COVID-19 drives global surge in use of digital payments — Global Findex
AMMAN — The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion – driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of fo ...
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Jun 29, 2022
King chairs meeting on Aqaba gas leak
Jun 28, 2022
Safadi delivers King’s letter to Qatari emir
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Local

Search underway for armed robbery suspects — police

By Rana Husseini - Jun 29, 2022

AMMAN — Police on Wednesday said they were searching for several suspects in connection with an armed robbery of a money exchange in Amman e ...

56 people remain in hospital after Aqaba gas leak, 4 in ICU

By JT - Jun 29, 2022

AMMAN —  Total of 56 injured from the chlorine gas leak at Aqaba port are continuing their treatments at hospitals in the port city, a medic ...

King departs Jordan to participate in Sun Valley economic forum

By JT - Jun 29, 2022

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah departed Jordan on Wednesday to participate in the economic forum held in the US city of Sun Valley. The a ...

Region

US strike kills extremist leader in Syria

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

IDLIB, Syria — A US drone strike in north-western Syria killed a Yemeni leader of a local extremist group affiliated to Al Qaeda, the US mil ...

Saudi crown prince, Iraq PM discuss 'regional stability'

By AFP - Jun 26, 2022

Egypt tries man over murder of student who refused advances

By AFP - Jun 26, 2022

Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in West Bank — Palestinian sources

By AFP - Jun 25, 2022

Qatar and Egypt cement rapprochement on emir's Cairo visit

By AFP - Jun 25, 2022

World

Russia demands Ukraine surrender as G-7 vows to make Moscow pay

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine — Russia vowed on Tuesday its assault on Ukraine would continue until Kyiv surrenders, as world leaders warned that Mosc ...

UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

UK MPs debate bill to override Northern Ireland Brexit pact

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

Pakistani migrants in Afghanistan caught in quake no-man’s land

By AFP - Jun 27, 2022

Russia strikes Kyiv residential building ahead of G-7 summit

By AFP - Jun 26, 2022

Business

US implements G-7 sanctions targeting Russian military, gold

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

WASHINGTON — Washington announced steps on Tuesday to implement the new sanctions on Russia as agreed by G-7 leaders, targeting Moscow's def ...

ACT scores elevated ranking among global container ports
World Bank to provide Ethiopia with $715m

Features

‘Greenwashing’: A new climate battleground

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

PARIS — Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change — and social media are ...

Three flavours of hot hatch: Ford Fiesta ST, Renault Sandero R.S. & Toyota GR Yaris
Debunking common pregnancy myths

Sports

Spitting mad Kyrgios blasts fans’ ‘disrespect’, ‘90-year-old’ officials

By AFP - Jun 28, 2022

LONDON — Nick Kyrgios came out on top in a fiery Wimbledon five-setter on Tuesday and blasted fans’ “disrespect” as well as “90-year-old” of ...

Golden girl takes Jordan’s Asian taekwondo medal haul to six
Jordan plays for 7-8th place at FIBA U16 Women’s Asian Championship

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