The United States has tapped Jeffrey DeLaurentis, America's top diplomat in Havana, to become the first official ambassador to Cuba in five decades.
King appoints new 65-strong Senate
Jordan records slight progress in competitiveness index
Activists reject gas deal with Israel
$20 million Kuwaiti grant to support health, municipal
Op-ed/ News Analysis
- War comes to the home front - By Osama Al Sharif, The Jordan Times
- Ban Ki-moon’s legacy in Palestine: ‘failure in words and deeds’ - By Ramzy Baroud, The Jordan Times
- Why is the US presidential race so close? - By Elizabeth Drew, The Jordan Times
- Heinous hate crime - By Hasan Abu Nimah, The Jordan Times
- Extraordinary, indeed - Editorial, The Jordan Times
- A 'wave of violence' that never actually ends - By Haggai Matar, + 972mag
- ‘Do not play politics with Syrian Christians’ - By James J. Zogby, The JORdan Times
- Different protagonists, and objectives, in Syria - Amer Al Sabaileh, The Jordan Times
Jordan in Brief
- Committee mulls opening hospital for drug addicts
- Second phase of project to improve Amman water supply launched
- Gendarmerie Department receives equipment from Canada
- Hate speech threatens culture of coexistence, Prince Hassan warns
- Jordan urges regional collaboration to counter extremism promoted through media
- Watchdog calls for removing charge on ‘defamation of religion’
- Livestock population rises by 13.8 per cent — DoS
- Women’s rights activists urged to appeal to MPs with diverse views
From the Arabic Press
- Whitewash Protocol: The So-Called Investigation of Operation Protective Edge
- Hillary Clinton won the debate but will it matter? - By Joyce Karam, Al-Hayat
- Syria and the American elections - By Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Asharq al-Awsat
- Brexit is a state of mind - By Trisha de Borchgrave,
- The week that might change history - By Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Asharq al-Awsat
- Women's flotilla to Gaza is more than mere symbolism - Susan Abulhawa, Aljazeera
- Report: Recent rise in deportations result of Israeli strategy to stifle solidarity with Palestinians - By Pam Bailey, Mondoweiss
Media and Information Technology
Germany Blocks WhatsApp Data Transfers to Facebook
Chinese User Says New Samsung Note 7 Exploded
Moroccan Threatened over Cartoon Posted by Killed Jordanian
Oman Court Jails Three Journalists, Orders Daily Shut
Snapchat debuts recording ‘Spectacles,’ changes company name
Jordanian journalist wins Emmy award for CBS Syria documentary
Society on the Move
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Polish Charity Auctions Off Pope Cars to Help Syrian Refugees
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Saudi Petition Seeks 'Full' Rights for Women
Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system giving men control over the work, study and even travel of female relatives, an activist said Tuesday.- Give the youth a sense of purpose - Editorial, The Jordan Times
Forty-three labour ministers from member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) are meeting at the Dead Sea to discuss the pressing matter of unemployment among the youth in their countries.
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