King joins faithful observing Laylat Al Qadr
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday joined worshippers in performing Isha (evening prayer)  and Taraweeh  (special ...
Winners of 25th International Hashemite Koran Memorisation Contest honoured
Jun 22, 2017
Interns speak of ‘maturing’ effect of working for election commission
Jun 22, 2017
Canadian scholars explore ancient Nabataean site of Hawara
Jun 22, 2017

Local

Prince Mohammad Bin Salman declared crown prince

By JT - Jun 22, 2017

JT and agencies  AMMAN — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday declared Prince Mohammad Bin Salman as the kingdom’s crown prince while Prince Mohammad B ...

Jordan to ‘deal positively’ with German troop transfer decision

By JT - Jun 22, 2017

AMMAN —  The government will deal positively with the German parliament’s approval of a decision to move troops stationed in Turkey’s Incirl ...

King congratulates new Saudi crown prince

By JT - Jun 22, 2017

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday congratulated Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud for his appointment as the crown prince, dep ...

WEF 2017

Experts call for holistic energy strategy for region

By Laila Azzeh - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA – Energy experts on Sunday called for a holistic energy strategy for the region, noting that poor planning is a challenge to the su ...

‘2017 WEF one of best summits in region, world’

By Dana Al Emam - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA — The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2017 was "one of the best summits" held in the region and acro ...

WEF concludes by highlighting Jordan’s ‘big role’ in initiatives

By Mohammad Ghazal - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA —  The World Economic Forum (WEF), which witnessed several discussions on pressing regional issues and the launch of several progra ...

Region

Qatar accuses ‘neighbours’ of hacking that led to crisis

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

DOHA — Qatar on Tuesday accused “neighbouring countries”, which have cut ties with it, of being behind the alleged cyber attack on Doha’s st ...

Kurdish authorities delaying civilians fleeing Daesh — HRW

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Protect Syrian civilians in Raqqa, says UN chief

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Aid workers readying for Mosul exodus — UNHCR

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Outcry after Turkish woman assaulted for ‘wearing shorts in Ramadan’

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

World

Brussels attacker identified as Moroccan with nail bomb

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

BRUSSELS — Belgium said on Wednesday a Moroccan man carried out a foiled terrorist attack with a nail bomb at a busy Brussels train station, ...

Extremist militants take hostages at Philippine school — army

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

Paris attacker, on terror watchlist, had gun licence

By AFP - Jun 21, 2017

Philippines’ Duterte apologises for urban war

By AFP - Jun 21, 2017

May vows crackdown after van hits Muslims near London mosque

By AFP - Jun 20, 2017

Business

Gulf states prepare for VAT in time of crisis

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

DUBAI — Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers, thanks to their reputation as tax-free havens ...

Egypt delivers fuel to ease Gaza electricity crisis
Serious Fraud Office charges Barclays, ex-CEO over Qatar funding

Features

‘Human foie gras’ stimulates appetite of pharmaceutical giants

By AFP - Jun 22, 2017

PARIS — As obesity expands waistlines in the Western world, a silent killer linked to the condition nicknamed “human foie gras” is spurring ...

Amazon.com: the retail giant that markets everything
Yoga as good for low back pain as physical therapy

Sports

Tsonga joins exodus of seeds at Queen’s

By Agencies - Jun 22, 2017

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined the exodus of the seeds at the Aegon Championships after being outplayed by Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller at a boilin ...

Wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis stuns Milos Raonic at Queen’s
Triumphant Pakistan have core to target further glory

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