TRC signs agreements with Orange, Umniah to introduce 5G services 
AMMAN — The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) on Thursday signed an agreement with two operators of communication services, Ora ...
PM lays foundation stone for phosphate washing factory
Aug 11, 2022
Germany contributes 28m euros to support digital transformation of UNRWA programmes
Aug 11, 2022
Moscow, Kyiv accuse each other of nuclear plant strikes
Aug 11, 2022

Local

Gov’t urged to provide incentives for Palestinian travellers

By Rayya Al Muheisen - Aug 11, 2022

AMMAN — Calls for immediate political intervention have risen following the recent decision by Israeli authorities to allow Palestinians to ...

Water Ministry, USAID launch fellowship programme to support youth employment

By JT - Aug 11, 2022

AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Jordan Water Governance Activity (WGA), a USAID-funded project, on Thursday launched th ...

Canada announces CAD145 million in sovereign loans to Jordan

By Rayya Al Muheisen - Aug 11, 2022

AMMAN — Canada is offering CAD145 million in sovereign loans to Jordan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for t ...

Region

Huawei calls on Arabic developers to compete with global peers in Apps UP 2022

By JT - Aug 11, 2022

AMMAN — Under the theme “Together we Innovate”, Huawei, a global tech giant, recently inaugurated the 2022 edition of the Huawei Global App ...

Shiite Muslims throng Iraqi shrine city to mark Ashura

By AFP - Aug 09, 2022

Gaza parents mourn children killed in conflict with Israel

By AFP - Aug 09, 2022

Hizbollah says will ‘sever’ Israel’s hands if it reaches for disputed gas

By AFP - Aug 09, 2022

Russia launches Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns

By AFP - Aug 09, 2022

World

Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats

By AFP - Aug 11, 2022

TAIPEI — Taiwan's army held another live-fire drill Thursday after Beijing ended its largest-ever military exercises around the island and r ...

Tens of thousands trek rugged trail to glimpse Iceland volcano

Aug 11, 2022

13 killed in alleged Russian strikes near nuclear plant

By AFP - Aug 11, 2022

Heat, drought rekindle huge wildfire in southwest France

By AFP - Aug 11, 2022

Firefighters, helicopters battle to contain Cuba fuel depot blaze

By AFP - Aug 10, 2022

Business

Global youth unemployment set to slip to 73 million in 2022 — UN

By AFP - Aug 11, 2022

GENEVA — The total global number of unemployed youths should fall to 73 million in 2022, down by two million from the year before, the Unite ...

Elon Musk sells nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares
In Norway, old oil platforms get a second life

Features

Space invaders: How video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught

By AFP - Aug 11, 2022

PARIS — When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil’s biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding tit ...

Ancestors of mammals became warm-blooded later than previously thought
Flight tracking exposure irks tycoons and baddies

Sports

Williams says goodbye to Canada after defeat by Bencic

By AFP - Aug 11, 2022

TORONTO, Canada — Serena Williams, who said this week she will soon call time on her storied tennis career, departed the WTA Toronto Masters ...

Five new signings to watch in Spain’s La Liga
Wihdat’s lead slashed as teams scramble for wins

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