Middle East Headlines

AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry on Sunday confirmed that it is following up on the killing of a Jordanian woman in the UAE through the Jordanian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Jordanian Consulate in Dubai, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Foreign...

WASHINGTON — FBI agents seized all 25 works at a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit in Florida amid questions about their authenticity, the museum which was showing them said on Saturday. The Orlando Museum of Art said it had complied with a request for a...

WASHINGTON — FBI agents seized all 25 works at a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit in Florida amid questions about their authenticity, the museum which was showing them said on Saturday. The Orlando Museum of Art said it had complied with a request for a...

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian teenager died from his wounds hours after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said on Saturday. Mohammad Hamad, 16, was shot and wounded on Friday evening ne...

KANTRA, Cyprus — In the end, it was Mother Nature that extinguished a wildfire that scorched thousands of acres and forced the evacuation of villages in the north of divided Cyprus, officials said on Saturday. Aircraft from both sides of Cyprus, as ...

GAYAN DISTRICT, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers pledged on Saturday they would not interfere with international efforts to distribute aid to tens of thousands of people affected by this week's deadly earthquake. Even before Wednes...

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia's army has "fully occupied" the key Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fighting, its mayor said on Saturday, an important strategic win for Moscow as it seeks to gain full control over the east of the c...

AMMAN — Under the patronage of HRH Prince Hassan, the Amman Baccalaureate School (ABS) celebrated its first annual Founders' Day on Wednesday to honour the school's Chairwoman Emeritus, HRH Princess Sarvath, and her ABS co-founders whose ser...

AMMAN — Travel bloggers' content influences tourists to visit certain destinations, according to experts. Eighty-seven per cent of millennials said they utilise social media for travel inspiration, and 52 per cent of consumers said they made pla...

AMMAN — Agricultural photography is helping small-scale farmers export high-end produce to foreign markets. Suhaib Ayyad, a 27-year-old agricultural engineer, uses his photography skills to help farmers, who often lack the necessary technical skills...

WASHINGTON — Protesters were expected to pour onto streets across the United States on Saturday as anger flared over the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the right to abortion. Several right-leaning states imposed immediate bans on aborti...

CAIRO — Egypt's leader on Saturday discussed energy and investment with Qatar's emir, who was in Cairo for the first time since the countries restored relations following a Saudi-led rift. Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani told President ...

AMMAN — Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Ahmad Hanandeh on Thursday stressed the importance of public-private sectors dialogue to improve economic and social environments in various fields. During a panel discussion, organised by the...

AMMAN — The Ministry of Environment launched an awareness campaign on Tuesday titled "Kisna Akhdar" (Our bag is green) to encourage a shift towards sustainable consumption and shopping. As part of a national effort and in cooperation with go...

IRBID — The Algerian Cultural Days, organised by the Ministry of Culture with the participation of various Algerian artists, singers and literary figures, concluded on Thursday evening. The event, which celebrates the selection of Irbid as the Arab ...

BAGHDAD — Sixty-four new Iraqi lawmakers were sworn in on Thursday, making a pro-Iran bloc the largest in parliament after MPs from firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's bloc quit earlier this month. Iraq was plunged deeper into political crise...

BEIRUT — Lebanon's lawmakers designated incumbent Prime Minister Najib Mikati to form a new government on Thursday, more than a month after parliamentary elections that yielded no clear majority. The 66-year-old billionaire, who had been widely ...

LONDON — Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headline the title chase at Wimbledon where eight-time champion Roger Federer, the world's top two players and cherished ranking points will all be missing. Djokovic is bidding for a seventh title at the ...

AMMAN — Jordan is ready to host the FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship Division B which tips off at the Prince Hamzah Arena from June 24-30. Jordan starts its matches in Group B playing Iran on Friday at 6pm, before facing Kazakhstan on Saturda...

SADO, Japan — Every day for the past 14 years, 72-year-old Masaoki Tsuchiya has set out before sunrise to search for a bird rescued from extinction in Japan. Starting his car under star-dotted skies unpolluted by light, he works alone in the pre-daw...

HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday on bargain buying after the previous day's battering, though oil extended losses after US Federal Reserve (Fed) boss Jerome Powell admitted the economy could tip into recession as the bank hikes ...

AMMAN — A female student succumbed to wounds she sustained on Thursday after an unidentified person shot her on the campus of a private university, north of the capital, Amman, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The student was rushed to a nea...

AMMAN — Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Khasawneh on Thursday decided to extend Defence Order No. 28 of 2021 pertaining to the imprisonment of debtors until September 30, 2022. The decision was taken in consideration of the financial a...

AMMAN — Joramco, the Amman-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), signed an agreement with Tamweelcom, a Jordanian microfinance company. The agreement seeks to finance the ...

AMMAN — Industry, Trade and Supply Minister Yousef Shamali, Saudi Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi, and Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Saleh Bin Nasser Al Jasser on Wednesday met over enhancin...

