AMMAN — Jordan and Japan on Sunday signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) and a grant agreement, amounting to 1.334 billion Japanese yen (around $8.7 million). The grant, channelled through ...

Desert city of Petra is FLOODED and tourists are evacuated as freak heavy rainfall lashes Jordan. An estimated 1,700 tourists were forced to evacuate the World Heritage Site ...

Violent floods have ripped through the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan, triggering the evacuation of 1,700 tourists from the Unesco world heritage site.. Videos posted on Monday showed ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 56 °F (13.3 °C). Sunny with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). Haze ...

If you've ever wanted to visit Petra, here's all you need to know about planning a trip and its mythological history.

AMMAN — A wanted suspect from Maan turned himself in to authorities on Sunday, following a meeting between Interior Minister Salameh Hammad and tribal leaders from the southern governorate.At the ...

AMMAN — Royal Court Secretary General Yousef Issawi, head of the follow-up committee for the implementation of Royal initiatives, on Saturday laid the cornerstone for the project of Sharif Hussein Bin ...

29 July 2011 AMMAN (Petra) -- Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit on Thursday stressed that the government is following up on measures to implement development projects in Maan ordered by His Majesty King ...

reporting from MAAN, Jordan — The number of Palestinian pilgrims killed when their bus overturned in a remote area of southern Jordan rose overnight from 14 to 16, including nine who had been ...

Flash floods killed 12 people in Jordan and forced nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed ancient desert city of Petra, emergency services said on ...