King says Tafileh residents’ need to go to capital for treatment ‘unacceptable’
TAFILEH — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday issued directives to address the needs and priorities of Tafileh Governorate's residents and t ...
Political reform not merely a slogan — King
Feb 18, 2019
Governorate council presidents call for amending Decentralisation Law
Feb 18, 2019
Jordan 'strongly condemns' Israel’s closure of Al Aqsa Mosque
Feb 18, 2019

Local

Maan Development Zone added to list of areas offering incentives for investors

By JT - Feb 18, 2019

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Monday decided to add the Maan Development Zone to the list of areas where incentives and privileges are offered for ...

1,000 officials to convene at Dead Sea in April for WEF

By JT - Feb 18, 2019

AMMAN — Jordan is hosting the 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa, which will be held at the Dead Sea on Apr ...

Kanakrieh, Gulf counterparts follow up on Mecca summit pledges

By JT - Feb 18, 2019

AMMAN — Finance Minister Ezzeddine Kanakrieh on Monday met with his Kuwaiti, Saudi and UAE counterparts in Kuwait City to follow up on the i ...

Region

Yemen's parties agree to start stalled troop withdrawal from main port

By Reuters - Feb 18, 2019

RIYADH/UNITED NATIONS — Yemen's warring parties have agreed to start withdrawing forces from the main port of Hodeida under a UN-sponsored d ...

‘Suspect in Istanbul nightclub attack denies charges’

By Reuters - Feb 18, 2019

Germany says repatriation of Syria terrorists ‘extremely difficult’

By AFP - Feb 18, 2019

Iraq’s Kurdish regional parliament elects interim speaker amid boycott

By Reuters - Feb 18, 2019

US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated — sources

By Reuters - Feb 18, 2019

World

French court okays screening of film on priest’s abuse of boy scouts

By AFP - Feb 18, 2019

PARIS — A French court on Monday approved cinema screenings of an award-winning director's new film about the real-life story of a priest ac ...

UK's May to speak to every EU head in bid for Brexit deal changes

By Reuters - Feb 17, 2019

Thirty years on, some Russians want to reframe Soviet war in Afghanistan

By Reuters - Feb 16, 2019

US House Democrats eye Mueller filings for Trump probe

By Reuters - Feb 14, 2019

Nearly 80 detainees escape Haiti prison — police

By AFP - Feb 13, 2019

Business

White House gets report that could trigger auto tariffs

By AFP - Feb 18, 2019

WASHINGTON — The White House received on Monday a Commerce Department report on the auto industry that could trigger tariffs against importe ...

To fight off unemployment, Iraqi youth plant start-up seeds
Wall Street rallies on trade optimism

Features

Ford Mustang GT (auto): Lean, mean muscle machine

By Ghaith Madadha - Feb 18, 2019

The original muscle when appearing in 1964 and first to resurrect such cars in 2005, the iconic trend-setting Ford Mustang made stylish two- ...

More young adults binge-drinking well into their 20s
Good citizenship starts at home

Sports

Durant claims MVP, Team LeBron tops Team Giannis in All-Star Game

By AFP - Feb 18, 2019

CHARLOTTE — Kevin Durant scored 31 points and won MVP honours after outdueling Giannis Antetokounmpo to lift Team LeBron to a 178-164 win Su ...

Korda keeps it in the family to win Australian Open
Jordan Motorsport unveils its busiest-ever calendar of events

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