King meets UN chief, warns of repercussions of dangerous regional escalation
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, during a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, warned of the repercus ...
Top Hizbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
Sep 21, 2024
Israel-Hizbollah exchanges intensify on Lebanon border
Sep 20, 2024
CBJ lowers interest rates on monetary policy instruments by 50 basis points
Sep 20, 2024

Local

New insights emerged into ancient Safaitic script

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Sep 19, 2024

AMMAN — The Safaitic script belongs to the group of South Semitic scripts and was used by Arabs in southern Syria, northern Jordan and the a ...

JTB promotes Kingdom's ecotourism, heritage at Top Resa tourism fair

By JT - Sep 19, 2024

AMMAN — The Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) showcased its diverse tourism offerings through a Jordanian pavilion at the Top Resa tourism exhibiti ...

Prosecutor questions man for allegedly killing sister, mother

By Rana Husseini - Sep 19, 2024

AMMAN — The Criminal Court prosecutor on Thursday began questioning a man who allegedly shot and killed his sister and mother and left a sib ...

Region

Israel bombs Hizbollah strongholds in Lebanon after wave of deadly blasts

Sep 20, 2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel bombed Hizbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon on Thursday, piling pressure on the militant group after two waves ...

Two children among 12 dead in Lebanon pager blasts - minister

By AFP - Sep 18, 2024

UN members demand end to 'unlawful' Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories

By AFP - Sep 18, 2024

Israel warns time running out to halt battle with Hezbollah

By AFP - Sep 16, 2024

Israel renews 'anti-Semitism' jibe against EU's Borrell after latest criticism

By AFP - Sep 14, 2024

World

Spanish PM, Palestinian leader urge Mideast de-escalation

By AFP - Sep 20, 2024

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minis-ter Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, as Lebanon said 37 ...

Canada hits Hamas, Israeli settlers, Iran with new sanctions

Sep 19, 2024

North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles

By AFP - Sep 18, 2024

Trump says only ‘consequential’ presidents get shot at

By AFP - Sep 18, 2024

Japan suspends trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris

By AFP - Sep 17, 2024

Business

Sales of US existing homes slip slightly in August

By AFP - Sep 19, 2024

WASHINGTON — Sales of previously owned US homes fell in August, according to industry data released Thursday, but lower mortgage rates and g ...

EU court scraps 1.5b euro fine against Google
Germany's Scholz disappointed by delay to Intel chip plant

Features

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs again denied bail in sex trafficking case

By AFP - Sep 20, 2024

NEW YORK — Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain imprisoned pending trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, after a judge deni ...

Fashion’s Game of Thrones as creative heads play musical chairs
Instagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens

Sports

Wihdat, Faisali play on weekend as Ahli lead Pro League

By Aline Bannayan - Sep 19, 2024

AMMAN —  The CFI Professional Football League’s most anticipated match will be Wihdat vs Faisali on Saturday as the competition entered its ...

Van Dijk hails Liverpool’s ‘calm’ response in win over AC Milan
Fans anxious as Jordan’s top strikers injured


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