Local

As tourism revenue plunges, stakeholders lament ‘lack of vision’ to revive sector

By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas - Sep 24, 2020

AMMAN — The tourism sector has largely suffered throughout the crisis, with revenues falling by 63.7 per cent during the first seven months ...

EU contributes 12.6m euros to support Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan 

By JT - Sep 24, 2020

AMMAN — The European Union (EU) on Wednesday renewed its commitment to supporting the work carried out by the United Nations Relief and Work ...

FM talks region, ties with Egypt’s Shoukry, UN’s Pedersen

By JT - Sep 24, 2020

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Wednesday held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Amman, covering the latest regi ...

Region

France urges Lebanon parties to form gov't 'without delay'

By AFP - Sep 24, 2020

PARIS — France on Tuesday urged competing political forces in Lebanon to agree on forming a government "without delay" as it ramped up press ...

In blast-hit Beirut, Armenian elders determined to stay

Sep 23, 2020

Shaping peace together: EU-UNDP inaugurate first Rugby Field in Libya

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

US seeks breakthrough on Sudan before election

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

After Lebanon blast, future lawsuits pile up against state

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

World

Embattled Belarusian leader holds secret inauguration

By AFP - Sep 24, 2020

MINSK — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko took the oath of office at a secret ceremony on Wednesday in a move his opponents attribut ...

Eiffel Tower evacuated for 2 hours after bomb threat — police

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

US closes in on 200,000 virus deaths, weeks before election

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

Barbara Lagoa: Cuban American on Supreme Court shortlist

By AFP - Sep 22, 2020

Xi defends China’s ambitions at UN, warns of ‘clash of civilisations’

By AFP - Sep 22, 2020

Business

Indonesia developing food-bank estates ‘10 times size of Singapore’

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

JAKARTA — Indonesia is developing vast farm estates across the archipelago — an area 10 times the size of neighbouring Singapore — to counte ...

Russia’s giant nuclear-powered icebreaker makes maiden voyage
Microsoft buys gaming firm ZeniMax Media for $7.5b

Features

Antarctica to lift seas by metres per degree of warming — study

By AFP - Sep 24, 2020

PARIS — Raising Earth's average surface temperature another degree Celsius will lock in 2.5 metres of sea level rise from Antarctica alone a ...

Flying high with Microsoft’s great Flight Simulator
‘Superfungus’ threatens critically endangered Panamanian golden frogs

Sports

Murray to the rescue as Denver Nuggets hold off Los Angeles Lakers

By AFP - Sep 23, 2020

ORLANDO — Jamal Murray scored 28 points as the Denver Nuggets held off a ferocious late fightback from the Los Angeles Lakers to roar back i ...

Fans warned as Bayern head to virus risk zone for Super Cup
Halep warms up for Roland Garros with 1st Rome trophy

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