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Jordanian Fans In UAE Hoping To Support Their Team Next Year At World Cup
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Euphoric Jordanian expats in the UAE are hoping to take the long flight to North America following their team's historic Fifa World Cup qualification. Jordan last week became the first Arab team to qualify for the 2026...
Tourism Revenue Reaches $3.1B Until End Of May - CBJ
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Tourism revenue in May reached $630 million, marking a 17.5 per cent increase compared with the same month last year, according to data released by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) on Thursday. CBJ figures also...
ACC preview: Road to title again figures to go through Clemson
ESPN U.S.
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To be the man, you have to beat the man. It's the mantra of Charlotte-based wrestling great Ric Flair, and it pretty reliably describes the annual title race in the Charlotte-based ACC. For 14 straight years, the ACC crown has gone to either Dabo...
Palestinian-Jordanian girl hopes for new life after US surgery
The National News
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For much of her childhood, Leen Mohammad has depended on a wheelchair and walker to move around. Born in Amman with cerebral palsy, the Palestinian-Jordanian girl has spent her life with limited mobility, often watching from the sidelines as other...
Djokovic loses first set 6-1 — Sinner and Andreeva in action later
The Times
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Neither player on No 1 Court is entirely happy. Serving for the set, Bencic was 0-40 down and then summoned some of her best tennis only for Alexandrova to find some tricky depth to break which led to some sarcastic gestures from the Swiss towards...
PDTRA Discusses Decline In Tourism Figures Amidst Regional Tensions
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Chairman of Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) Fares Braizat on Thursday met with representatives of the tourism sector in Petra over the repercussions of the regional crisis resulting from the...
world From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup ships prosthetics to child war survivors
Asiaone
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July 7, 2025
KARACHI — As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took her arm a...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Royal Jordanian Airlines launches direct Mumbai–Amman route
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 19, 2025
Royal Jordanian begins nonstop Mumbai–Amman flights, enhancing links between India and Jordan with four weekly services on Airbus A320neo. Royal Jordanian Airlines announced the launch of a new nonstop route between Amman’s Queen Alia...
Victorinox launches Swiss Army watch collection into travel retail
TR Business
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June 20, 2025
The Victorinox Swiss Army collection of watches is now available globally in travel retail locations. Victorinox is launching the Swiss Army collection of watches featuring Quartz, Chrono and Automatic styles. Designed, engineered, manufactured...
UAE Airline Flight Suspensions: Flydubai, Etihad, Air Arabia and Emirates Travel Update
Gulf Insider
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June 20, 2025
UAE airlines continue to report suspensions and cancellations of flights as conflict between Israel and Iran impacts airspace and travel. UAE carriers Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia and Emirates have all announced suspended flights and airports have...
Jordan: Ministry launches tourism operations room to boost sector amid regional challenges
Zawya
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AMMAN — Amid ongoing regional challenges, Jordan continues to position itself as a safe and attractive destination for international visitors, according to Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Lina Annab. Speaking during a meeting with tourism...
Pakistani startup Bioniks ships prosthetics to Gaza war survivors
ARY News
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July 7, 2025
KARACHI: Sidra, a young girl from Gaza who lost her arm in the Gaza war, has received her first bionic limb, fitted by a Pakistani startup, Bioniks, in Jordan. As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her...
Blues singer and songwriter Samantha Fish returning to Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
Samantha Fish, an ever-so-talented blues-rock artist, is returning to Sioux Falls for a show next Thursday, July 10, at the Icon Lounge. Known for her electrifying performances, Fish, with her guitar in hand, brings her Southern Kansas City charm...
6 Filipinos cross from Israel to Jordan amid missile strikes
Philippine STAR
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June 20, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Six Filipinos, including one overseas Filipino worker, crossed safely from Israel to Jordan on Wednesday, June 18, as part of the initial group of evacuees taking the land route out of Israel. The Philippine Embassy in Jordan...
Hurt Jordan Spieth gives key injury news ahead of The Open after quitting Travelers
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 20, 2025
Gutted Jordan Spieth has opened up on his painful exit from the Travelers Championship and offered a fitness update with The Open looming. The American star was forced out of the tournament in Connecticut having suffered a setback during the...
6 Filipinos from Israel cross border to Jordan
The Manila Times
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June 20, 2025
SAFETY BORDER A view of Allenby Bridge, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, crossing between Jordan and the West Bank, near Jericho, West Bank on Sept. 8, 2024. PHOTO BY EPA/FILE MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Amman has...
Royal Jordanian starts Mumbai flights
TTR Weekly
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June 19, 2025
MUMBAI, 20 June 2020: Royal Jordanian Airlines has launched a new direct route between Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai (BOM), commencing 19 June 2025. The new service...
Royal Jordanian Resumes Direct Flights Between Amman And Mumbai After 10 Years; Delhi Services To Restart In September
Free Press Journal
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Royal Jordanian flight receives traditional welcome at Mumbai Airport after 10 years | File Photo Mumbai: Jordan’s flag carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines commenced a nonstop route between Amman and Mumbai on Thursday. This comes after the airline’s...
‘No Kings’ Rallies Were Festive but Anxious
The East Hampton Star - New York
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Saturday’s “No Kings” rally in East Hampton was one of many held across the country, in one of the most visible signs to date of resistance to the second Trump administration. A festive mood mingled with anxiety and resolve at the “No Kings”...