Jordan records best-ever ranking in Global Innovation Index — JEF

AMMAN — The Kingdom rose to 65th place out of 139 countries in the 2025 Global Innovation Index (GII), its best result to date, according to a fact sheet released on Wednesday by the Jordan Economic Forum (JEF). The Kingdom climbed eight places...

Discovery of Pads in the Legs of a Stick Insect 140 million years old in Jordanian amber

The scientist Abbas Haddadin discovered a pad in the legs of a stick insect embedded in Jordanian amber, dating back 140 million years. This pad distinguishes it from other insects, as it helps the insect jump, climb surfaces, walk on them, hide...

Malaysian lawyers in Amman to negotiate release of detained volunteers

Malaysian lawyers in Amman to negotiate release of detained volunteers Published on: Thursday, October 02, 2025 Published on: Thu, Oct 02, 2025 By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Dark Mode: Off The list of 23 Malaysians who participated in the GSF...

Football: Willmar Cardinals resume rivalry with St. Cloud Tech Tigers

WILLMAR — A Central Lakes Conference rivalry gets renewed for homecoming week. The Willmar football team faces off with St. Cloud Tech for the first time since 2016. With football opting for districts over conference scheduling, and with the...

Scientists May Be Closing in on Dark Matter’s True Identity

Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive dark matter detector, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ), have...

University of Jordan Shines at ICSBT Cairo 2025, Wins Best Research Award

Ammon News - The University of Jordan made a notable impact at the International Conference on Sustainable Business and Technology ( ICSBT'Cairo2025), held at the American University in Cairo and organized by the EuroMid Academy of Business and...

King and Crown Prince observe field exercise by Royal Air Defense units

His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, on Monday observed the field exercise “Sky Shield,” carried out by the Royal Field Air...

Jordan-Kazakhstan trade exchange reaches $1.5mln in 5 months - official data

AMMAN — Trade exchange between Jordan and Kazakhstan reached JD1.1 million during the first five months of the year, according to figures from the Department of Statistics, cited by Al-Mamlaka TV. Data from the Amman Chamber of Commerce showed...

25,000 Killed! How Pakistan Army-Led Jordan Killed Countless Palestinians In 11 Days Than “Israel Could Have In 20 Years”: OPED

Speculation is rife that Pakistan could soon sign the Abraham Accords, finally recognizing the state of Israel, more than 75 years after the Jewish state was created. According to reports, Pakistan will drop its demand for Israel to withdraw to...

King Bibi's profound changes to the Middle East

How influential is Netanyahu? First elected as prime minister in 1996, he has since won five elections, making him the longest-serving leader in Israel’s history. Netanyahu, 75, has seldom been personally popular—recent polls suggest only 40% of...

Jordan School District opens learning center in former retail space

“It’s hard to believe this was an old Wal-Mart; it looks nothing like it.” Jordan Education Foundation Executive Director Mike Haynes has toured the new Jordan Learning Center multiple times, but he still marvels at the transformation. The...

Jordan: Aqaba to serve as gateway for Jordan's strategic development projects

AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Thursday reiterated that Aqaba would serve as a gateway for some of Jordan’s most strategic national projects, including the National Water Carrier, the national railway network, and continued development of...

Jordan: Cabinet approves key economic incentives for Aqaba in bid to boost investment, tourism

AMMAN — Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Momani announced a series of Cabinet decisions on Saturday he said aimed at stimulating economic activity and attracting investment in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZA). The announcements...

Stepping Through Time: Repeat Photography in Petra, Jordan

Dr Kaelin Groom Petra's famous Khazneh, or treasury, photographed in 1924 and again in 2024. Professor Kaelin Groom will be visiting campus this week to discuss her exciting new book on Petra, Jordan, that explores the use of repeat photography to...

Jordan, Kazakhstan Eye Stronger Economic Partnership

Ammon News - Minister of Investment Tareq Abu Ghazaleh met on Monday with Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Jordan Timur Urazaev, where both sides discussed concrete steps to expand cooperation in trade and investment. Abu Ghazaleh described the royal...

Seven Arab Innovators Shaping the Future in Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science Season 17

The season sees the contestants tackling real issues across surgery, health, sustainability, and the environment. From AI-powered surgical systems to wearable health tools, the seven finalists of Stars of Science season 17 are proving that...

Government-backed nonprofit Illinois Institute Of Technology profiled

2024 Adam Robert Denchfield Peer Career Coach - 2024 Adam Matthew Strohm Director, University Archives And Special Collections - 2024 Agata Ewa Siemionow Visiting Assistant Professor - 2024 Akena Ochora Latigo Assistant Director Of Giving Programs...

Amman hosts Jordan-Syria joint workshop on integrated water resources management

AMMAN — A five-day joint technical workshop between Jordan and Syria on integrated water resources management kicked off on Wednesday in Amman. The event is held in cooperation with World Vision International and attended by Secretary-General of...

Under Royal Patronage… Private Applied Science University Concludes National Programming Competition

Private Applied Science University – The 2025 National Programming Competition concluded at the Private Applied Science University, held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, represented by Dr. Haitham Abdullah...

Lawyers head to Jordan to negotiate release of Malaysian GSF volunteers

The list of 23 Malaysians who participated in the GSF convoy to Gaza and four others who boarded an observer ship. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: A team of Malaysian lawyers has arrived in Amman, Jordan, to negotiate the release of local volunteers...