Local

King, Egypt president discuss ties, region in phone call

By JT - Jun 26, 2019

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Tuesday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, discussed bilateral ties and mea ...

Parliament summoned for extraordinary session as of July 21

By JT - Jun 26, 2019

AMMAN — A Royal Decree has been issued summoning the Parliament to convene for an extraordinary session as of Sunday, July 21. During the ex ...

WB approves $200m project to support Jordan’s healthcare

By JT - Jun 26, 2019

AMMAN — The World Bank (WB) approved on Tuesday a $200 million project to support Jordan in maintaining the delivery of critical primary and ...

Region

Iran vows to ditch more nuclear curbs in war of words with US

By AFP - Jun 26, 2019

TEHRAN — Iran said Tuesday it will further free itself from the 2015 nuclear deal in defiance of new American sanctions as US President Dona ...

Daesh head in Yemen captured by special forces — coalition

By AFP - Jun 26, 2019

Made homeless by war, Syrians sell furniture to survive

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

Iran-US relations during Trump presidency

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21 — coalition

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

World

Mexico will not detain migrants at US border — president

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said on Tuesday the 15,000 troops his government has deployed to the US border do not have orders to stop m ...

Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to US border to slow migration

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

North Korean leader receives ‘excellent’ letter from Trump — KCNA

By AFP - Jun 23, 2019

Johnson’s domestic dispute fuels debate in Britain over his PM credentials

By Reuters - Jun 23, 2019

Johnson ‘row’ blows UK leadership race open, as grassroots campaign begins

By AFP - Jun 22, 2019

Business

Trade negotiators hold talks ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

BEIJING — Top Chinese and US trade negotiators have held telephone talks ahead of a crunch meeting between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald ...

Investors rush to safety on US-Iran tensions
China eyes front against protectionism at G-20

Sports

USA, Sweden reach quarter-finals as Women’s World Cup heats up

By AFP - Jun 25, 2019

Megan Rapinoe scored two penalties as defending champions the United States beat Spain on Monday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final aga ...

Buss has ‘100% confidence’ in Pelinka running Lakers
Do not blame me for boring races — Hamilton



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