AMMAN — Jordan’s U-19 football team plays Qatar today as they prepare to host the 2nd Youth Arab Cup July 4-15. Last week, Jordan hosted Syria losing the first match 3-1 and winning the second encounter 1-0. The team is scheduled to have a training camp in August and host a friendly tournament in Amman.
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Protests against Iraqi embassy take violent turn in Karak
Members from the tribe of a lawyer who was beaten by Iraqi embassy staff late last week on Thursday attacked a government building in the southern governorate of Karak during a protest, setting it on fire, according to an eyewitness.
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Kerry meets Palestinian, Israeli officials in bid to revive talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable scepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations.
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Meeting expected to draw disaster risk reduction strategy
As the US is still reeling from a devastating tornado that hit the state of Oklahoma, around 5,000 government representatives, researchers and other stakeholders are meeting in Geneva to draw a strategy on disaster risk reduction (DRR).
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Business
Armouti urges authorities to work on solving challenges hampering industrial growth
Expensive credit and high energy costs are holding back the Kingdom’s manufacturing sector, according to a leading industrialist.
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Record number of drivers take on Aqaba
The 3rd round of the Speed Test Championship — Zain Aqaba Speed Test — kicks off on Friday with the participation of a record number of 82 drivers from Palestine, Syria, Egypt, the UAE and Jordan.
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Downside, health hazards and future of high-tech
The already known health issues caused by long hours of computing had so far been somewhat limited to the infamous carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and to back pain resulting from prolonged, bad sitting posture. Excessive gaming is also known for causing more or less severe, more or less permanent mental disorder, among the young more particularly.
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Official name
Having read the news item “Jordan’s ambassador to Macedonia presents credentials” (The Jordan Times, May 23, 2013), I would like to stress that no such country is a member of the United Nations.
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