Local

18 COVID deaths, 697 cases recorded Thursday

By JT - Aug 05, 2021

AMMAN — Eighteen COVID-19 deaths and 697 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, increasing the coronavirus caseload to 775,25 ...

Suspect arrested in connection with murder of physician in Zarqa

By Rana Husseini - Aug 05, 2021

AMMAN — Police on Thursday announced the arrest of a man connected to the murder of a physician in Zarqa, which occured Wednesday, official ...

Real estate trade volume up by 6% in first 7 months of 2021

By JT - Aug 04, 2021

AMMAN — The real estate trade volume in the Kingdom increased by 6 per cent to JD2.602 billion in the first seven months of 2021 compared wi ...

Region

Israel conducts first Lebanon air strikes in seven years-- military

By AFP - Aug 05, 2021

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli air force said it carried out air strikes on neighbouring Lebanon for the first time in seven years on Thur ...

Raisi says Iran backs moves to lift sanctions but won't bow to pressure

By AFP - Aug 05, 2021

Tunisia unions urge speedy new gov't after takeover

By AFP - Aug 04, 2021

Turkey tries to save power plant from ‘unprecedented’ wildfires

By AFP - Aug 04, 2021

Lebanese officials 'criminally negligent' over port blast

By AFP - Aug 03, 2021

World

Turkey and Greece reel from raging wildfires during heatwave

By AFP - Aug 05, 2021

KOURKOULOI, Greece/
OREN, Turkey — Turkish coastguards evacuated hundreds of villagers from a smouldering power plant on Thursday and Greek ...

Taliban claim Kabul bombing as Afghan forces defend besieged cities

By AFP - Aug 04, 2021

EU sends help to fight fires in Greece, Italy

By AFP - Aug 04, 2021

Pentagon locked down after shooting at subway station

By AFP - Aug 04, 2021

German Greens propose climate veto on all policies

By AFP - Aug 04, 2021

Business

Uber posts profit on one-time gains

By AFP - Aug 05, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber on Wednesday reported a profit in second quarter on one-time gains and said its pandemic-stalled ride-hailing business ...

Sony upgrades profit outlook on strong Q1 performance
New vote recommended in US Amazon union election

Features

Study confirms ancient Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals

By AFP - Aug 05, 2021

WASHINGTON — Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than ...

Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years
Pandemic lifts interest and sales of wearable gadgets

Sports

Second Olympic medal for Jordan in Tokyo

By JT - Aug 05, 2021

AMMAN — Abdul Rahman Al Masatfa has won Jordan’s second medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after clinching a bronze in the 67kg Karate co ...

Australian skateboarder stuns at Olympics as US slump on the track
De Grasse ‘shocks the world’ as US sprinting drought continues

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