Local

Due to 'loopholes' in international law, legality of using white phosphorus remains 'guesswork'

By Sophie Constantin - Oct 09, 2024


AMMAN — Residents of central Beirut have recently reported choking smoke and mysterious white particles falling from the sky after an Israe ...

Cassation Court upholds 3-year sentence for man engaged in sexual activities with minor

By Rana Husseini - Oct 09, 2024

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation upheld a January Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to three years in prison after convicting him of eng ...

RFC launches photo exhibition shedding light on Palestinian harsh realities

By Maria Weldali - Oct 09, 2024

AMMAN — In a powerful visual testament to the ongoing Gaza conflict, the “We Have on this Gaza Land that which Makes Life Worth Living” phot ...

Region

Hizbollah strikes Israel, says it foiled Israeli incursions

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hizbollah fired projectiles into Israel on Wednesday and said it foiled ground incursions, a day after Israeli prime minis ...

Hizbollah agreed Lebanon ceasefire before Israel killed leader: govt source

UN warns Lebanon could face same 'spiral of doom' as Gaza

By AFP - Oct 08, 2024

Fleeing Israeli bombs, Lebanon's displaced met with suspicion

By AFP - Oct 08, 2024

Israel expands offensive against Hizbollah in south Lebanon

By AFP - Oct 08, 2024

World

UN rights council extends Sudan abuses probe

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024

GENEVA — The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to extend its probe into alleged rights abuses in the devastating war raging in Sudan, ...

Pyongyang to 'permanently' shut border with South Korea

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024

Harris, Trump trade blows in US election media blitz

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024

Russia says captured two more eastern Ukraine villages

By AFP - Oct 08, 2024

Biden, Harris mark Oct. 7 with call for Mideast peace

By AFP - Oct 07, 2024

Business

Government action needed for world to meet renewables goal — IEA

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024

PARIS — The world is falling short of a global agreement to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 but the target is within reach if gover ...

Taiwan's Foxconn says building world's largest 'superchip' plant
France's budget will 'fully' adhere to EU rules

Features

Restoration experts piece together silent Sherlock Holmes mystery

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024


BERKHAMSTED, United Kingdom — Sherlock Holmes fans are being promised a most authentic depiction of the fictional detective, with the resto ...

Paris fashion: Feathers fly at Chanel as Vuitton packs in stars
US duo win Nobel for gene regulation breakthrough

Sports

Sinner to face Medvedev in Shanghai Masters quarter-finals

By AFP - Oct 09, 2024


SHANGHAI — World No.1 Jannik Sinner will face Daniil Medvedev in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals after both had straight-set victories ...

Jordan hosts South Korea in key World Cup qualification match
Madrid beat Villarreal but Carvajal suffers knee injury


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