Iraq's Mustafa Saadoon concedes a free kick in the match against Bahrain. Reuters

Iraq open Fifa Arab Cup with win as UAE lose after red card

Iraq beat Bahrain 2-1 in Group D opener while UAE fall to World Cup-bound Jordan

Football

Syria steps up counter-terrorism raids after deal with US

MENA

Jordan calls on Russia to stop recruiting its citizens into army

MENA

'Outlaw' brothers killed after using mother as human shield in Jordan

MENA

Jordan, Syria and Lebanon seek to revive dormant energy deals

MENA

Syria thaws relations with Druze ahead of President Al Shara's US trip

MENA

Killing of Syrian Druze bus passengers undermines US efforts to end hostilities

MENA
King Abdullah II addressed the opening session of parliament in Jordan. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court

Jordan 'will not accept' Israeli violations in West Bank

Possible annexation of territory has long worried the kingdom

MENA

Ryanair resumes full operations to Jordan with 18 European routes

Travel

Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against kingdom

MENA

Oscars 2026: Arab films entered for Best International Feature

Film & TV

Turkey, Syria and Jordan on board to revive historic Hejaz railway

Culture

Israel closes only West Bank-Jordan border crossing

MENA

Arab diplomacy takes centre stage at UNGA

Gulf
Preserved steam locomotive train, at Hejaz railway near Wadi Rum desert, Jordan. The train has been used in the movie "Lawrence of Arabia". Getty Images

Turkey, Syria and Jordan on board to revive historic Hejaz railway

Turkey, Syria and Jordan agree draft memorandum to restore line built in 1900

Culture

Israel closes only West Bank-Jordan border crossing

MENA

Arab diplomacy takes centre stage at UNGA

Gulf

Syria's Druze invite UN investigators as Al Shara goes to New York

MENA

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