King continues meetings at US Congress
AMMAN — Chairs and members of a number of US Congress committees affirmed on Wednesday that the United States stands by Jordan to enable it ...
Gov’t, sector leaders ‘reach middle ground’ on imported car fees
Jun 28, 2018
Soldiers host Crown Prince for his 24th birthday celebration
Jun 28, 2018
Consumer society urges alternative revenue source for Treasury
Jun 28, 2018

Local

King announced 2018 Templeton Prize Laureate for interfaith, intrafaith harmony efforts

By JT - Jun 28, 2018

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah was announced on Wednesday as the 2018 Templeton Prize Laureate, for his efforts to promote religious harm ...

Cosmetics, coffee, spices banned on RJ flights to US

By JT - Jun 28, 2018

AMMAN — Passengers heading to the US on board Royal Jordanian are from now on required to place powder-like substances, such as cosmetics, g ...

Projectiles cross border from Syria, fall in open land

By JT - Jun 28, 2018

AMMAN — Three shells on Wednesday fell in Ramtha, 90km north of Amman, coming from the Syrian side as the Syrian army intensified its attack ...

Region

Air raids hit more Syrian towns, knock out hospitals — monitor

By Reuters - Jun 28, 2018

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Government air raids struck more towns in rebel-held southwest Syria on Wednesday and knocked out hospitals overnight, a w ...

South Sudan foes agree 'permanent' ceasefire within 72 hours

By AFP - Jun 28, 2018

Prince William pays first official British royal visit to occupied West Bank

By Reuters - Jun 28, 2018

Congolese doctor helps Yazidi women overcome rape stigma

By AFP - Jun 27, 2018

‘After election boost, Turkey’s Erdogan may reward nationalists with Cabinet jobs’

By Reuters - Jun 27, 2018

World

Migrant rescue ship docks at Malta port

By AFP - Jun 28, 2018

VALLETTA — The migrant rescue ship Lifeline, stranded in the Mediterranean for nearly a week carrying over 200 migrants, docked at the Malte ...

Two dead, including policeman, in rare Japan violent crime

By AFP - Jun 27, 2018

Israeli winemaker faces backlash over racism charge

By AFP - Jun 27, 2018

Merkel allies failing to lure voters with harder migration stance — poll

Jun 25, 2018

US high court poised to rule on Trump travel ban, other cases

By Reuters - Jun 24, 2018

Business

Bahrain dinar, bonds rebound after GCC allies promise to prevent debt crisis

By Reuters - Jun 28, 2018

DUBAI — Bahrain's dinar recovered from 17-year lows and its bond prices rebounded on Wednesday after the country's allies in the Arab Gulf C ...

Harley-Davidson to move some production out of US to avoid EU tariffs
Australia, New Zealand central banks shun ‘volatile’ digital currencies

Features

Older women need bone checks to prevent fractures

By Reuters - Jun 27, 2018

Women 65 and older should keep getting screened for osteoporosis, or porous, fragile bones that are prone to fractures, US doctors recommend ...

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’: Marvel’s first superheroine movie
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Sports

Attacking Japan in pole position to progress

By Thomson Reuters Foundation - Jun 28, 2018

A revived Japan go into Thursday’s decisive Group H match against an already-eliminated Poland knowing a draw would be sufficient to advance ...

Jordan set for spectacular motorsport festival this weekend
Pressure on Serbia in decisive game against Brazil

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