AMMAN — During a panel discussion titled "Set Reforms in Motion" on Wednesday, experts and officials emphasised the need for foreign direct investment (FDI) in order to achieve the goals of the Economic Modernisation Vision. The discussion w...

ROME — Italian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to back Prime Minister Mario Draghi's policy on Ukraine on Wednesday, the day after the largest partner in his coalition government imploded over the issue. Draghi has taken a firm line on Russia'...

UNITED NATIONS, United States — An estimated 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, and a lack of machinery is hampering a rush to find survivors, a UN envoy said on Wednesday. The earthquake struck a remote border ...

KYIV — "Massive" Russian bombardment of Ukraine's battleground eastern Lugansk region and key city Severodonetsk has been "hell" for soldiers there, Kyiv said, while insisting that defenders would hold "as long as necessary&#...

BEIRUT — Lebanon's economy should receive a welcome injection of more than $3 billion, thanks to a rebound in tourist arrivals over the summer, the tourism minister said on Wednesday. Lebanon defaulted on its debt in 2020, the local currency has...

PARIS — It is back to the old ways for men's fashion week, which kicked off in Paris on Tuesday, with the last pandemic-era restrictions cleared and the surprise return of Hedi Slimane of Celine, who had previously called official fashion shows ...

EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom — Serena Williams admitted on Tuesday that she feared her storied career was over after a leg injury at last year's Wimbledon forced her off tour for a year and saw her ranking plummet to 1,204 in the world. "Did I...

QUITO — An Indigenous protester died on Tuesday in clashes with law enforcement during a ninth day of demonstrations against the Ecuadorian government that the military has described as a "grave threat". An estimated 10,000 Indigenous people...

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday posted a tweet on the occasion of the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Saudi Arabia. "My brother Prince Mohammed bi...

BASRA, Iraq — Umm Mohammed, 74, waves a fan back and forth to cool down, but in the blistering heat of Iraq's southern city of Basra there is nothing but stiflingly hot air. While Basra is used to scorching summers, this year it has started soon...

KYIV — Moscow on Tuesday warned Lithuania of "serious" consequences over its restriction of rail traffic to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, as Kremlin forces made gains in Ukraine's strategic Donbas region. The row over Lithuania, the ...

AMMAN — Celebrating the different refugee cultures that Jordan hosts, refugees in Jordan shared stories of hardship and hope on Monday at the UNHCR-organised event on World Refugee Day. The event took place at Ras Al Ain Hangar in Amman, featuring &...

AMMAN — A music concert will be held on Thursday at 7:30pm at the Abdali Boulevard in celebration of 40 years of World Music Day, organised by the French Institute, the main cultural operator of the French embassy in Jordan. The French Institute inv...

AMMAN — Spreading their yoga mats on the morning grass and performing in unison, nearly 70 people joined the Indian embassy's celebration to mark the eighth International Yoga Day in Amman on Tuesday. Acknowledging yoga's "universal appe...

AMMAN — UNICEF's Leadership Programme, launched in August 2021, aims to empower young people aged 16-24 across the Kingdom. The programme was originally created to empower women amid the challenges they face in society, but was later expanded to...

LONDON — British low-cost airline EasyJet on Tuesday exercised options to purchase 56 fuel-efficient single-aisle A320neo aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus. EasyJet said in a statement it had obtained steep discounts for the jets, which ...

LONDON — Rush-hour commuters in the UK faced chaos on Tuesday as railway workers launched the network's biggest strike in more than three decades, forcing people to trek to work on foot, by bike, bus — or simply not bother at all. The RMT ...

MADRID — Antonio Rudiger said on Monday Carlo Ancelotti was instrumental in his decision to join Real Madrid from Chelsea this summer. Rudiger has moved to the Santiago Bernabeu on a free transfer after choosing not to extend his Chelsea contract. T...

PARIS — Sexy women's underwear didn't fare too well during the jogging-bottoms-and-pyjamas phase of the pandemic, but from the red carpet to lingerie shows, ultra-sultry intimate apparel is making a comeback — and is now much more visi...

PARIS — As a young woman straps on her vest and headset and becomes immersed in a virtual world, Mainak Chaudhuri talks excitedly about the potential of the technology. "This is the first step towards the metaverse," Chaudhuri of French star...

AMMAN — The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Saudi Arabia, to Jordan on Tuesday is "confirmation of the deep-rooted and historical brotherly relations"...

AMMAN — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments on Tuesday to further support the safe carriage of lithium batteries by developing and implementing global standards for screening, fire-testing, and incident informati...

AMMAN - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday called on governments to urgently put in place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as aviation pursues its commitment to achieving net z...

AMMAN — Scott C. Turner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the US State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), on Monday visited the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) and the King Hussein Foundation Institu...

BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday said Lebanon was ready to expel Syrian refugees living in the country if the international community does not work to repatriate them. Lebanon, grappling with its worst ever economic crisis, has the wor...