'Pregnant women in Gaza struggle to even have one meal a day'
AMMAN — The SADAQA organisation, in collaboration with Sumud, an initiative to support families in Gaza, hosted on Wednesday a dialogue sess ...
Jordan's population to reach 12.5 million by 2028 — HPC
May 04, 2024
Gaza truce talks resume in Egypt, without Israel for now
May 04, 2024
UNESCO acknowledges 'humanity’s huge debt' to Palestinian journalists
May 04, 2024

Local

Anti-drug campaigns lead to arrest of 34 suspects

By Rana Husseini - May 04, 2024

AMMAN — The Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) on Saturday announced the arrest of 34 alleged drug dealers in dozens of illicit drug bust opera ...

Pagan temples of Jordan: studying Khirbet Tannur’s ancient shrine

By Saeb Rawashdeh - May 04, 2024

AMMAN — The professor of Pantheon-Sorbonne, Francois Villeneuve, has worked for decades in the region and some of his project included the N ...

Youth filmmakers in Amman filmtheir Independent short movie "An Olive Branch"

By JT - May 04, 2024

AMMAN — This week, youth participants in the Filmi Programme, in collaboration with filmmakers from Ireland and Jordan, joined the filming s ...

Region

Tunisian protesters demand eviction of migrant encampment

May 04, 2024

EL AMRA, Tunisia — Hundreds of Tunisians rallied Saturday in the town of El Amra to protest makeshift camps for migrants primarily from sub- ...

Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders

By AFP - May 02, 2024

Israeli offensive on Rafah would be 'unbearable escalation' — UN chief

May 01, 2024

Host Saudi warns of economic fallout from Gaza war at global summit

By AFP - Apr 29, 2024

Israeli land grabs spike in West Bank during Gaza war

By AFP - Apr 26, 2024

World

UK's ruling Conservatives brace for more losses in local elections

By AFP - May 04, 2024

LONDON — Britain's ruling Conservatives braced Saturday for further losses in local elections, their worst results in recent memory and a ke ...

Dams strain as water, death toll, keep rising in south Brazil

By AFP - May 04, 2024

Spain and Argentina at loggerheads in diplomatic spat

By AFP - May 04, 2024

Biden’s description of Japan as xenophobic is ‘unfortunate’— Tokyo

By AFP - May 04, 2024

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia against ‘foreign influence’ bill

By AFP - May 02, 2024

Business

EU pledges $1b for Lebanon, urges curbs against illegal migration

By AFP - May 04, 2024

BEIRUT — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recently announced $1 billion in aid to Lebanon to help tackle illegal migration, as rights groups wa ...

China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials
Microsoft CEO pledges $1.7b AI, cloud investment in Indonesia

Features

Ghana’s Asante king displays return of looted treasures

By AFP - May 04, 2024

KUMASI, Ghana — Ghana’s Asante King on Wednesday displayed for the first time dozens of royal artefacts looted during colonial rule, after t ...

Paul Auster: Cool narrator of noirish New York
Japan bridal wear pioneer Yumi Katsura dies at 94

Sports

Auger-Aliassime in final as ‘crazy’ Madrid injury curse strikes again

By AFP - May 04, 2024

MADRID — Felix Auger-Aliassime said “it’s crazy times for the elite of our sport” as the Canadian benefitted from yet another retirement to ...

Vinicius hits brace as Real Madrid come back to snatch draw at Bayern
League enters final month


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