Local

Court upholds death sentence for woman who killed stepdaughter

By Rana Husseini - May 20, 2019

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation upheld a January Criminal Court ruling sentencing a woman to death after convicting her of murdering her step ...

Generations for Peace expands curriculum in partnership with Sanford Harmony

By JT - May 20, 2019

AMMAN — Generations for Peace (GFP) has announced the launch a new partnership with Sanford Harmony, a leading US charitable enterprise, in ...

King visits Special Communications Commission

By JT - May 20, 2019

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Hussein ...

Region

Tehran says Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts won’t end Iran’

By AFP - May 20, 2019

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday the “genocidal taunts” of US President Donald Trump will not “end Iran ...

What we know about bomb blast near Egypt’s pyramids

By AFP - May 20, 2019

Hundreds of Lebanese protest feared pension cuts

By AFP - May 20, 2019

Sudan talks to resume as 'dispute' over top job persists

By AFP - May 20, 2019

UN team unearths 12 mass graves in Iraq probe of Daesh crimes

By AFP - May 20, 2019

World

Germany spends record 23 billion euros on refugees — document

By Reuters - May 20, 2019

BERLIN —  Germany spent a record 23 billion euros ($25.65 billion) last year on helping to integrate more than 1 million refugees and fighti ...

European elections: Voting differs across countries

By AFP - May 19, 2019

UK PM May to make ‘new, bold offer’ in Brexit bill, Labour sceptical

By Reuters - May 19, 2019

Pope pays tribute to journalists killed; says press freedom vital

By Reuters - May 19, 2019

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson to stand as next UK Conservative leader

By Reuters - May 16, 2019

Business

Google and Android system start to cut ties with Huawei

By AFP - May 20, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — US Internet giant Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers most of the world’s smartphones, said it was beginnin ...

Saudi Arabia, UAE see sufficient oil supplies, rising stocks
Exxon evacuates foreign staff from Iraqi oilfield — Iraqi official, sources

Features

Fiat 500e: Modern twist on a retro theme

By Ghaith Madadha - May 20, 2019

A car that has seemingly taken Jordanian roads by storm on a somewhat small scale, the now common electric-powered Fiat 500e’s popularity st ...

‘This place was my soul’s home’
Keep your skin radiant during Ramadan

Sports

World taekwondo bronze medal for Jordan’s Qattan

By JT - May 20, 2019

AMMAN — Jordan have secured a second medal at the 24th World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester, with Hamzeh Qattan winning bronze in the ...

Jordan’s Abu Ghaush wins World Championship silver medal
Jordan’s U-16, U-19 football teams hope to advance in qualifiers