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Germany may face long wait for new government after vote
BERLIN — German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government until the spring. The confident frontrunner Friedrich Merz has said he's aiming for an Easter deadline and urged potential allies to get (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Egypt unveils first ancient royal tomb since Tutankhamun
CAIRO — Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since the famed discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. The tomb, discovered near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Jordan aims to increase exports to West Bank markets — Industry minister
AMMAN — Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub Qudah said that Jordan seeks to increase its exports to the West Bank markets, with a goal to double exports to the Palestinian market starting next year. Speaking during a seminar attended by (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Agriculture Ministry signs JD5m agreement to establish citrus, vegetable processing facility
AMMAN — The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday signed a JD5-million agreement to establish a comprehensive citrus and vegetable processing centre, which will include grading, packing, waxing and sorting facilities, as well as cold storage for (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Jordanian Mais Taha wins Global Innovation Award for Digital Sustainability
AMMAN — Jordanian entrepreneur Mais Taha, founder of MTiPX, has been awarded the Digital Changemaker Award at the Global Innovation Forum (GIF) 2024, recognised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The 160-year-old UN agency (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
New research explores Hellenistic, Roman influences on Petra’s Treasury
AMMAN — Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from Assyria. In 1862, the architect Jakob Ignaz Hittorffdrew similarity between Petra’s monument and a fresco belonging to (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Polar air mass brings heavy rain, snow, freezing temperatures nationwide
AMMAN — The Kingdom is experiencing a low-pressure system centred over Syria, bringing an extremely cold polar air mass, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said on Thursday. Temperatures will drop on Friday as the cold air mass moves (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Jordan resumes FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
AMMAN — Jordan starts Window 3 of Group D qualifiers for the 31st FIBA Asia Cup 2025, when it plays Saudi Arabia at 7:00 pm on Friday before an away game against Iraq on February 24. Jordan has already booked its spot to the 31st FIBA Asia Cup (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Week 14 of CFI League kicks off
AMMAN — The CFI Jordan Professional Football League’s stage 14 is set to kick off on Friday after a tough week which saw Jordan out of the U-20 Asian Cup, and Wihdat and Hussein out of Asian competitions. This week, it’s Ramtha vs Jazira, Salt vs (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
M23 pushing advance toward 'strategic zones' in DR Congo, warns UN
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES — The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, underscoring the threat of a regional conflict. (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Pressured by Putin and Trump, walls close in on Zelensky
KYIV — Outgunned Ukrainian forces have slowly lost territory to Russian troops over recent weeks. But in the capital Kyiv, the ground is shifting rapidly beneath President Volodymyr Zelensky's feet. US President Donald Trump, his most powerful (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Hamas says hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage
KHAN YUNIS, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Militants on Thursday handed over the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 2023 attack, with Hamas saying they include the Bibas family , symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Hizbollah readies massive funeral for slain leader Nasrallah
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Hizbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity for a show of strength by the Iran-backed group after a bruising war with Israel. Nasrallah's death (…)
Jordan Times - 20 February 2025
Jordan Motorsport announces Jordan Baja to run in mid-April
AMMAN — Jordan Motorsport has announced details of the Jordan Baja, the second round of this year’s FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups and round three of the FIM Bajas World Cup. The event has switched from a November date and will be based out (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
Ugandan, DR Congo troops secure eastern Congolese city Bunia - minister
KAMPALA — Uganda said on Wednesday its troops have taken control of security in the city of Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, working with Congolese forces to fend off local militias. The move came as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
'Conclave' and 'Brutalist' share BAFTA honours
LONDON — Papal thriller Conclave and immigrant epic The Brutalist on Sunday tied for top honours at Britain's BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs. Conclave, directed by German-born Edward Berger, won the BAFTA for the best (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
Aqaba Container Terminal reports 49% growth in ship handling in 2024
AMMAN — The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) handled 494 ships in 2024, marking a 49 per cent increase compared with the previous year, with total container throughput reaching 848,000 containers. Speaking at a press conference in Aqaba, ACT CEO (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
RSS, Planning Ministry renew economic development programme 'IRADA'
AMMAN — HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, president of the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement to implement and manage the IRADA (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
Jordan's embassies drive national industries — JCI president
AMMAN — President of the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) Fathi Jaghbir stressed the importance of the role of Jordanian embassies and consulates in promoting national industries and assisting local economic delegations during their tour. During (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
JCC to host Jordan-Saudi business forum on Monday
AMMAN — The Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) will host the Jordanian-Saudi Business Forum next Monday in Amman, in cooperation with the Federation of Saudi Chambers and the Saudi Export Development Authority. The forum aims to boost and elevate (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025
Sudan battle forces 10,000 families out of famine-hit camp- UN
PORT SUDAN, SUDAN —Two days of fighting between Sudanese rivals have forced an estimated 10,000 families to flee a famine-hit displacement camp in the Darfur region, the UN migration agency said Wednesday. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (…)
Jordan Times - 19 February 2025