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EBRD considers $54m loan to expand Shallala Wastewater Plant in Irbid
26+ min ago (96+ words) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering providing a sovereign loan of up to $54 million to Jordan's Water Authority to finance the rehabilitation, upgrade, and expansion of the Shallala Wastewater Treatment Plant in Irbid. According to a…...
Strong winds, widespread dusty conditions to prevail on Monday
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (80+ words) Strong winds and widespread dusty conditions are dominating weather patterns on Monday, as temperatures remain above seasonal averages before easing gradually later this week, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department. Warm and dusty conditions are prevailing across most regions, .. . Strong…...
Jordan condemns drone attack targeting Abu Dhabi
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (115+ words) Jordan on Sunday condemned the drone attack targeting Abu Dhabi, which caused a fire outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, describing it as a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly United Arab Emirates, a…...
New Moldovan Ambassador Presents Credentials
16+ hour, 15+ min ago (45+ words) Ammon News New Moldovan Ambassador Presents Credentials Ammon News - Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Daifallah Fayez, on Sunday received a copy of the credentials of Oleg Serebrian, as Moldova's non-resident accredited ambassador to Jordan....
ASE closes up 0. 79% on broad sectoral gains
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (77+ words) The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed higher Sunday, with the general price index gaining 0. 79% to settle at 3, 935 points. Total turnover reached JD 15. 9 million, with 6. 7 million shares changing hands across 4, 916 transactions. All three sectors posted gains. Services led with a. .. ASE closes…...
The first colored photograph was created
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (48+ words) On May 17, 1861, Scottish physicist Sir James Clerk Maxwell presented the very first colour photograph at the Royal Institution. The photograph showed a tartan ribbon and was made by Thomas Sutton according to the three-colour method proposed by Maxwell as early…...
'World's oldest dog' contender dies in France aged 30
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (84+ words) A French toy spaniel named Lazare thought to have been the world's oldest dog has died aged 30, his carer said on Friday. AFP contacted the Guinness World Records to find out if Lazare had held the record before he passed…...
Man bites flight attendant during trip from Australia to the US
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (99+ words) A passenger has been banned from an Australian Airline future trips, after a long-haul flight from Australia to the US was diverted at the weekend due to the man allegedly biting a flight attendant. The flight left Melbourne at 2. 30pm on…...
Apple's foldable i Phone Ultra has ran into a hilarious problem
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (109+ words) Poor Apple has been trying for years to make the kind of foldable i Phone that it wants. By all accounts, it seemed that 2026 would finally be the year when the company would be able to push its flagship foldable…...
Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (79+ words) A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three people in the Moscow region, authorities said on Sunday. Air defences shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions, including Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said, in…...