Election registration process kicks off ‘transparent and smooth’
AMMAN – Candidates on Tuesday started registration to run in the September 20 parliamentary polls with the Independent Election Commission ( ...
Jordanian start-up developing sign language apps will compete at Swiss summit
Aug 17, 2016
Daesh attack kills nine Iraqis near Jordan border
Aug 17, 2016
Child labour doubles in decade — survey
Aug 16, 2016

Local

Jordan’s efforts to educate Syrian children ‘unrivalled’ — gov’t

By Mohammad Ghazal - Aug 17, 2016

AMMAN — Jordan has provided unrivalled support for the education of Syrian children, the government said on Tuesday, after Human Rights Watc ...

Economy is not as bad as some think — PM

By JT - Aug 17, 2016

AMMAN — The national economy is not as bad as some think; and it is still within acceptable levels "under which we can overcome economic obs ...

‘Ministry dealt with 1,158 cases of child labour so far this year’

By Laila Azzeh - Aug 16, 2016

AMMAN — Labour Ministry inspectors have dealt with 1,158 cases of child labour since the start of the year, an official said on Tuesday. Mos ...

Region

Russia uses Iran as base to bomb Syrian militants for first time

By Reuters - Aug 17, 2016

MOSCOW — Russia used Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants for the first time on Tuesday, widening its ai ...

US tracking scores of extremists who fled Syrian city

By AFP - Aug 16, 2016

Iraqi Kurdish troops take more ground east of Daesh-held Mosul

By AP - Aug 16, 2016

15 Guantanamo inmates transferred to UAE

By AFP - Aug 16, 2016

Kurdish forces open new front on Daesh stronghold in Mosul

By Reuters - Aug 15, 2016

World

China launches world first quantum satellite

By AFP - Aug 16, 2016

BEIJING — China launched the world's first quantum satellite on Tuesday, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle ...

Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says

By Reuters - Aug 15, 2016

India's Modi lashes out at Pakistan, Pakistan hits back

By Reuters - Aug 15, 2016

Police search for suspect in killing of imam, friend

By AP - Aug 14, 2016

One month after coup bid, Turkey transformed

By AFP - Aug 14, 2016

Business

Egypt eyes tough reforms in last-ditch bid to save economy

By AFP - Aug 16, 2016

CAIRO — Egypt hopes a $12-billion financing deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will usher in an economic turnaround but real pr ...

ATCO increases listed capital
OPEC deal a tough task, as oil output freeze expectations rise

Features

Greenland shark now oldest living animal with backbone

By AP - Aug 16, 2016

WASHINGTON — In the cold waters of the Arctic, a denizen of the deep lurked for centuries. ...

Caterham Seven 270S (SV): Compelling control and clarity
‘We cannot turn away from the Palestinian people’

Sports

Boxer Ishaiash misses out on Rio semifinal

By JT - Aug 16, 2016

AMMAN — Jordan boxer Hussein Ishaiash on Tuesday missed out on an historic semifinal spot at the Olympic Games after losing to French World ...

Boxer Ishaiash to take on world champion in Rio quarters
Prince Feisal praises Team Jordan efforts

 

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