Local

Decade as refugees: Syrians in Jordan watch homeland’s transition with hope, concern

By Maria Weldali - Dec 15, 2024

AMMAN — Syrians living in Jordan are closely following the unfolding changes in their homeland, grappling with a mix of hope, concern for lo ...

Excavations at Pella, Tell Hammeh shed light on Iron Age IIA architecture

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Dec 15, 2024

AMMAN — Material culture did not experience break between the Bronze and the Iron Age at Pella, a site in north-western Jordan. ...

Queen Rania visits relocated elderly residents after fire at White Beds Society’s Golden Age Home

By JT - Dec 15, 2024

AMMAN — Her Majesty Queen Rania visited Darat Samir Shamma for the Elderly on Sunday, where residents were relocated after a fire broke out ...

Region

7,600 Syrians returned via Turkish border in 5 days after Assad fall – minister

By AFP - Dec 15, 2024

ISTANBUL / BEIRUT — More than 7,600 Syrian migrants crossed the Turkish border to return home in the five days after the fall of Syrian stro ...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 18 Palestinians

By AFP - Dec 15, 2024

A palace in shock: Bashar al-Assad's final moments in Syria

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

Saudi-hosted UN talks end with no drought deal: participants

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

Syria's new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three months

By AFP - Dec 12, 2024

World

South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law bid

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

SEOUL — South Korean lawmakers on Saturday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring ...

US starts relocating Marines from Japan's Okinawa

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

South Korea's Yoon vows to fight 'until the very last minute'

By AFP - Dec 12, 2024

Russia may target Ukraine with another Oreshnik missile 'in coming days'-- US officials

By AFP - Dec 11, 2024

South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials

By AFP - Dec 10, 2024

Business

German hospitals fear labour shortages if Syrians leave

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

BERLIN — German hospitals and other employers fear worker shortages if many Syrian refugees return home after the fall of president Bashar a ...

German economic institutes pessimistic on growth in 2025
Jordan’s FTAs provide access to global markets worth $50 trillion — minister

Features

Taylor Swift closed her Eras tour on top of the world. Now what?

Dec 14, 2024

NEW YORK — The nearly two-year-long, $2 billion Eras tour shattered records, made history and quite literally triggered earthquakes -- so wh ...

The trial of a king: Ancient royal ritual in Cameroon promotes peace
Director Barry Jenkins finds echoes from his past in new Lion King

Sports

Short-handed Celtics cruise past Pistons

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

LOS ANGELES, United States  — The NBA champion Boston Celtics shrugged off the absence of All-Star Jayson Tatum, raining 20 three-pointers i ...

Man City crisis deepens with Champions League defeat at Juventus
FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host


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