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Jordan condemns new Israeli settlement activities

By JT - Jan 17, 2021

AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday condemned Israeli authorities’ approval of constructing 780 new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territ ...

'Jordan becomes 40th country in coronavirus infections'

By JT - Jan 17, 2021

AMMAN — Jordan has ranked 40th worldwide in terms of the number of infections of COVID-19 out of 221 countries mentioned on the infection li ...

Foreign ministry follows up on Jordanians detained in Israel

By JT - Jan 17, 2021

AMMAN — Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday reaffirmed its continuous follow up on the conditions of Jordanian prisoners in Israel. The Mi ...

Region

At least 83 killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur — medics

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Over 80 people have been killed in two days of ongoing clashes in Sudan's restive Darfur, doctors said Sunday, just over t ...

Sudan protesters burn Israeli flag in rally against deal

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

Egypt unveils treasures found at ancient site

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

Iran test-fires ballistic missiles on targets at sea

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

What's behind long-awaited Palestinian polls?

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

World

Europe seeks to ease vaccine concerns as virus curbs intensify

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

PARIS — Officials sought to ease concerns in Europe on Sunday about deliveries of coronavirus vaccines as nations across the world doubled d ...

Gunmen assassinate two Afghan women judges in Kabul ambush

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

US carries out last federal execution of Trump era — reports

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

World facing 'catastrophic' warming — UN

By AFP - Jan 14, 2021

Trump on brink of unprecedented second impeachment

By AFP - Jan 13, 2021

Business

Markets struggle as coronavirus jabs delayed

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

NEW YORK — Stock markets struggled on Friday as investors weighed a coronavirus vaccine delay against US President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 tr ...

Stellantis is born as Peugeot and Fiat complete their merger
New US jobless claims shot up by 181,000 last week— gov’t

Features

For the sake of art and the environment

By Ica Wahbeh - Jan 17, 2021

AMMAN — Every election cycle, hundreds of thousands of square metres of non-biodegradable flex material and an equal amount of wood slats us ...

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Samsung unveils S21 smartphone lineup, cuts price from last year

Sports

PSG beat Angers to go top of Ligue 1

By AFP - Jan 17, 2021

PARIS — A rare Layvin Kurzawa goal was enough for Paris Saint-Germain to beat Angers 1-0 on Saturday and go top of Ligue 1 despite coach Mau ...

Antetokounmpo propels Bucks over Mavs, James leads Lakers past Pelicans
Pogba takes Man United top with win at Burnley

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