German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recently added her voice to the chorus of voices calling for reforming the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after having failed to address the growing menace of trade wars between nations compounded by the arbitrary use of&nbs

A timely colloquium, presided by Minister of Justice Bassam Talhouni, was held on Monday by the Association for the Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence and the Jordanian Association for Family Training and Guidance (Usrati) to address the issue of&

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decisive victory offers opportunities for better tidings for his country, as well as anxieties and uncertainties.The first query that comes to mind is whether he is going to be another Donald Trump in temperament, vision and style of governi

The very idea of doctors and nurses going on strike is anathema to common sense and international norms.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is, of course, right in suspending all agreements signed with Israel after realising that enforcement of these agreements is one-sided and a one-way street in favour of Israel.Abbas noted that Israel is only interested in the agreements perta

The US on Wednesday once again blocked an attempt by the UN Security Council to issue a mere statement expressing concern about the recent Israeli demolition of 10 Palestinian apartment buildings in Sur Baher on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The benign draft statement mer

Nisreen Qatamish, the director general of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF), has sounded the alarm yet again about the runaway rates of cancer in Jordan.

The first thing that His Majesty King Abdullah did upon returning to Jordan was to visit Al Husseini Mosque at the heart of downtown Amman to pray and inspect the damage resulted from a fire that damaged the second floor of the historic landmark.This shows that even when the King

Interior Minister Salameh Hammad on Sunday held a timely meeting with Minister of Health Saad Jabber to discuss ways to combat the phenomenon of attacks on medical staff in the country.