Local

Queen Rania meets Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni in Rome

By JT - Apr 09, 2025

AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania met with the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday, during a brief visit to Rome.  Prime Minis ...

JCD processes over 950,000 customs declarations in 2024 — Director-general

By JT - Apr 09, 2025

AMMAN — Faced with a “record-breaking” volume of customs activity, Jordan Customs Department (JCD) is undergoing reforms aimed at improving ...

Lecture highlights Nabataeans’ water mastery, pottery legacy

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Apr 09, 2025

AMMAN — The ancient Nabataeans were well known for their hydraulic system, water storage and irrigation in a very arid area of Petra and its ...

Region

Turkey holds talks with Israel on easing Syria tensions

By AFP - Apr 10, 2025

ISTANBUL — Turkey and Israel have started talks aimed at easing tensions over Syria, officials from both sides said Thursday.   Israel has l ...

Yemen rebel media says US strikes on Hodeida killed 10: new toll

By AFP - Apr 09, 2025

Israel says seizing 'large areas' of Gaza as strike kills 23

By AFP - Apr 09, 2025

Israel troops shoot dead woman in alleged West Bank knife attack

By AFP - Apr 08, 2025

UN says nearly 400,000 displaced since end of Gaza ceasefire

By AFP - Apr 08, 2025

World

EU chief says US tariff pause 'important step' to stabilise world economy

By AFP - Apr 10, 2025

BRUSSELS — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump's decision to pause planned tariff increases as an " ...

Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon credits

By AFP - Apr 10, 2025

Germany 'back on track' says Merz, unveiling new coalition

By AFP - Apr 09, 2025

Trade war escalates as China hits US with huge tariff

By AFP - Apr 09, 2025

Over 110 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse

By AFP - Apr 09, 2025

Business

Hikma signs licensing agreement to bring innovative oncology treatment to MENA

By JT - Apr 09, 2025

AMMAN — Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma) on Wednesday announced an exclusive licensing agreement with pharmaand GmbH (pharma&), a globa ...

Foreign reserves reach $22.02b, covering 8.5 months of imports
Trump's steep tariffs trigger fresh market panic

Features

Iconic Paris hotel Lutetia taken over by Mandarin Oriental

By AFP - Apr 09, 2025

PARIS — The historic Lutetia hotel in Paris, which was occupied by the Nazis during World War II and after liberation served as a welcome ce ...

Frail David Hockney celebrated in vast Paris retrospective
Foreign runners in Pyongyang for marathon-- N.Korea

Sports

Shai scores 42, Doncic ejected as Thunder down Lakers

Apr 09, 2025

LOS ANGELES, United States — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to defeat the Los Angeles La ...

Wihdat close the Gap as Hussein Irbid ties with Jazeera
By Nicolas Kienast, Thomas Urbain in New York


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