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National basketball team advances to Asian Games final

The national basketball team secured a place in the Asian Games final by beating China Taipei 90-71 in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

The national team has put on an outstanding performance, making history by earning Jordan’s first medal in a team…

Army chief meets NATO official

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Wednesday met with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Javier Colomina and an accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, Huneiti and…

5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Philippines

An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Luzon island in north of the Philippines on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that the epicenter of the earthquake occurred 17 …

4.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Argentina

An earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck on Wednesday the province of Salta in Argentina.

The US Geological Survey said that the tremor occurred 86 km from San Antonio de los Cobres, at a depth of 202.8 km.

There have be…

Jordan Army Chief of Staff, Norwegian envoy talk cooperation

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major General Yousef Huneiti, and the Norwegian Ambassador to Jordan, Espen Lindback, held talks in Amman on cooperation.

Huneiti and Lindback discussed cooperation and coordination to enhance bilateral coop…

QatarEnergy Wins New Egypt Offshore Exploration Block

QatarEnergy has been awarded a new exploration block offshore the Arab Republic of Egypt as part of the 2022 EGAS International Bid Round.

The results of the competitive bid process were announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Reso…

QFFD Director General Meets Jordanian Minister of Agriculture

HE Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari met with HE Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Eng. Khalid Hneifat, on the sidelines of the activities of International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha.

Issues …

GAM mayor participates in 3rd Forum of Mayors 2023 in Geneva

Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Mayor, Yousef Shawarbeh, said the municipality seeks to establish an “integrated and comprehensive” control center to manage its main operations, crises and risks in the capital and link it with all the GAM’s opera…

20 Killed after Bus Falls from Overpass in Italy

At least 20 people were killed and 18 others were injured after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed off an elevated overpass, plunged some 15 meters and caught fire near Venice in northern Italy.

The bus veered off the road on Tuesday evening…

Expo 2023 Doha/ QFFD Launches QFFD Sustainability Summit 2023

Following the State of Qatar’s launch of Expo 2023 Doha, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), launched QFFD Sustainability Summit 2023 in Expo’s Congress Center, by partnering up with Qatar Charity, Global Green Growth Institute, and World Food Prog…

Relatively Hot Weather Expected Today

Doha: Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Sunday will be hazy to misty at places at first, becomes relatively hot during daytime with scattered clouds, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.

Offshore, the weather will be hazy to…

Prince Mired meets US envoy

His Royal Highness Prince Mired bin Raad, Chief Secretary and President of the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), met Tuesday with the United States Ambassador Yael Lempert to discuss prospects of cooperation through…

Summary of Local News Released Tuesday -1-

– HE Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands Dominique Kuhling received Tuesday a copy of the credentials of HE Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar t…

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