Lebanon says Israeli strike cuts off main road to Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon said an Israeli strike on Friday cut off the main international road to Syria, after Israel said Hezbollah wa ...
Israel strikes Hizbollah intelligence HQ in Beirut
Oct 04, 2024
Jordan condemns Israeli efforts to discredit Guterres, calls for respect of UN Charter
Oct 04, 2024
CPF launches 'Knowledge Festival' for children in Russeifa
Oct 03, 2024

Local

Foreign minister warns of Israeli escalation, calls for ceasefire in meeting with Churches for Peace

By JT - Oct 04, 2024

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Thursday warned of the risks posed by the escalating Israeli aggression i ...

Pakistan dispatches 40 tonnes of medicines to Gaza

By JT - Oct 04, 2024

AMMAN — Pakistan dispatched on Thursday a sixth humanitarian relief aid, which includes 40 tonnes of medicines, to support the Palestinian p ...

Archaeologists uncover Nabataean temple in Puteoli's submerged harbour

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Oct 03, 2024

AMMAN — Puteoli was a Roman city in the Bay of Naples and merchant hub. ...

Region

Lebanon army fires at Israel in first after soldier's death

By AFP - Oct 04, 2024

BEIRUT — Lebanon's army said it returned Israeli fire for the first time on Thursday in nearly a year of fighting between Israel and Hizboll ...

Pride and fear in Iran after missile attack on Israel

Oct 02, 2024

Israel vows response as Iran fires missile barrage

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

UN warns against 'large-scale ground invasion' in Lebanon

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

Grief and fear in Damascus after Nasrallah killing

By AFP - Sep 30, 2024

World

Harris rallying with anti-Trump Republican in swing state battle

By AFP - Oct 04, 2024

WASHINGTON — Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris will rally on Thursday with Liz Cheney, a staunch Republican opponent of Don ...

Former US president Jimmy Carter turns 100

By AFP - Oct 02, 2024

Blasts, shooting around Israeli embassies in Nordic capitals

By AFP - Oct 02, 2024

US boosting forces in Middle East by a 'few thousand' troops

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

More than 20 feared dead in Thai school bus inferno

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

Business

Turkish inflation falls less than expected in September at 49.4%

By AFP - Oct 04, 2024

ISTANBUL — Turkish annual inflation slowed less than expected in September to 49.4 per cent, official data showed Thursday, a figure which a ...

Hong Kong wealth gap more than doubles in five years — Oxfam
UAE oil giant ADNOC swoops on German chemicals firm Covestro

Features

2024 Nobels offer glimmer of hope as global crises mount

By AFP - Oct 04, 2024

STOCKHOLM — Next week's Nobel Prize announcements will crown achievements that made the world a better place, a glimmer of optimism amid a s ...

Over 100 people to sue Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for assault — lawyer
Kris Kristofferson, US country music icon and actor, dies at 88

Sports

Conte plays down Napoli’s title chances

By AFP - Oct 04, 2024

MILAN, Italy — Antonio Conte has taken Napoli back to the top of Serie A for the first time since they won the title in 2023 but he says whi ...

Battling Alcaraz outlasts Sinner in thriller to win China Open
Jaiswal leads India to remarkable victory in rain-hit Bangladesh Test


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