King urges strong cooperation between legislative, executive authorities
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed the importance of bolstering cooperation between the legislative and executive branche ...
‘More humane methods in place to address increasing populations of stray animals’
Jan 19, 2021
Taxi drivers hail decision of lifting Friday curfew
Jan 19, 2021
Tourism sector strives for strong comeback
Jan 19, 2021

Local

Customs department reports around JD1.5b in 2020 revenues

By JT - Jan 19, 2021

AMMAN — The Jordan Customs Department (JCD) on Tuesday said it collected JD1.447 billion in tariffs and fees in 2020.  JCD Director General ...

Mercy Corps continues support to Kingdom’s health system amid pandemic

By Maria Weldali - Jan 19, 2021

AMMAN — Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Mercy Corps, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, added deeper layers of supp ...

Elderly man charged with murdering wife, son

By Rana Husseini - Jan 19, 2021

AMMAN — The Criminal Court prosecutor on Tuesday charged a 61-year-old retired husband with premeditated murder in connection with the shoot ...

Region

Lebanon returns two stolen 18th-century icons to Greece

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

BEIRUT — Lebanon handed back two 18th-century religious icons of Jesus and Mary to Greece on Tuesday after they were seized during an auctio ...

Beyond the oil wells, Syrians rummage in trash to survive

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

Tunisia seeks to stem wave of nighttime street riots

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

France’s reckoning with colonial past reviewed in Algeria report

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys troops after riots

By AFP - Jan 18, 2021

World

EU aims to vaccinate 70% of adults in coming months

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

BRUSSELS — The European Union is aiming to inoculate 70 per cent of its adult population against the coronavirus before the end of August, E ...

Trump spends last day in White House, Biden goes to Washington

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

Grim picture emerges from glimpses of Ethiopia's Tigray war

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

Macron hails French Muslim charter against extremism

By AFP - Jan 18, 2021

PM urges pro-EU lawmakers to back Italy’s fragile gov’t

By AFP - Jan 18, 2021

Business

EU regulator to clear Boeing 737 MAX flights next week

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

PARIS — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again next week, 22 months after the plane ...

Eurostar urges state support as virus wipes out train traffic
Markets struggle as coronavirus jabs delayed

Features

Rocker David Crosby on songwriting and ‘emotional voyages’

Jan 19, 2021

NEW YORK — Like all entertainers, David Crosby — the mustachioed co-founder of both the seminal folk rock band The Byrds and the supergroup ...

Mercedes-Benz E200: Enhanced, elegant and now electrified executive
For the sake of art and the environment

Sports

Ibrahimovic double as Milan pull clear to top Serie A

By AFP - Jan 19, 2021

MILAN — Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first start in two months as AC Milan beat Cagliari 2-0 on Monday to pull ahead of city rival ...

Messi sees red as Bilbao win Spanish Super Cup
PSG beat Angers to go top of Ligue 1

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