Jordan issues record number of work permits to Syrian refugees
AMMAN — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Tuesday welcomed the progress achieved in Jordan in including Syrian refugees in the country’s labo ...
Southern Syria developments top House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting with Russian ambassador
Jan 25, 2022
King Hussein Cancer Centre introduces robotic surgery system
Jan 25, 2022
Gov’t teams on alert, snow forecast for Wednesday
Jan 25, 2022

Local

Jordan Gender Barometer survey sheds light on women’s mental health

By Rayya Al Muheisen - Jan 25, 2022

  AMMAN — Economic concerns are a major issue for Jordanian women, with unemployment and poverty being most reported, according to a recent ...

India aims to enhance trade, IT cooperation with Jordan — ambassador

By Batool Ghaith - Jan 25, 2022

AMMAN — India’s Ambassador to Jordan Anwar Haleem highlighted the “commonalties of ideas and principles” between Amman and New Delhi. Speaki ...

Half day work hours Wednesday, work suspended Thursday

By JT - Jan 25, 2022

AMMAN — All institutions’ work hours will finish at 12 noon on Wednesday due to the expected weather conditions, according to a circular iss ...

Region

Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with extremists

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

HASAKEH, Syria — US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed extremists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with bo ...

Yemen insurgents lose key battleground area after missile attack on UAE

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

32 dead in South Sudan interethnic violence — UN

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

Extremist fighters holed up with minors in Syria prison

By AFP - Jan 24, 2022

Lebanon’s ex-PM Hariri says retires from political life

By AFP - Jan 24, 2022

World

Russia launches new military drills as tensions rise over Ukraine

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday launched new military exercises near Ukraine and in annexed Crimea as it accused the United States of ratcheting ...

Russia adds Kremlin critic Navalny to ‘terrorists’ list

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

Ukraine to target Russian influence after UK warns of plot

By AFP - Jan 23, 2022

Thousands protest in Sweden against vaccine pass

By AFP - Jan 22, 2022

‘Proud’ Tongans determined to rebuild battered homeland after eruption

By AFP - Jan 22, 2022

Business

IMF warns of possible market correction as interest rates rise

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

WASHINGTON — Global equity markets that have see-sawed in recent weeks but show signs of "overvaluation" are at risk of a sharp correction a ...

Lebanon and IMF begin talks on rescue package
Tunis-born AI firm raises $100m

Features

Webb telescope reaches destination, a million kilometres from Earth

Jan 25, 2022

WASHINGTON — The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot more than a million kilometres away, bringing it a step c ...

Great expectations: Ford Everest, Range Rover and Peugeot Landtrek
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Sports

Nadal battles to reach semis as Barty unstoppable

By AFP - Jan 25, 2022

MELBOURNE — Rafael Nadal dug deep into his immense reserves of resilience for the second match running to keep his dream of a 21st Grand Sla ...

Wihdat only Jordan club to compete in AFC competitions
Tatum snaps slump with 51-point night, Heat hold on to beat Lakers

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