Amman: Interior Minister Mazen Faraya on Monday instructed the administrative governors to release 490 individuals who were held as administrative detainees.

In a statement, the Ministry indicated that this decision was made after a thorough examinat…

Amman: Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh met with US Acting Deputy Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, and an accompanying delegation on Monday, emphasizing the robust partnership between Jordan and the United States.

Attended by Minister of State for…

Amman: Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh extended heartfelt condolences to Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah in a phone call on Monday, expressing his sympathies for the recent loss of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sab…

Amman: Minister of Government Communications and government spokesperson Muhannad Mubaideen said that Jordan is waging a war on behalf of the countries of the region on its northern borders against drug militias supported by regional powers that push …

Amman: Parliamentary blocs and the Palestine Parliamentary Committee said Monday they stand with the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army in protecting the northern borders from arms- and drug-smuggling gangs.

In an oversight session chaired by Speaker Ahm…

Beirut: Israeli warplanes struck villages in southern Lebanon at noon Monday along with artillery bombardment amid rising tension on the border, according a Lebanese security source.

It said Israeli jets carried out raids near the town of Aita al-Sha…

Amman: The Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center Monday condemned an attack by Israeli snipers in the Holy Family Church complex in the Gaza Strip, which killed a woman and her daughter and wounded others.

In a statement, head of the cente…

Amman: His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday met with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.

The meeting covered means to bolster defence and military cooperation between the two countries, as well as regional developments….