Kingdom condemns terror attack in Finland
AMMAN  — His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday condemned the terror attack in the Finnish city of Turku, which killed two people a ...
Nursing Council awards specialisation titles to 4,230 Royal Medical Services nurses
Aug 20, 2017
Local elections a milestone in reform process — PM
Aug 20, 2017
Activists to ‘continue struggle’ for rights of Jordanian women married to foreigners
Aug 20, 2017

Local

Jordan a country ‘ready to adapt to change’ — report

By Laila Azzeh - Aug 20, 2017

AMMAN – Jordan has been ranked 38th globally as a country "most ready to adapt to change”, according to a recent report.  The KPMG's Global ...

FM takes part in Cairo trilateral talks on Mideast

By JT - Aug 20, 2017

AMMAN — The second round of the tripartite consultation on the Middle East peace process held by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt and ...

Islamist winners of local polls acknowledge challenges ahead

By Jassar Al Tahat - Aug 20, 2017

AMMAN — The Islamist-led National Coalition for Reform (NCR) has yet to announce a detailed list of its winners and ticket partners, but has ...

Region

Iraqi forces prepare to retake Tal Afar from Daesh militants

By Reuters - Aug 20, 2017

BAGHDAD/ERBIL  — Five weeks after securing victory in Mosul, Iraqi forces have moved into positions around the city of Tal Afar, their next ...

Fierce clashes rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon

By AFP - Aug 19, 2017

Syrian army encircles Daesh in central Syria advance

By Reuters - Aug 19, 2017

Syrian city’s rebel districts still in ruins years after Assad victory

By Reuters - Aug 19, 2017

Two killed on Gaza-Egypt border in confrontation between Hamas, militants

By Reuters - Aug 17, 2017

World

Moroccan asylum seeker ‘targeted women’ in Finland terror stabbing

By AFP - Aug 19, 2017

TURKU, Finland — Finnish police said on Saturday that a Moroccan asylum seeker deliberately targeted women in a stabbing spree that left two ...

Trump digs in against critics of his Charlottesville violence response

By Reuters - Aug 17, 2017

Britain seeks Brexit without borders for Northern Ireland

By Reuters - Aug 16, 2017

Firefighters battle wildfires near Athens for third day

By Reuters - Aug 15, 2017

Kenyans return to work as opposition strike call flops

By Reuters - Aug 14, 2017

Business

In Lebanon, salt producers fear craft is drying up

By AFP - Aug 19, 2017

ANFEH, Lebanon — At 93, Elias Al Najjar has spent half a century harvesting salt by hand from ponds on Lebanon's Mediterranean shore, but he ...

UK unemployment rate hits lowest level since 1975
Kuwait reports second oil spill

Features

Lack of sleep tied to higher risk of diabetes in kids

By Reuters - Aug 19, 2017

Children who do not get enough sleep may be more likely to develop diabetes than kids who typically get enough shuteye, a UK study suggests. ...

Lizard saliva derivative helps Parkinson’s patients
The elusive perfect earphones

Sports

Kyrgios sweeps away Nadal in Cincinnati quarter-final

By Reuters - Aug 19, 2017

The excitable Nick Kyrgios made short work of top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal in a dazzling 6-2, 7-5 victory on Friday at the Cincinnati Op ...

Jordan wins two golds in karate in Japan
JOC General Asssembly reelects Prince Feisal as its president

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