAH, Palestinian Territories -- Traditional clay pottery is seeing a resurgence in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians are forced to f ...

Israel records 160 launches fom Lebanon as Hizbollah targets Tel Aviv, south

By AFP - Nov 24, 2024

Aid only 'delaying deaths' as Sudan counts down to famine - agency chief

By AFP - Nov 23, 2024

Deadly Israeli strike hits central Beirut

By AFP - Nov 23, 2024

Fears for Gaza hospitals as fuel and aid run low

By AFP - Nov 23, 2024

World

Ukraine shows fragments of new Russian missile after 'Oreshnik' strike

By AFP - Nov 24, 2024

UNDISCLOSED, Ukraine — Ukraine on Sunday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, af ...

Venezuela opposition calls for mass anti-Maduro protest on December 1

By AFP - Nov 24, 2024

Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bn climate deal

By AFP - Nov 24, 2024

Pope to skip Notre Dame opening in Paris for Corsica visit

By AFP - Nov 23, 2024

France marks 80 years since Strasbourg's WWII liberation

By AFP - Nov 23, 2024

Business

Northvolt CEO and co-founder Peter Carlsson resigns

By AFP - Nov 23, 2024

STOCKHOLM — Sweden's financially-strained electric car battery maker Northvolt announced recently the resignation of its CEO Peter Carlsson, ...

Bitcoin tops $95,000 for the first time
JBA, Scottish Asian Business Chamber sign agreement to establish joint business council

Features

From Plates to Plants: A Vegetarian’s Journey

By Shama Kaur, Family Flavours - Nov 24, 2024

In my own journey, I became a vegetarian in my mid-twenties, starting by cutting out meat, then chicken, fish and finally dairy. ...

The history of bath seen as political mobility
Fairuz, musical icon of war-torn Lebanon, turns 90

Sports

Jordan plays Palestine in FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers

By Aline Bannayan - Nov 24, 2024

AMMAN — Jordan’s basketball team plays Palestine in Jeddah on Monday in its second match of window 2 of Group D qualifiers for the 31st FIBA ...

'Eternal' Nadal leaves legacy as he retires from tennis
Football fans unhappy with national squad; refocus on club competitions


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