China ‘committed to supporting Jordan development’
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over economic cooperation and regional developments. ...
Queen commends JAHD’s community empowerment projects
Jun 23, 2017
JREDS conducts study to improve fisheries sector in Aqaba
Jun 23, 2017
Kingdom gets ready for Eid Al Fitr holiday
Jun 23, 2017

Local

IMF completes first Jordan review, praises performance

By JT - Jun 23, 2017

AMMAN — The Jordanian economy has performed favourably under a difficult external environment, as macroeconomic stability and external viabi ...

GDP grows by 2.2% in Q1

By JT - Jun 23, 2017

AMMAN — The Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter grew by 2.2 per cent, compared to the same period of last year, the ...

Court dissolves two political parties

By JT - Jun 23, 2017

AMMAN — The Court of Appeal on Thursday decided to dissolve two political parties: Duaa and Rafah for not abiding by the parties law and for ...

WEF 2017

Experts call for holistic energy strategy for region

By Laila Azzeh - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA – Energy experts on Sunday called for a holistic energy strategy for the region, noting that poor planning is a challenge to the su ...

‘2017 WEF one of best summits in region, world’

By Dana Al Emam - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA — The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2017 was "one of the best summits" held in the region and acro ...

WEF concludes by highlighting Jordan’s ‘big role’ in initiatives

By Mohammad Ghazal - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA —  The World Economic Forum (WEF), which witnessed several discussions on pressing regional issues and the launch of several progra ...

Region

Removing Assad no longer priority in Syria — Macron

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

PARIS — France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said T ...

Daesh destroys iconic Mosul minaret as Iraqi forces advance

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

Gaza restarts power station as Egypt fuel eases crisis

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

In Syria’s besieged Douma, Ramadan meals among the ruins

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

Turkey sends first cargo ship with aid for Qatar

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

World

Van attack victim at London mosque was ‘gentle’ grandfather

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

LONDON — Makram Ali, pronounced dead at the scene of a terror attack on Muslims in London, was a "quiet, gentle" grandfather, his family sai ...

Taliban car bombing at Afghan bank kills 34, wounds dozens

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Brussels attacker identified as Moroccan with nail bomb

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Extremist militants take hostages at Philippine school — army

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Paris attacker, on terror watchlist, had gun licence

By AFP - Jun 21, 2017

Business

Troubled airbag maker Takata plummets on bankruptcy fears

By AFP - Jun 23, 2017

TOKYO — Takata suffered another crushing collapse on Thursday, plummeting more than 50 per cent on fears the airbag maker at the centre of t ...

Qatar Airways seeks up to 10% stake in American Airlines
Gulf states prepare for VAT in time of crisis

Features

Sleeping-in on weekends linked to lower body weight

By Reuters - Jun 22, 2017

Catching up on lost sleep over weekends may help people keep their weight down, according to a study in South Korea. Not getting enough slee ...

‘Human foie gras’ stimulates appetite of pharmaceutical giants
Amazon.com: the retail giant that markets everything

Sports

Ex-Wimbledon star Boris Becker shocked by court’s bankruptcy filing

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

LONDON — Former German tennis star Boris Becker said he was “surprised and disappointed” after being declared bankrupt by a court in London ...

Tsonga joins exodus of seeds at Queen’s
Wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis stuns Milos Raonic at Queen’s

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