Local

China hosts Belt Road AI training for Arab media professionals

By Ilham Darwazeh - Oct 01, 2024

BEIJING, China — The China Broadcasting and TV Centre, funded by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, hosted a two-week training programme from ...

Jordan, Malaysia Celebrate 59 Years of Diplomatic Relations at MTCP Networking Dinner

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Oct 01, 2024

AMMAN — Since the establishment of Jordanian-Malaysian diplomatic ties in 1965, the bilateral relations between two states have been charact ...

Cassation Court upholds 8-year sentence for man convicted of attempted murder in Irbid

By Rana Husseini - Oct 01, 2024

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a February 2022 Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to eight years in prison after convicting ...

Region

Israel vows response as Iran fires missile barrage

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Iran launched around 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders, p ...

UN warns against 'large-scale ground invasion' in Lebanon

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

Grief and fear in Damascus after Nasrallah killing

By AFP - Sep 30, 2024

Two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged in war - UN

By AFP - Sep 30, 2024

Israel threatens 'all means' against Hizbollah after Nasrallah killing

By AFP - Sep 30, 2024

World

US boosting forces in Middle East by a 'few thousand' troops

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

WASHINGTON — The United States is boosting its forces in the Middle East by a "few thousand" troops, by bringing in new units while extendin ...

More than 20 feared dead in Thai school bus inferno

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

New NATO chief Rutte dismisses Trump fears, vows Ukraine support

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

Austria faces uncertainty after historic far-right election win

By AFP - Sep 30, 2024

Death toll soars in US from storm Helene, North Carolina reeling

By AFP - Sep 30, 2024

Business

UAE oil giant ADNOC swoops on German chemicals firm Covestro

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

FRANKFURT, Germany — German chemicals group Covestro said on Tuesday it had accepted a takeover bid from UAE state energy company ADNOC, as ...

China drives record growth in renewable energy jobs — report
Shares in Stellantis, Aston Martin skid on profit warnings

Features

Kris Kristofferson, US country music icon and actor, dies at 88

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

HOLLYWOOD — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A- ...

Soldering on & Planning to Succeed
'National treasure': UK actor Maggie Smith dies aged 89

Sports

Jaiswal leads India to remarkable victory in rain-hit Bangladesh Test

By AFP - Oct 01, 2024

KANPUR, India — Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 51 on Tuesday as India pulled off a remarkable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a rain-hit s ...

Three teams lead as league halts again
Jordan books spot in U-20 Asian Cup


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