King, Queen attend Independence Day national celebrations
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UN alarmed at conditions for Palestinian hunger strikers
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May 25, 2017
King attends military drill
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Local

Ramadan to begin on Saturday or Sunday

By JT - May 26, 2017

AMMAN — Ramadan is expected to start in Jordan on Saturday or Sunday, depending on the sight of the crescent moon. Grand Mufti Mohammad Khal ...

Police prepare action plan for Ramadan

By JT - May 25, 2017

AMMAN — The Public Security Department (PSD) on Thursday announced its security and traffic safety plan to be implemented during Ramadan, a ...

King discusses ties with Western officials

By JT - May 25, 2017

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday discussed strategic relations between Jordan and the US with Secretary of Defence James Matti ...

WEF 2017

Experts call for holistic energy strategy for region

By Laila Azzeh - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA – Energy experts on Sunday called for a holistic energy strategy for the region, noting that poor planning is a challenge to the su ...

‘2017 WEF one of best summits in region, world’

By Dana Al Emam - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA — The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2017 was "one of the best summits" held in the region and acro ...

WEF concludes by highlighting Jordan’s ‘big role’ in initiatives

By Mohammad Ghazal - May 21, 2017

DEAD SEA —  The World Economic Forum (WEF), which witnessed several discussions on pressing regional issues and the launch of several progra ...

Region

Iraq probes report of rights abuses in Mosul operation

By AFP - May 25, 2017

BAGHDAD — Iraq is investigating a report that members of a special forces unit carried out torture, summary killings and rapes during the op ...

US probe finds over 100 civilians killed in Mosul air strike

By AFP - May 25, 2017

Syrian force urges Raqqa extremists to surrender by end of May

By Reuters - May 25, 2017

Hamas executes three Palestinians over killing

By Reuters - May 25, 2017

Rescuers pull 2,300 migrants, two dead from Mediterranean

By AFP - May 25, 2017

World

UK hunts for bomber’s network amid row over US leaks

By AFP - May 25, 2017

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — Britain pressed a manhunt on Thursday for a Libya-linked extremist network thought to be behind the deadly Manc ...

Manchester bomber was part of a network — police

By Reuters - May 24, 2017

UN vows to tighten sanctions on North Korea

By AFP - May 23, 2017

Venezuela’s Maduro attacks ‘fascist’ protesters for setting man alight

By Reuters - May 22, 2017

Germany’s Social Democrats target Merkel in Turkey airbase row

By Reuters - May 21, 2017

Business

OPEC, non-opec extend oil output cut by nine months to fight glut

By Reuters - May 25, 2017

VIENNA — The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided on Thursday to extend cuts in oil output by nine months to Mar ...

US companies interested in investment opportunities in Jordan
Dell EMC hosts digital transformation forum in Jordan

Features

‘Ransomware attack is why we can’t have security backdoors’

By USA Today (TNS) - May 25, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO — Privacy experts are calling the global ransomware attack that hit 150 countries a prime example of why requiring tech compan ...

Watching technology reach tipping points
Gift rotation

Sports

Faisali win Jordan Cup on penalties

By JT - May 25, 2017

AMMAN — Faisali outplayed Jazira to win the Jordan Cup title on Wednesday in the fourth and last competition of the season. ...

Europa League success crucial for Mourinho’s reputation
Faisali, Jazira play for Jordan Cup title

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