King participates in new Aqaba Process round on Latin America
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday participated in a new round of the Aqaba Process meetings held in the city of Aqaba, covering ...
Date palm listed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Dec 01, 2022
Truckers turn to gov’t for support amid Saudi ban on old trucks 
Dec 01, 2022
Safadi meets Italian counterpart in Rome ahead of King’s visit
Dec 01, 2022

Local

November brought highest tourist footfall to Petra since COVID pandemic  — PDTRA

By JT - Dec 01, 2022

AMMAN — A total of 820,917 visitors of various nationalities flocked to Petra archaeological city since the beginning of the year, Petra Dev ...

Lack of specialised centres, social stigma weigh on HIV/AIDS patients

By Rayya Al Muheisen - Dec 01, 2022

AMMAN — Calls are growing to expand psychological and social support for people living with HIV/AIDS in Jordan.  The human immunodeficiency ...

MoU signed to establish ‘Workforce Policy Lab’

By JT - Dec 01, 2022

AMMAN — USAID’s Makanati, also known as the Women Economic Empowerment and Leadership Activity, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understan ...

Region

Algeria’s Rai music makes UN cultural charts

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

ALGIERS — Raucous, expressive and revolutionary: Algeria’s Rai music took its place on the United Nations’ list of intangible cultural herit ...

Arabs field satire as World Cup brings joy and pain

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

Tunisia’s spicy Harissa gets UNESCO heritage status

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in army raid

By AFP - Nov 30, 2022

Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in West Bank

By AFP - Nov 29, 2022

World

40% of Ukraine power grid still damaged — operator

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

KYIV — Nearly half of Ukraine's electricity grid remains damaged, a private operator said on Thursday, a week after the latest Russian strik ...

Biden, Macron close ranks on Russia, China during state visit

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

Clashes in south China as authorities warn of 'crackdown'

By AFP - Nov 30, 2022

Ukraine embassy employee in Madrid ‘lightly’ injured by letter bomb

By AFP - Nov 30, 2022

Top China security body calls for 'crackdown' on 'hostile forces' after protests

By AFP - Nov 29, 2022

Business

Macron: US trade subsidies create unlevel playing field with Europe

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

WASHINGTON — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday repeated his frustration with US subsidies, saying they were hurting European comp ...

Lebanon crisis means 'no football this year' for World Cup fans
Twitter owner Musk signals new 'war' against Apple

Features

New films from Netflix, National Geographic highlight ‘forgotten’ Afghan stories

Dec 01, 2022

LOS ANGELES — The world’s focus has shifted to the war in Ukraine, but two major new documentaries aim to throw the spotlight back on Afghan ...

Common parasite emboldens infected wolves to more likely lead pack
Last-gasp battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinction

Sports

Chameleon Rodrygo eyeing Neymar’s No. 10 spot for Brazil

By AFP - Dec 01, 2022

DOHA — Rodrygo is the complete striker: the 21-year-old Brazilian can play on the left, the right, as a No.10 or as a false nine. And after ...

Last chance for Belgium’s golden generation
Souttar typifies Scottish influence on Australia World Cup squad

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