17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (147+ words) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Two people were injured and a mosque and several buildings damaged after a projectile launched by Yemen’s Houthis struck Saudi Arabia’s southern Jazan region on Saturday, Saudi Civil Defence said. Teams responded to the attack in Al…...

14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (510+ words) AMMAN — The number of Syrian refugees returning to their country has declined and fluctuated after a sharp surge in voluntary returns following the fall of the former regime in December 2024, according to a UNHCR official in Jordan. Spokesperson for the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (317+ words) Jordan Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged to achieve an Israeli withdrawal and rebuild the area during a surprise visit to the country's south on Saturday, after Israel captured and blew up a nearby Hezbollah position Official…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (156+ words) AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Saturday held a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss regional developments and efforts to promote security and stability. Safadi condemned the drone…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (633+ words) AMMAN — Jordan and Russia on Thursday concluded the seventh session of the Joint Jordanian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. The session, held in Moscow from September 8-11, was co-chaired by Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Yarub…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (515+ words) WASHINGTON, United States — US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy costs in the month — particularly for diesel — as the US war with Iran continued. Rising prices at the pump…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (325+ words) RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A top Palestinian official on Thursday said legislative elections due to be held in late November won't take place on time, calling for presidential elections first instead. Rajoub, from the dominant Fateh Party of 90-year-old President Mahmoud…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (417+ words) AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Wednesday met with Syrian President Ahmad Al Sharaa at the People’s Palace in Damascus to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments. During the meeting, attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (232+ words) AMMAN — Jordanian air defences intercepted and destroyed 18 of 20 ballistic missiles launched towards the Kingdom from Iran in the past hours, the Jordan Armed Forces -Arab Army(JAF ) said. JAF official spokesperson said in a statement that the remaining two missiles…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) ABU DHABI — A top official within the US-backed Board of Peace said on Monday that a failure to move forward in Gaza paired with rising violence in the West Bank are making a two-state solution "impossible". Nickolay Mladenov, the high…...