Nutritionists share tips for an enriching, balanced diet in Ramadan
By Maria Weldali – Mar 31,2022 – JORDAN TIMES ‘The holy month of Ramadan can be a great time to build new healthy dietary habits,’ says Alaa Omar, a nutritionist (Photo courtesy […]
King receives Israeli president, reaffirms need to work to achieve peace
His Majesty reaffirms need to avoid any measures that could obstruct Muslim worshippers access to Al Aqsa Mosque By JT – Mar 30,2022 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with […]
Adding momentum to Palestinian cause
Mar 29,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / EDITORIAL His Majesty King Abdullah’s meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Monday once again demonstrated that amid ever changing global shifts, […]
New push to prevent violence in Palestine
Jordanian King Abdullah is welcomed as he arrives to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 28, 2022. (REUTERS) Short Url https://arab.news/j6kxf RAED OMARI […]
Negev Summit Yet to Agree on Joint Statement
Monday, 28 March, 2022 Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid welcomes UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan upon his arrival for the Negev Summit, at Sde Boker in the […]
Royal Court rejects inaccurate, misleading reports on King’s bank accounts abroad
By JT – Feb 21,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Royal Court in a statement on Monday rejected inaccurate media reports on bank accounts for His Majesty King Abdullah abroad. Following is […]
Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies
Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags. By Jesse Drucker and Ben Hubbard Feb. 20, 2022 The client rosters of Swiss banks are […]
200 Jordanian phones linked to Israeli hacking scandal
Shutterstock illustration image Short Url https://arab.news/wxvpw DAOUD KUTTAB February 10, 2022 Members of royal court, Olympic committee and journalists among those targeted, reports show ‘It is upsetting when you discover […]
It’s time to rethink philanthropy in Jordan
Feb 06,2022 – JORDAN TIMES The latest economic projections by the World Bank and others expect a deceleration of economic growth globally, Jordan included. While the pandemic is mentioned as […]
Lessons from a failed ‘Palestinian’ film
OPINIONOPINION,Opinions|Cinema What went wrong with Mohamed Diab’s ‘Amira’? Hamid DabashiHamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Published On 21 Jan 2022 […]
Jordan issues record number of work permits to Syrian refugees
By JT – Jan 25,2022 JORDAN TIMES In 2021, a record 62,000 work permits were issued to Syrians, the highest annual number since work permits for Syrian refugees were introduced, according to […]
Christian pilgrimage delegation from France visits Kingdom of Jordan
By JT – Jan 24,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — A Christian pilgrimage delegation from France on Monday concluded their tour in the Kingdom upon an invitation from the Jordan Tourism Board (JTB). The delegates visited several archaeological sites and held meetings with various sectors in the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, […]
Jordan. Dana and its magic
Jan 22,2022 – Last updated at Jan 22,2022 Though small in size, Jordan is full of magical natural sites, all over the country, many of which have no equals in […]
The forgotten half
Jan 08,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh When we talk about freedom of expression, we remember one half of the matter and forget the other, which is of equal importance. The half we remember is the right of individuals to express their opinions and air their views. This is […]
As-Salt: The Middle East’s city of tolerance and generosity
(Image credit: Marta Vidal) By Marta Vidal22nd December 2021This small Jordanian city where minarets and church towers share the skyline was deemed a “place of tolerance and urban hospitality” by Unesco.T […]
Archaeologists stunned by worship of female god in Petra ‘long before Islam’
ARCHAEOLOGISTS were stunned by evidence for the worship of female deities in the ancient city of Petra, long before the introduction of Islam. By JOEL DAY09:05, Sun, Dec 12, 2021 Petra: […]
Mystery deepens as more desert kites found hidden in sands of Saudi Arabia
The stone circles and structures, known as kites, have been found mainly in Saudi Arabia’s western region. Aerial surveys discovered more nestled between the desert sands of the Great Nafud. […]
Prince Charles to visit Jordan and Egypt to follow up on COP26 commitments
Prince Charles will arrive in the Middle East in November. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/c7ts8 ARAB NEWS October 26, 2021 In Jordan the prince and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of […]
More repression, fewer jobs: Jordanians face bleak outlook
In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, Jordanians begin voting in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, in Amman, Jordan. (AP/FIle) Short Url https://arab.news/pt85s AP October 15, 2021 […]
Silent Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa rejected by Israeli appeals court following protests
Palestinian Muslim worshippers perform the Friday prayers in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City’s al-Aqsa mosque compound, on October 8, 2021 (Photo by AHMAD […]