Jordan ranks 9th among top tourist destinations globally — UNWTO
AMMAN — The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) announced that Jordan ranked ninth among top tourist destinations globally, af ...
Almost all ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno Karabakh
Oct 01, 2023
Diesel, unleaded 90-, 95-octane gas see price increase in October 
Sep 30, 2023
Jordan ‘successfully’ completes 3rd WTO trade policy review 
Sep 30, 2023

Local

55% of female journalists say they faced online harassment, violence — survey

By Maria Weldali - Sep 30, 2023

AMMAN — Illuminating the challenges female journalists are exposed to, the Jordanian Network to Combat Digital Violence Against Female Journ ...

Amman Jazz Festival: Musiqa 3al Daraj and Halaqat take jazz music to Petra

By JT - Sep 30, 2023

AMMAN — Within the framework of the Amman Jazz Festival, the Musiqa 3al Daraj festival returns in its fifth edition, taking place for the fi ...

Measles-rubella vaccination campaign aims 97% coverage in first phase — Health Ministry

By JT - Sep 30, 2023

AMMAN — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination coverage in Jordan has witnessed a decrease, according to the Health Ministry. Vaccination ...

Region

Calls for justice one year after Iran's 'Bloody Friday'

By AFP - Oct 01, 2023

PARIS — Campaign groups on Saturday demanded the perpetrators of the killing of dozens of protesters in southeast Iran one year ago be broug ...

More than 16,000 children are displaced following Libya floods — UNICEF

By AFP - Sep 29, 2023

Israel reopens Gaza crossing to Palestinian workers

By AFP - Sep 28, 2023

Iran says it 'successfully' launched new military satellite

By AFP - Sep 27, 2023

East Libya government announces fund for flood-hit Derna

By AFP - Sep 27, 2023

World

US warns of large Serbian military build-up near Kosovo

By AFP - Oct 01, 2023

WASHINGTON — The United States urged Belgrade to pull its forces back from the border with Kosovo on Friday after detecting what it called a ...

Blinken says China wants to be 'dominant power' in world

By AFP - Sep 29, 2023

Shock in Spain as 14-year-old stabs five people in school

By AFP - Sep 29, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh to dissolve, ending independence dream

By AFP - Sep 28, 2023

Czech Republic to buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets

By AFP - Sep 27, 2023

Business

US government hours from shutdown, funding chaos

By AFP - Sep 30, 2023

WASHINGTON — The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts ...

Oil giant Saudi Aramco announces first global LNG deal
TotalEnergies to raise fossil fuel production

Features

Petition against felling trees in historic Tokyo park area

By AFP - Sep 30, 2023

TOKYO — Campaigners filed a fresh petition with almost 225,000 signatures on Monday against plans to fell large numbers of trees and tear do ...

Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
Major asteroid sample brought to Earth in NASA first

Sports

North Korea thrashes South at Asian Games as rivalries take centre stage

By AFP - Sep 30, 2023

HANGZHOU, China23 — North Korea thrashed South Korea 4-1 in women’s football while India battle Pakistan in hockey later Saturday as fierce ...

Jordan aims for basketball quarter-finals; taekwondo secures 3 medals
Nepal makes cricket history as swimmer Zhang breaks record

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