Wadi Rum tourism drops by 70% in H1 2024
AMMAN — Wadi Rum has witnessed a 70 per cent decline in both international and local visitors during the first half of 2024, according to th ...
Jordanian field hospital distributes food parcels in north Gaza
Aug 21, 2024
Safadi, Blinken discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts, regional tensions
Aug 21, 2024
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 40,223
Aug 21, 2024

Local

Experts suggest use of 'intelligent' transportation systems to address Amman’s traffic congestion

By Sara J. Faqir - Aug 21, 2024

AMMAN — Amman’s traffic congestion is a complex issue driven by rapid urbanisation, population growth, and an ageing road network struggling ...

Bronze Age warfare: insights from archaeological, textual evidence

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Aug 21, 2024

AMMAN — The study of the ancient warfare is often connected with study of available weaponry and fortifications recovered by archaeologists. ...

Cassation Court upholds over 3-year sentence for drug dealer

By Rana Husseini - Aug 21, 2024

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a December State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing a drug dealer to over three years in pris ...

Region

Lebanon says five killed in fresh Israel strikes

By AFP - Aug 21, 2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's health ministry said early Wednesday that Israeli strikes in the country's east killed one person and wounded 20 ...

Iran shuts German cultural centre, upsetting Berlin

By AFP - Aug 20, 2024

Gaza engineer harnesses sunlight to make saltwater drinkable

By AFP - Aug 20, 2024

Blinken meets Egyptian president in Gaza truce push

By AFP - Aug 20, 2024

Blinken says Gaza talks 'last opportunity' to secure a Gaza truce, hostage release deal

By AFP - Aug 19, 2024

World

'Yes she can': Obama says US ready for a Harris presidency

By AFP - Aug 21, 2024

CHICAGO — Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that "the torch has been passed" to Kamala Harris and that the United States ...

Excitement as Obama set to praise Harris at Democratic convention

By AFP - Aug 20, 2024

Mpox 'not the new Covid', says WHO

By AFP - Aug 20, 2024

Japan to begin trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor

By AFP - Aug 19, 2024

Russia says 41 injured fighting fire caused by Kyiv drone

By AFP - Aug 19, 2024

Business

Privacy lawsuit over Chrome 'Sync' feature gets new life

By AFP - Aug 21, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday breathed new life into a lawsuit by Chrome users who say Google gathered data even though ...

Markets diverge ahead of Powell speech
Libya central bank resumes operations after abducted official's release

Features

New ‘Call of Duty’ and ‘Borderlands 4’ games announced at leading show

By AFP - Aug 21, 2024

COLOGNE, Germany — The release dates for new episodes of the “Call of Duty” and “Borderlands” video games were announced on Tuesday at the o ...

Social media platform X to shutter local operations in Brazil
Alain Delon, France’s flawed screen god

Sports

Germany goalkeeper Neuer retires from international duty

By AFP - Aug 21, 2024

MUNICH, Germany — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesda ...

Week 3 of CFI Pro League kicks off tomorrow
Sinner cleared of wrongdoing after failing anti-doping tests


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