Local

Study shows Wadi ath-Thamad clays suitable for Nabataean pottery production

By Saeb Rawashdeh - Apr 17, 2025

AMMAN — Scholars have no evidence of a pottery workshop at the Nabataean settlement of Mudayna Thamad, although they found many pottery piec ...

Flag Day festivities drive business surge

By Maria Weldali - Apr 17, 2025

AMMAN — Beneath a "vibrant sea of red, white, and black," Jordan’s Flag Day on April 16 brought a surprising surge in commercial activity ac ...

JAF personnel celebrate Flag Day

By JT - Apr 16, 2025

AMMAN — Personnel of the Jordan Armed Forces–Arab Army (JAF) on Wednesday joined Jordanians in celebrating the Jordanian Flag Day through a ...

Region

Clashes in Sudan's besieged Darfur city kill 57

By AFP - Apr 17, 2025

PORT SUDAN, SUDAN — Clashes between Sudanese paramilitaries and the regular army have killed at least 57 civilians in the besieged Darfur ci ...

'Help us,' says wife of Gaza medic missing since ambulance attack

By AFP - Apr 17, 2025

Syria leader in Qatar for first time since Assad fall

By AFP - Apr 15, 2025

Israeli demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire - Hamas

By AFP - Apr 15, 2025

UN says Israel killed 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire

By AFP - Apr 15, 2025

World

EU hopes Trump tariffs can nudge Mercosur deal past finish line

By AFP - Apr 17, 2025

  BRUSSELS — The spectre of a transatlantic trade war is also fuelling hopes of a silver lining in Europe: that a commerce deal with four So ...

Trump says Harvard a 'joke' undeserving of US federal funding

By AFP - Apr 16, 2025

China tells Trump to 'stop threatening and blackmailing'

By AFP - Apr 16, 2025

Trump envoy says Putin open to 'permanent peace' deal with Ukraine

By AFP - Apr 15, 2025

Russia says deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting

By AFP - Apr 14, 2025

Business

Jordan, Saudi Arabia discuss boosting economic ties, investment cooperation

By JT - Apr 17, 2025

AMMAN — President of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Khalil Hajj Tawfiq and Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers Hassan Hwaizi ...

ICI, Kyrgyz delegation explore trade, investment cooperation
APC approves JD100m dividends, unveils expansion milestones, strategic investments

Features

Strongest 'hints' yet of life detected on distant planet

By AFP - Apr 17, 2025

  PARIS — Astronomers announced on Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar ...

Harvey Weinstein New York retrial begins
A night at the Geneva opera -- that is a literal snoozefest

Sports

Arteta's Arsenal come of age with Madrid masterclass

By AFP - Apr 17, 2025

LONDON — Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side came of age as they dethroned Champions League kings Real Madrid with ease to reach the semi-finals for ...

Wihdat, Hussein clash in battle for title
PSG keep Champions League bid alive, despite old ghosts reappearing


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