AMMAN — Eastern Amman Investors Industrial Association (EAIIA), in cooperation with the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF), held a dialogue session under theme "Increasing Competitiveness of Jordanian Industry by Enhancing Energy Efficiency Programmes in the Industrial Sect»»»

AMMAN — Minister of Investment Tareq Abu Ghazaleh participated on Tuesday in the opening of the China International Supply Chain Exhibition (CISCE) in Beijing, China, organised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) with the wide participation of senior officials, bus»»»

AMMAN — Airport International Group (AIG), the Jordanian company operating Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), has announced the airport’s traffic statistics for May 2026, reflecting a gradual recovery in traffic activity at Jordan’s prime gateway to the world.Despite this positive momentum, p»»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Lieutenant General Khaled Darraj Al-Shuraian, Chief of the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, as part of ongoing military cooperation between the UAE and Kuwait. The meeting reviewed military cooperation and coordi»»»

As 60 days of peace negotiations between the US and Iran continue, Tehran appears to have won significant concessions from Washington. Chief among those is the waiving of sanctions on Iranian oil exports. US sanctions have been in place for decades, cutting Iran off from mainstream global oil marke»»»

Iran and Oman said Tuesday they would examine charges for what they called maritime service fees in the Strait of Hormuz through a joint working group, pressing ahead with discussions over the strategic waterway despite US opposition to any sort of toll system. Iran and Oman will study the costs to»»»

A passenger plane of Egypt's Nesma Airlines flying from the North African country to Romania made an emergency landing at Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport in Northern Bulgaria due to bad weather in Romania but eventually reached its destination, the city of Craiova, said the Transport Ministry in Sofia on»»»

Doha: Group K reaches an early turning point as Colombia and DR Congo meet in Nashville on Wednesday (5am, Qatar time) in a match of significant importance for both sides. With qualification still wide open and momentum proving crucial, every point could play a key role in the battle for a place in»»»

BusinessEuropeEurope is spending billions to rearm, so why the delays?Srinivas MazumdaruEuropean countries have been trying to scale up their military capabilities, but their current defense production and procurement model is not fit for purpose, say experts. https://p.dw.com/p/5FoZ6Europe's defen»»»

June 23 (UPI) -- Colombia's illegal cocaine trade generated more revenue than the country's oil exports in 2024, becoming its largest source of foreign currency, according to a new report. The report by Valor Público, a research center at EAFIT University in Medellín, found that cocaine production »»»

Chris Wright, U.S. energy secretary, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C,, on Monday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it will offer $17.5 billion in loans for»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington will negotiate and deal with Lebanon directly, and that the U.S.-brokered Lebanon-Israel negotiations are separate from the deal with Iran. “Well, that process is separate. It's separate because Lebanon is a sovereign country. It has »»»

The aircraft has completed long-range certification tests with a simulated full load of 175 passengers. Key performance was verifiedEngineers confirmed compliance with fuel reserve requirements under real-world flight profilesThe aircraft also successfully demonstrated safe take-off in the event of»»»

A giraffe names Gracie is on the loose in Real County, Texas, after escaping from the Cedar Hollow Ranch. Photo courtesy of the Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter June 23 (UPI) -- Authorities in Texas are asking for the public's help to find a giraffe named Gracie who escaped from a ranch in Real Co»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Speaker Berri receives a phone call from Macron: To solidify the ceasefire, ensure Israel’s withdrawal to the international border, deploy »»»

The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice. Nearly 1,100 peacekeepers from countries around the world have lost their lives in the line of duty and thousands of others have been inj»»»

Brazil's Federal Police launched an operation Tuesday targeting an alleged financial fraud scheme at Banco Digimais and ordered freezing assets equivalent to about $125 million. Photo by Andre Borges/EPA June 23 (UPI) -- Brazil's Federal Police launched an operation Tuesday targeting an alleged fin»»»

Tunis, June 23 (TAP) - The weather for the remainder of Tuesday and into the early hours of the night will be characterised by continued atmospheric instability in a number of regions across the country, with localised storm cells expected,...»»»

An exceptional early summer heatwave is sweeping across Europe, pushing temperatures to record levels and forcing widespread disruption to daily life, transport and tourism. France records its hottest day everFrance registered its highest-ever national temperature indicator on Tuesday, with an aver»»»

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who acts as an intermediary for the group, received a phone call Tuesday from French President Emmanuel Macron, his office said. Berri emphasized "the importance of consolidating the ceasefire" and Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon. Berri also t»»»

Doha, Qatar: Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi issued Decision No. (07) of 2026, providing for the extension of the compliance period for those subject to the provisions of Law No. (23) of 2025 on water for an additional six months, effective June 19, 2026. In a»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama is set to convene a meeting with the Socialist Party’s regional political leaders on Wednesday morning at the party headquarters in Tirana. The meeting comes just days after an expanded gathering of the ruling party’s parliamentary group and government officials held on June»»»

Simon Zereci has been appointed Director General of Albania’s Republican Guard, according to an official announcement issued under the provisions of Law No. 33/2021 on the Republican Guard of Albania. Zereci assumes the position after a period of leadership changes within the institution following »»»

Tunis, June 23 (TAP/Abia Limam) - The recent incident at the Mellègue dam, caused by a malfunction in one of the discharge gates, had no impact on water reserves, Director General of Dams and Major Water Works at the Ministry of Agriculture...»»»

