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US president signs bill to provide new aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation authorising desperately needed military aid for Ukraine, saying Washington would begin sending new assistance to Kyiv within hours. The passage of the $95 billion package — (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Israel pummels Gaza after US Congress approves military aid
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and artillery fire on Wednesday after the US Congress approved $13 billion in military aid. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the Senate's approval of the aid (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Forgotten exodus: Tracing North Caucasian Muslim Diaspora’s odyssey
AMMAN — In the middle of the 19th century, the northern Caucasus was a battlefield between the Russian and the Ottoman empires. The mountainous region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea had a majority of Sunni Muslim population. The (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Safadi, Irish counterpart discuss war on Gaza
AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Irish counterpart Micheál Martin on Wednesday, reflected their countries’ absolute commitment to the two-state solution. Both ministers discussed the Israeli aggression in (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Palestinian delegation visits Jordanian field hospital ‘Gaza/78’
AMMAN — The Jordanian Field Hospital Gaza/78, on Wednesday received a delegation from the Palestinian Military Medical Services. The commander of the hospital said that His Majesty King Abdullah's noble principles and steadfast positions (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
League resumes with Hussein, Faisali eyeing crown
AMMAN — The Professional Football League resumes as of Thursday after a pause that allowed the U-23 national squad to compete at the Asian Cup currently under way in Qatar. In the highlight of matches this week, Hussein host Aqaba, Shabab Urdun (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Irish artists urge Eurovision entrant boycott over Israel
DUBLIN — Hundreds of Irish artists urged Ireland’s Eurovision entrant on Monday to be on the “right side of history” by boycotting the song contest over Israel’s participation in the event in Sweden next month. “We are asking you to withdraw (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
UAE announces $544m for repairs after record rains
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates announced $544 million to repair the homes of Emirati families on Wednesday after last week’s record rains caused widespread flooding and brought the oil-rich Gulf state to a standstill. “We learned great (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
N. Macedonia starts elections that could decide stalled EU talks
SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia — North Macedonia on Wednesday held the first round of a presidential election — the first in a series of votes that could decide whether the Balkan country will join the European Union. It will be followed (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Four dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capital
NAIROBI — Roads turned into gushing rivers and homes swamped by waist-high muddy waters: Storms and flash floods wreaked devastation across the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, claiming at least four lives. The East Africa region has been (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
General Motors lifts 2024 profit forecast after strong Q1
NEW YORK — General Motors (GM) reported higher profits Tuesday thanks to continued strength in North America that offset a loss in its China business, enabling the car maker to lift its forecast. GM, which has benefited from consistently strong (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
JAF conducts seven airdrops of aid into Gaza
AMMAN — The Jordanian Armed Forces — Arab Army (JAF), in cooperation with other countries, carried out on Tuesday seven airdrops on the North of the war-torn Gaza Strip. These airdrops were carried out in response to the humanitarian duty and (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Doctors call for raising awareness on infantile, teenage depression
AMMAN — Experts stressed on Tuesday the importance of detecting cases of depression among children and adolescents at early stages and called for raising awareness among families about the signs and symptoms of depression. A national study on (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Neolithic hub of Ain Ghazal: Delving into urban transformation through artefact, bone studies
AMMAN — The settlement at Ain Ghazal Site is one of the largest Neolithic settlements known in the Near East and is situated on the western edge of the Wadi Zarqa, which, although dry today, was a permanent stream from at least late Pleistocene (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
16 dead, 28 missing in migrant boat capsize off Djibouti — UN
NAIROBI — At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. The accident occurred about two (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake
TAIPEI — Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying and some tilting, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago. (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Inter Milan seal Scudetto in derby thriller with AC Milan
MILAN — Inter Milan sealed the Serie A title on Monday after beating AC Milan 2-1 and creating an unassailable lead at the top of the league with their sixth straight derby victory. Goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram gave Inter a (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate
RIO DE JANEIRO — In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: using AI to alert drivers to their presence. Direct strikes on the vast (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Baby delivered from dying mother's womb in Gaza 'miracle'
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Under a ceaseless storm of strikes in Gaza, a baby girl has survived insurmountable odds as the only member of her family left alive after she was delivered by Caesarian section as her mother lay dying. At just (...)
Jordan Times - 24 April 2024
Denmark launches its biggest offshore wind farm tender
COPENHAGEN — The Danish Energy Agency on Monday launched its biggest tender for the construction of offshore wind farms, aimed at producing six gigawatts by 2030 — more than double Denmark's current capacity. Offshore wind is one of the major (...)
Jordan Times - 23 April 2024
New medical personnel at Jordan's field hospital in northern Gaza begin receiving patients
AMMAN — Newly deployed medical staff at the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza began on Sunday receiving patients from the war-torn strip. The new medical personnel have recently moved to the military field hospital in northern Gaza, dubbed (...)
Jordan Times - 22 April 2024