Floods block roads in several regions; ‘hundreds’ rescued by CDD personnel
AMMAN — The Civil Defence Department (CDD) on Thursday rescued “hundreds” of people trapped by water floods in houses, vehicles and streets ...
Schooling of 122,000 students at stake as UNRWA spending last pennies
Apr 27, 2018
Jordan, UK renew commitment to regional peace, stability
Apr 27, 2018
Housing developers stop strike after gov’t promises by-law suspension
Apr 26, 2018

Local

Jordan requests EU to include agricultural industries under rules of origin deal

By Mohammad Ghazal - Apr 27, 2018

AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday said it submitted a request to the European Union demanding the inclusion of agricultural industries and products ...

Majority pessimistic over current, future economic conditions — poll

By Raed Omari - Apr 27, 2018

AMMAN — Sixty-nine per cent of Jordanians see their current economic conditions as much worse than last year, according to a recent opinion ...

HCD pledges makeover in care system for people with disabilities

By Sawsan Tabazah - Apr 27, 2018

AMMAN — Jordan needs to shift the care and support system for people with disabilities from an institution-based framework to a family and c ...

Region

Ten aid workers go missing in South Sudan — UN official

By Thomson Reuters Foundation - Apr 26, 2018

JUBA, South Sudan — Ten aid workers have gone missing in the South Sudanese town of Yei, a UN official said on Thursday, the latest incident ...

In Iraq’s Anbar, election offers chance to settle scores

By AFP - Apr 26, 2018

Facing jail, staff from Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper vow to keep working

By Reuters - Apr 26, 2018

Syria rebels dig in for Daraa fight

By AFP - Apr 26, 2018

Syria regime retakes new region outside capital

By AFP - Apr 25, 2018

World

France’s Macron pushes back at ‘America First’ agenda

By AFP - Apr 26, 2018

WASHINGTON — France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to embrace multilateralism and warned of the perils of trade war and ...

Armenians protest as acting leader suggests new elections

By Reuters - Apr 25, 2018

Women's vote campaigner statue unveiled in London

By AFP - Apr 24, 2018

Belgian court sentences Paris suspect Abdeslam to 20 years in jail

By AFP - Apr 23, 2018

Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 57

By AFP - Apr 22, 2018

Business

RJ’s ‘turnaround plan’ to enhance profitability begins to bear fruit

By JT - Apr 26, 2018

AMMAN — Royal Jordanian's (RJ) financial figures for 2017 showed that the national carrier has achieved positive results in the second half ...

APC distributes JD83m in cash dividend
Google helps stock markets recover, oil tops $75

Features

Solemn labour of love

By Ica Wahbeh - Apr 26, 2018

AMMAN — Simply called “The Amman Period”, Venezuelan artist Fausto Borge’s exhibition at Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts is the result ...

Feature-laden laptops make previous models obsolete
How much are your online data really worth?

Sports

Real Madrid snatch comeback win at Bayern

By Reuters - Apr 26, 2018

MUNICH, Germany — Holders Real Madrid came from a goal down to snatch a precious 2-1 victory at wasteful Bayern Munich on Wednesday and carr ...

Attiyah hits the ground running at Jordan Rally
Jordan Rally revs up

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