Local

Fire at elderly home claims seven lives, resident charged with arson

By Rana Husseini - Dec 14, 2024

AMMAN — A man, who is a resident of an elderly retirement home in Amman where seven people died in a fire early Friday, was charged on Satur ...

Deir Ain Abata excavations reveal animal use, monastic economy

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Dec 14, 2024

AMMAN — Excavations at Deir Ain Abata provided evidence about the animal use in the area. ...

Jordan's wheat reserves sufficient for 10 months, prices stable

By JT - Dec 14, 2024

AMMAN — Jordan's current wheat reserves are sufficient to meet the Kingdom's local consumption needs for the next 10 months, according to th ...

Region

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

By AFP - Dec 14, 2024

DAMASCUS — Hours before extremists’ forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was alread ...

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

UN General Assembly calls for 'unconditional' Gaza ceasefire

By AFP - Dec 12, 2024

New Syria PM calls for Syrians abroad to return

By AFP - Dec 11, 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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