Local

'Iron metal production in ancient times involved multiple craftspeople, highly specialised technical knowledge'

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Dec 21, 2024

AMMAN — After moving its headquarters from Tla Al Ali to Jabel Luweibdeh in March 2022, the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL ...

Amman’s Citadel lit in blue, yellow to promote global disability summit

By JT - Dec 21, 2024

AMMAN — The Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Friday illuminated the Citadel, one of Amman’s most iconic archaeo ...

Minimum wage increase sparks debate over sufficiency, exclusions

By Maria Weldali - Dec 21, 2024

AMMAN — Jordan’s Tripartite Labour Affairs Committee's recent decision to increase the minimum wage from JD260 to JD290, effective January 1 ...

Region

US drops bounty for Syria's new leader after Damascus meeting

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

DAMASCUS — Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior US diplomat said Friday, following ...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strike kills 7 children from one family

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

Bombardment kills 3 UN food agency staff in Sudan -WFP

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

Iraq says to begin repatriating Syrian troops who fled offensive

By AFP - Dec 19, 2024

UN calls for 'free and fair' elections in Syria

By AFP - Dec 18, 2024

World

Scholz visits site of deadly Christmas market attack

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

MAGDEBURG, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday visited the site of a deadly car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market ...

At least 22 die in bus accident in southeastern Brazil

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump's return

By AFP - Dec 19, 2024

Cholera vaccine production up but stockpiles still short: WHO

By AFP - Dec 18, 2024

Russia claims two more villages in east Ukraine

By AFP - Dec 18, 2024

Business

EU chief in Bern to reset ties with Switzerland

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

BERN, Switzerland — European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen visited the Swiss capital recently to seal a new set of agreements ai ...

BoE holds interest rate after inflation rise
Japanese carmakers Honda, Nissan in preliminary merger talks — reports

Features

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils controversial new stained glass windows

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

PARIS — Designs for six new stained glass windows in fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral were unveiled for the first time on Wednesday, with c ...

Facing teen suicide suits, Character.AI rolls out safety measures
Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say

Sports

Ascendant Atletico visit wobbling Barca in battle for La Liga lead

By AFP - Dec 21, 2024

BARCELONA — Hansi Flick's Barcelona started the season in superb form but Atletico Madrid have wrestled their way into the title race and th ...

Jordan Cup quarters kick off Friday
Amorim tells Rashford to ‘speak with the manager’ over exit talk


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