Local

22nd National Olive Festival begins

By JT - Nov 25, 2022

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Agriculture Minister Khalid Hneifat on Thursday inaugurated the 22nd National Olive Festiv ...

Kharabsheh calls for electrical connection between MENA, Europe

By JT - Nov 25, 2022

AMMAN — Minister of Energy Saleh Kharabsheh on Thursday commented on the importance of introducing an electrical interconnection project bet ...

Finance minister acquaints governors on economic developments

By JT - Nov 25, 2022

AMMAN — Finance Minister Mohamad Al-Ississ, in the presence of Interior Minister Mazen Faraya, on Thursday met with governors and administra ...

Region

Turkish strikes target Syria camp guards — Kurds, war monitor

By AFP - Nov 25, 2022

QAMISHLI — Turkish strikes Wednesday targeted Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria's Al Hol detention camp, home to over 50,000 people ...

Iran blames Israel after bomb kills Guards colonel in Syria

By AFP - Nov 23, 2022

Erdogan signals ground operation into Syria 'God willing soon'

By AFP - Nov 22, 2022

As protests rage in Iran, team fall silent for anthem at World Cup

By AFP - Nov 21, 2022

Erdogan says mulling ground operation in Syria

By AFP - Nov 21, 2022

World

Post-election US sees rise of the ‘Never Again Trumper’

By AFP - Nov 25, 2022

WASHINGTON — A small group of Republicans never supported Donald Trump, but in post-election America the group has grown to include those wh ...

At least six killed in US Walmart shooting

By AFP - Nov 23, 2022

Russia court extends Kremlin critic Yashin’s detention by six months

By AFP - Nov 23, 2022

Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue

By AFP - Nov 23, 2022

US VP Harris visits Philippine island near China-claimed waters

By AFP - Nov 22, 2022

Business

Grinding inflation clouds 'Black Friday' shopping bonanza

By AFP - Nov 24, 2022

NEW YORK — The Black Friday kick-off of the holiday shopping season is expected to bring especially deep discounts in 2022, but one challeng ...

European Space Agency adopts budget of nearly 17 billion euros
Italy's draft budget centres on energy aid, growth

Features

Uruguay’s Jorge Drexler eclipses Bad Bunny at Latin Grammys

By AFP - Nov 24, 2022

LAS VEGAS/NEW YORK — Uruguay’s top musical export Jorge Drexler overshadowed megastar Bad Bunny’s hype at the Latin Grammys, scoring seven t ...

Billion youth risk hearing loss from headphones, venues
Global timekeeper organisation votes to scrap leap seconds by 2035

Sports

‘Qatar must find A Game to avoid embarrassment’

By AFP - Nov 24, 2022

DOHA — Qatar coach Felix Sanchez hopes his team can bring their “A Game” against Senegal as the host nation battle to avoid setting an unwan ...

Japan stuns wasteful Germany in dramatic World Cup comeback
Jordan football heads into long break

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