Local

Agriculture Ministry launches national campaign to support olive sector

By JT - May 13, 2025

AMMAN — Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat on Tuesday launched the National Campaign for the Integrated Management of Olive Trees. Repre ...

Digital technology projects to strengthen refugee resilience in Jordan conclude

By JT - May 13, 2025

AMMAN — The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) has organised a final workshop for digital technology projects aiming at enhancing refugee resili ...

Legacy of words: Irbid’s iconic book booth keeps turning pages

By Osama Alkafri - May 13, 2025

IRBID — In a quiet corner of downtown Irbid, a modest wooden booth brimming with books has stood as a silent witness to generations of reade ...

Region

Hamas rejects Netanyahu's claim military pressure helped secure hostage release

By AFP - May 13, 2025

GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Hamas on Tuesday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that military pressure had ...

Pro-Kurd party seeks 'confidence-building measures' from Ankara as PKK disbands

By AFP - May 13, 2025

Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of ‘historic’ tour of Middle East

By AFP - May 13, 2025

Hamas says freed US-Israeli hostage

By AFP - May 12, 2025

Hamas to release hostage as part of direct Gaza talks with US

By AFP - May 12, 2025

World

US deportations raise 'serious concerns': UN rights chief

By AFP - May 13, 2025

GENEVA — The UN rights chief voiced alarm on Tuesday at the large numbers of non-nationals being deported from the United States, in particu ...

Trump mulls joining Ukraine talks in Turkey, Kremlin silent on Putin

By AFP - May 12, 2025

Pope urges release of reporters held for 'seeking truth'

By AFP - May 12, 2025

UK hosts European ministers for Ukraine talks amid ceasefire call

By AFP - May 12, 2025

Sweltering Philippines votes with Marcos-Duterte feud centre stage

By AFP - May 12, 2025

Business

Clearance on hybrid vehicles rises by 27% in first third of 2025

By JT - May 12, 2025

AMMAN — The volume of vehicle clearance from the Zarqa Free Zone to the local market decreased by 26 per cent during the first third of 2025 ...

Industrial production rises by 2.73% in Q1 2025 — DoS
S&P upgrades Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, senior notes to ‘BBB’

Features

Monument to post-apartheid South Africa's founding charter in ruins

May 13, 2025

  SOWETO, South Africa — In the shade of a tree on a sunny day, Isac Matate set up a rickety bookstand in a ragged square that was once a be ...

Parade, protests kick off Eurovision Song Contest week
A small kidney, a big lesson

Sports

Three reasons Ancelotti can succeed with Brazil

By AFP - May 13, 2025

MADRID — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins of the Brazil national team on May 26, aiming to lead the team to World Cup g ...

Pacers push Cavs to brink in NBA play-offs, Thunder pull even with Nuggets
Raphinha and Yamal lead Barca to wild win over Real Madrid


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