Local

March 30 to April 2 announced as holiday for civil servants in observance of Eid Al Fitr

By JT - Mar 10, 2025

AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Monday announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday will begin on Sunday March 30, and continue until Wedne ...

Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics offers scholarships for Master's programmes

By JT - Mar 10, 2025

AMMAN — The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced the availability of three scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic ...

Study reveals no link between nomadic graves in Wadi Fidan, copper production in Iron Age Faynan

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Mar 10, 2025

AMMAN — Nomads had always roamed around Wadi Faynan in the Iron Age. ...

Region

Boatless in Gaza- using old fridge doors to catch fish

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Balanced calmly on top of what was once a refrigerator door, fisherman Khaled Habib uses a makeshift pa ...

Israel minister says cutting off electricity supply to Gaza

By AFP - Mar 09, 2025

Syria president calls for unity after reports of mass killings

By AFP - Mar 09, 2025

US ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity

By AFP - Mar 09, 2025

Syria leader issues plea for national unity, peace

By AFP - Mar 09, 2025

World

Pope Francis has quiet night, says Vatican

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis spent a quiet night in the hospital, said the Vatican Monday, a day after the 88-year-old pontiff thanked doctor ...

N. Korea warns of 'accidental' war risk from US-South Korea drills

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

Ukraine to propose sky, sea truce at US talks in Saudi - official

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

Canada's next PM Mark Carney vows to 'win' US trade war

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

Floods, mass power cuts as wild weather bashes eastern Australia

By AFP - Mar 09, 2025

Business

Jordan’s pharmaceutical exports grow 14.8% in 2024, overcoming regional challenges

By JT - Mar 10, 2025

AMMAN — The Kingdom's pharmaceutical exports increased by 14.8 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching JD611 million despit ...

16 patents, 718 trademarks registered in first 2 months — Ministry
Experts laud CBJ monetary management, approach to currency flow regulation

Features

Disco, reggae on King Charles's 'eclectic' Apple playlist

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

LONDON — Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones are among artists from around the Commonwealth who have made it onto King Charles III's p ...

Caring for pets with special needs
Human ancestors making 'bone tech' 1.5 million years ago, say scientists

Sports

Shai outguns Jokic with 40pts as Thunder roll past Nuggets

By AFP - Mar 10, 2025

LOS ANGELES, United States — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander outdueled MVP rival Nikola Jokic with a 40-point performance as the Oklahoma City Thund ...

Football team regroups, lineups lightly modified
Faisali defeat Wihdat, boosting Hussein’s chances to win the league


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