A Jordanian army officer was killed and three army personnel injured on Sunday when drug smugglers trying to enter the country from Syria fired at an army outpost along the border, a Jordanian army statement said. The smugglers fled back to Syria, leaving behind a large cache of drugs, the army statement said. "The army will respond with all strength and resolve (against) any

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AMMAN — The Central Planning Committee at the Education Ministry on Sunday recommended postponing the start of the second semester of the 2021/2022 scholastic year in national schools.As per the recommendation, classes will begin on February 20th for kindergarten until the 11th grades. However, there will be no changes for the 12th grades as the semester will start on February 1 and classes will be conducted in-person.

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AMMAN — Captain Mohammad Yassin Khdairat who was killed in the line of duty on the northeastern border on Sunday dawn was laid to rest in Irbid. Senior officials from the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) attended the funeral, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

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AMMAN — Most parts of the Kingdom are expected to witness very cold weather conditions on Sunday night and Monday, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).Amid the prevailing weather conditions, parts of Maan's Shoubak and Al Naqab areas witnessed snowfall on Saturday evening.Aqaba and the Dead Sea area will also witness cold conditions, according to the JMD forecast.

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AMMAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany’s conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity this week was welcome but was only a step towards holding to account President Bashar al-Assad and his top aides.

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AMMAN — Calling attention to the importance of women’s full economic participation, Jo Womenomics, through the Feminist Integral Centre for Research and Innovation (FICRI), on Thursday released a qualitative feminist research project titled “Perceptions and Lived Experiences in Jordanian Communities: Women and the World of Work”...

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AMMAN - A car bomb in the rebel-held city of Azaz in northwest Syria killed one civilian on Thursday and wounded several bystanders, witnesses said, in the first act of its kind this year. A rescue worker said an improvised explosive device in a vehicle had been planted near a local transport office in the city, which lies near the Turkish border. The city has been the site of several

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AMMAN — Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh on Wednesday urged donors and international institutions to finance the National Water Carrier project, a top priority for water security.

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