King delivers address at Brookings Institution conference
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday delivered an address at “the Middle East and the new US administration” conference, held virtu ...
Renewed Friday lockdown draws ire
Feb 25, 2021
16 COVID deaths, 3,827 virus cases recorded Thursday
Feb 25, 2021
Sirens to signal start of total curfew
Feb 25, 2021

Local

Senate president calls for ‘bold moves’ to overcome investment obstacles

By JT - Feb 25, 2021

AMMAN — Senate President Faisal Fayez on Thursday called for addressing all issues that hinder the Kingdom’s local and foreign investments, ...

Mosques to open for Friday prayer between 11:40am and 12:40pm

By JT - Feb 25, 2021

AMMAN — Worshippers will be allowed to attend Friday prayer in the mosques on foot between 11:40am and 12:40pm, Awqaf Minister Mohammad Khal ...

Interior minister renews call on public to abide by defence orders

By JT - Feb 25, 2021

AMMAN — Interior Minister Samir Mubaideen on Thursday stressed the necessity of abiding by defence orders, notably adherence to curfew, wear ...

Region

UK artist hopes world's largest art canvas sparks humanitarian movement

By AFP - Feb 25, 2021

DUBAI — British artist Sacha Jafri unveiled on Thursday 70 framed sections of his work "Journey of Humanity", the world's largest painting o ...

Libya's new PM to unveil team in first hurdle of transition

By AFP - Feb 25, 2021

Displaced families face new exodus as Yemen fighting shifts again

By AFP - Feb 24, 2021

Rocket strikes on US in Iraq seen as message from Iran

By AFP - Feb 24, 2021

‘We just want to play’: Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions

By AFP - Feb 24, 2021

World

7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting

By AFP - Feb 23, 2021

GENEVA — Around 7,000 people have fled rapidly-escalating communal violence in western Ethiopia, seeking safety in neighbouring Sudan, the U ...

Marie-Antoinette’s personal theatre gets a lockdown makeover

By AFP - Feb 22, 2021

Italian ambassador killed in DRC attack

By AFP - Feb 22, 2021

UN condemns Myanmar junta after three killed in anti-coup unrest

By AFP - Feb 21, 2021

UK accelerates vaccine rollout as end of lockdown in sight

By AFP - Feb 21, 2021

Business

Qantas posts big losses, says no international flights until October

By AFP - Feb 25, 2021

SYDNEY — Australian carrier Qantas reported on Thursday a $5.5 billion plunge in revenue during the second half of 2020 and said internation ...

Heathrow airport dives into £2 billion annual loss
Facebook to restore Australia news, pay media companies

Features

Butterflies create jet propulsion with a clap of their wings

Feb 25, 2021

The whimsical, wafting flight of butterflies may not give the impression of top aerodynamic performance, but recently published research sug ...

New documentary paints disturbing picture of Woody Allen
Variants raise more COVID-19 questions, concern

Sports

Guardiola demands more as Man City and Real Madrid on brink of last eight

By AFP - Feb 25, 2021

Manchester City moved to the verge of the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday but coa ...

Giroud overhead kick gives Chelsea edge over Atletico
Jazz use three-point barrage to beat Hornets, Wizards beat Lakers in overtime

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