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Lionel Messi heads the ball during training in Kansas City. AFP

Messi video strikes fear into Jordanian hearts before World Cup match

Footage of Argentina star working out prompts pleas from Jordanians to let their team exit 'with honour'

Etihad Rail’s passenger service will be a huge milestone for the UAE

One dead and eight hurt in crush in Amman after Jordan's World Cup loss

Arab diplomacy intensifies in bid to bolster regional stability

King Abdullah and Crown Prince Hussein cheer on Jordan at World Cup

Jordan's World Cup over as Algeria stage thrilling comeback

Algeria beat Jordan at the 2026 World Cup - in pictures

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Jordan says it executed six people convicted of terrorism and drug trafficking cases. Reuters

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is met in Damascus by Syria Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani. Photo: Sana

Jordan and Syria hold talks as nations look to solve Strait of Hormuz crisis

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What we know: 24 hours of US-Iran strikes and counterstrikes

US and Iran exchange strikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing of helicopter

Police stand guard during a protest in Amman. Three personnel were killed in the raid in the east of the capital. Getty Images

Jordan sentences drug dealer to death for killing three security personnel

Killing in tribal area shook the kingdom, a market and main conduit for narcotics in the region

'Jordanian Messi' Mousa Al Tamari ready to fulfil World Cup dream

Jordan's Al Tamari carries nation's World Cup hopes against Messi and Co

World Cup 2026 Group J guide: Messi's final bow on global stage

Flooding masks Syria’s ‘catastrophic’ water shortage caused by illegal wells

Jordanian student relives moment he rescued women from sea but lost best friend

King Abdullah and Queen Rania attend Jordan's 80th Independence Day celebrations

The Jordanian Royal family celebrate the nation's 80th Independence Day. Queen Rania / Instagram

Queen Rania’s most memorable Jordanian Independence Day looks

Over the years, the royal's fashion choices offer a striking portrait of national identity

UAE monitoring Ebola as Bahrain and Jordan ban visitors from central Africa

Planned $1.1bn green ammonia project in Jordan to feed economic growth

Centcom chief: It will take a generation for Iran's navy to be rebuilt

Jordan's air raids on Syrian border highlight emergence of new breed of drug smugglers

Jordan makes arrests over illegal Muslim Brotherhood meeting

Jordan targets drug factories and warehouses in security operation

The aftermath of a Jordanian strike on an suspected drugs and weapons cache in the village of Arman, in Sweida, southern Syria. AFP

Jordan's air raids on Syrian border highlight emergence of new breed of drug smugglers

Weekend operation targeted suspected traffickers adept at using balloon technology

Jordan makes arrests over illegal Muslim Brotherhood meeting

Jordan targets drug factories and warehouses in security operation

Jordan's royal family share touching messages on Princess Rajwa's birthday

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