King meets House permanent office, affirms success of Parliament is triumph for all
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday affirmed that the success of Parliament is a triumph for all Jordanians.During a meeting at Al H ...
EBRD provides 14m-euro financing package to construct 6th cell at Al Ghabawi landfill
Dec 06, 2021
King meets HCD president, council members
Dec 06, 2021
PM receives US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Dec 06, 2021

Local

Labour Ministry urges Syrian workers to rectify status

By JT - Dec 06, 2021

AMMAN — The Labour Ministry on Monday called on Syrian workers who do not have work permits or failed to renew them to proceed with receivin ...

Reviving export-driven growth presents ‘top challenge’ for Kingdom — economist

By Rayya Al Muheisen - Dec 06, 2021

AMMAN — The Kingdom’s national exports during the first nine months of 2021 grew by 15.8 per cent, while its national imports grew by 21.2 p ...

UNHCR winter bazaar showcases creativity, ‘business spirit’ of refugee community

By Batool Ghaith - Dec 05, 2021

AMMAN – UNHCR launched its fourth “With Refugees” winter bazaar on Sunday in collaboration with IKEA Jordan in Amman. Between December 3 and ...

Region

Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

BAGHDAD — It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s monumental Al Rahman Mosque pro ...

Top Sudan general sees ‘positive’ signs coup sanctions will be lifted

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

In Iraq, little people football team dreams big

By AFP - Dec 04, 2021

Libya on bumpy road to uncertain elections

By AFP - Dec 01, 2021

Pentagon orders new probe into Syria air strike investigated by NYT

By AFP - Dec 01, 2021

World

Biden-Putin talks set for Tuesday amid Ukraine tension

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will hold talks by video conference on Tuesday, the Kremlin and W ...

Pope calls neglect of migrants 'shipwreck' on Lesbos visit

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

Taliban reject claims of 'summary killings' of ex-security forces

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

US vows to prevent any Russian invasion of Ukraine

By AFP - Dec 04, 2021

Macron thanks Qatar for Afghan evacuations

By AFP - Dec 04, 2021

Business

Didi departure from NYSE marks end of Wall Street romance with Chinese big tech

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

NEW YORK — The Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing's announcement that it will delist its shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ...

Stocks down due to concerns about Omicron
Asian stocks mixed with traders sensitive to Omicron developments

Features

Deep underground, Paris mushroom growers struggle to preserve heritage

Dec 05, 2021

CARRIERES-SUR-SEINE, France — Two centuries ago, French farmers revolutionised mushroom production by moving into the maze of limestone quar ...

Mother knows best: How bat moms help pups navigate the world
Baldwin denies pulling trigger in 'Rust' shooting

Sports

Wijnaldum rescues PSG after Lens leave Messi in a daze

By AFP - Dec 05, 2021

PARIS — Georginio Wijnaldum's injury-time equaliser allowed Paris Saint-Germain to snatch a 1-1 draw away to Lens in Ligue 1 on Saturday in ...

'No regrets' as Djokovic season ends in Davis Cup defeat
Hamilton looks to extend F1 race as Verstappen eyes title

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