ABU DHABI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that no country is allowed to impose tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran seeks to extract revenue from the vital waterway.“It’s an international waterway. No country is allowed to charge tolls or fees on an international waterway.»»»

BRUSSELS: The owner of ‌the Gazprom-controlled Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is suing the European Union in the bloc's second-highest court, seeking to annul the EU's binding phase-out of gas imports from Russia, a public document showed. The EU approved a law this year to halt all Russian gas imports»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s leadership received letters from Britain’s King Charles III and Prince William concerning relations between the two countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The letters were addressed to the King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and were received by D»»»

Doha, Qatar: Radio Qatar will celebrate on Thursday, June 25, the 58th anniversary of the launch of its broadcast, recalling a long media career that began in 1968 and contributed to establishing its position as one of the nation's leading media institutions. This milestone marked Qatar's progress »»»

Significant questions remain surrounding Hungary’s mooted “asset recovery” drive, yet a group of Hungarian economists has already advanced what would, by domestic standards, be a strikingly novel proposal: how to invest the reclaimed billions in a manner that generates substantial annual returns, f»»»

DOHA: Republic of Korea and South Africa will battle for a place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout stages when they meet in the final Group A fixture on Thursday at Monterrey Stadium. The match, scheduled for 4:00am (Qatar time), is expected to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of a »»»

Hezbollah Military Media released a new video, displaying the Resistance attack on a Merkava tank belonging to the Israeli enemy army in the vicinity of the historic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, by the Ababil loitering drone. Source: Al-Manar English Website»»»

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on June 23 that his government would continue its work, despite mounting political pressure following the corruption conviction of his former transport minister a day earlier. His ⁠ruling Socialist Workers' Party ​faces several court cases involving allegat»»»

As the United Kingdom marks 10 years since the Brexit vote, we take a look at how it has impacted daily life for Brits and – to a degree – Europeans too. From food costs, to postage, to pets and passports, we dive into how Brexit has squeezed pennies and pounds from wallets and added many»»»

A long-running scheme involving counterfeit Greek driver’s licenses has come under renewed scrutiny in the Kyustendil region after authorities uncovered several new cases this year, BNT reported. Since January, police have identified six drivers using fake licenses, five of which were presented as »»»

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and Coca-Cola have discussed a potential project to treat and desalinate agricultural drainage water using renewable energy, as part of efforts to enhance water sustainability and expand non-conventional water resources. The ministry said Water Res»»»

Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar reviewed ongoing development projects at state-run teaching hospitals and institutes, stressing the need to accelerate construction and modernisation efforts to expand specialised healthcare services and improve quality of care. The Health Ministry said »»»

Iran announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to secure the release of $12bn in frozen Iranian assets during the first round of negotiations held in Switzerland, where both sides reported progress toward a permanent agreement aimed at ending months of conflict an»»»

Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, met with Sherif Helmy, Chairperson of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA), and Osama El Metbouly, Head of the Ministry’s Security Sector, to review implementation of the physical protection plan, developments related to the security»»»

Russia is considering tighter regulation of machine-to-machine SIM cards and eSIMs, including additional user identification, restrictions on voice and SMS services, and a potential ban on registering eSIMs from abroad, Kommersant reported, citing sources in the telecoms, media and technology indus»»»

The Plenum of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) adopted Procedural Rules for the election of a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) by the General Assembly of Judges from the Criminal, Civil and Commercial Chambers of the Supreme Court of Cassation, the court announced on Tuesday. The »»»

LONDON: Authorities in Damascus announced a plan to transfer 128 Syrian nationals from Lebanese prisons as part of judicial coordination between the neighboring countries. Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar Al-Wais said the move follows a legal agreement between Syria and Lebanon signed in Beirut last »»»

Vienna: Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Fahad bin Hamad Al Sulaiti held a series of bilateral meetings on the margins of the twenty-first meeting of the Arab Coordination Group (ACG) held in Vienna. The meetings were held with a number of heads of development banks and int»»»

BELGRADE - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade has indicted a Swedish national identified as a male with the initials J C G N and a South African national identified as a female with the initials S C G on suspicion of co-perpetration in preparing the murder of Aleksandar Nesovic on Ja»»»

The Supreme Court ruled against a rastafarian man whose dreadlocks were forcibly removed in a Louisiana prison Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a devout Rastafarian man who sued prison officials after they held him down and cut off hi»»»

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that 455 people have been charged in a variety of healthcare fraud schemes totaling $6.5 billion. Photo by Daniel Heuer/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) -- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that 455 people have been charged in a v»»»

LONDON: Britain and six European allies Tuesday called for an immediate halt to violence targeting the Muslim-majority Sudanese city of El-Obeid encircled by paramilitary forces, a statement issued by the UK Foreign Office said. “There are now credible signs of an imminent offensive. This is a crit»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah joined the war in order to benefit from the Iranian power, and it was a wise decision 23-06-2026 18:51 PM Latest N»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: After the ceasefire, the Israeli enemy must completely withdraw from every inch of the Lebanese territories 23-06-2026 18:54»»»

TUNIS, June 23 (TAP) - The Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) has called on Tunisian companies to take part in the "World Food Moscow" exhibition, the largest international food and beverage trade fair, which will be held from September 15 to 18, 2026,...»»»

Dubai: Nearly two weeks before Pune businessman Ketan Agrawal died after falling into a 400-foot gorge at Lohagad Fort, a planned pre-wedding trip to Bali mysteriously collapsed when only his passport went missing. Police now suspect the incident may have been part of a wider plot that culminated i»»»