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Amman, Baku ink maritime, cultural cooperation agreements

By JT - Dec 10, 2019

AMMAN — On the sidelines of His Majesty King Abdullah's visit to Baku on Tuesday, Jordan and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding ...

Labour minister affirms priority for Jordan workers, penalties for violations

By Maram Kayed - Dec 10, 2019

AMMAN — Around 110,000 illegal foreign workers have amended their situation by finalising plans to leave Jordan, according to Minister of La ...

Amendments to JAF law endorsed in Lower House session

By JT - Dec 10, 2019

AMMAN — The Lower House on Tuesday endorsed three draft laws, including the draft law for ratifying the Arab Convention for the Prevention a ...

Region

Two Algerian ex-PMs get heavy prison terms for corruption

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

ALGIERS — An Algerian court sentenced two former prime ministers to long jail terms Tuesday in the first of a series of high-profile corrupt ...

Protests, explosions hit Iraq's south as demos maintain strength

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

Qatar emir skips summit but warm words point to thaw with S. Arabia

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

Peace deal for Yemen's south stumbles as deadline expires

By AFP - Dec 09, 2019

Algeria youth scorn 'dinosaur' old guard ahead of polls

By AFP - Dec 09, 2019

World

Democrats announce two charges against Trump

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

WASHINGTON — Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Tuesday in a momentous step asserting that the US presid ...

Heroism, devastation after deadly New Zealand volcano eruption

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

Divisions exposed as Russia, Ukraine leaders hold first meeting

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

Democrats lay out impeachment case against Trump

By AFP - Dec 09, 2019

No more survivors on New Zealand island after volcano eruption

By AFP - Dec 09, 2019

Business

Industrial exports rise by 8.7 per cent in ten months

By JT - Dec 10, 2019

AMMAN — The value of the country’s industrial exports during the first 10 months of 2019 posted an 8.7 per cent increase as it reached JD4.9 ...

Parliamentary committee endorses nullification of oil agreement law
Inflation, climate, jargon: ECB launches major review

Features

‘Frozen 2’ freezes competition for third weekend in a row

By Los Angeles Times (TNS) - Dec 10, 2019

By Sonaiya Kelley  LOS ANGELES — The post-Thanksgiving weekend is usually a box-office dead zone, which is why studios don’t often roll out ...

Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1.6 Auto: Long-serving saloon with appeal
Solidarity as a question of identity

Sports

Scrutiny on Simeone as change turns to stagnation at Atletico

By AFP - Dec 10, 2019

MADRID — Diego Simeone has called it a transition season for Atletico Madrid but while he was the best man before, results have raised doubt ...

Davis scores 50 to propel Lakers over Timberwolves, Heat find a Herro
Free-scoring Salzburg pose serious threat to leaky Liverpool

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