The Jordan Times

AMMAN — As part of the field follow-up tours, the Commissioner of Economic Affairs and Investment at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Mohammed Abu Omar, on Wednesday, made a field visit with a delegate to a number of factories operating within Aqaba International Industrial Estate (AIIE).

AMMAN — The 11th edition of the FIFA Arab Cup kicks off the quarterfinals in Doha on Thursday with Morocco vs Syria at 5:30pm and Palestine vs Saudi Arabia 8:30pm.

AMMAN — Minister of Investment Tareq Abu Ghazaleh, met with Indonesian Investment Minister and CEO of the Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Danantara) Rosan Roeslani, along with his accompanying delegation, to discuss ways for cooperation and development of partnerships in investment management.

OCCUPAIED JERUSALEM — Israel reopened the only crossing on the border it controls between Jordan and the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to aid trucks for Gaza after nearly three months of closure, Israeli and Palestinian officials told AFP.

AMMAN — A deepening weather system continued to affect the Kingdom on Thursday, pushing temperatures further down and bringing widespread cold, cloudy conditions with intermittent rainfall.

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV's visit to the Middle East marked a significant moment for the region's Christian community, drawing people from across the area who wished to witness this historic occasion.

AMMAN — Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan said on Thursday that the government aims to finalise pending agreements and conclude financial arrangements for several major national projects.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that US President Donald Trump had been sent a proposal on territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make to end its war against Russia.

MRAUK U, Myanmar — A Myanmar military air strike killed more than 30 people at a hospital, aid workers said Thursday, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.

LUXEMBOURG — US President Donald Trump's embrace of so-called stablecoins as a means of projecting America's financial power and preserving the dollar's global dominance has spurred calls for a “strategic response” by the European Union. If Europe does not stake out its position in this techno-financial revolution, the argument goes, its monetary sovereignty and financial stability will deteriorate. But the warnings are as unwarranted as they are ominous.