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Al Amar gold mine, south-west of Riyadh. Saudi Arabia has six gold mines owned by the Ma'aden Gold and Base Metals Company. Reuters

Business Insights Can the US use its Ukraine tactics to get Middle East minerals?

Saudi Arabia and Jordan are developing their mining sectors — but unlike Kyiv, they’re negotiating from a stronger position.

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US envoy Barrack talks Syria on visits to Saudi Arabia and Jordan

Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud of Jordan elected to International Court of Justice

Queen Rania skips Jordan's Independence Day celebration due to back injury

Jordan’s literary legacy: Five novels that help define the nation

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UAE-Jordan Cepa deal to come into effect on Thursday



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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government released its Strategic Defence Review on Monday. AP

CommentA Nato overhaul is the only option for UK defence

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A woman lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse in Boulder, Colorado. AFP

CommentViolence in the name of Palestine is unacceptable. It also harms the movement

Naila Kiani was 'put off for many months' by the deaths of Anna Gutu, Gina Rzucidlo, Migmar Sherpa and Tenjen Lama. Photo: Naila Kiani

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An Israeli tank moves near the border with Gaza on May 19. Getty Images

TrendingHamas ready to negotiate and Iran, Egypt talk nuclear

US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen at the New York Stock Exchange. Endless tariff flip-flopping fans rising uncertainty, which stocks always hate. EPA

CommentTrump’s deals don’t help the US, but you can profit anyway

Know-how is a defining factor in the UAE’s new role at the helm of UN Habitat, the organisation’s body devoted to building a better, more sustainable urban future. Wam

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Water storage tanks sit on a rooftop in Zarqa, Jordan. Alamy / Nick Donaldson

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We could consider the 20th-century period of poorly controlled water consumption as a cultural recession of sorts

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US monitored Arab media after Sirhan Sirhan killed RFK, documents show

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US President Donald Trump has authorised a 100 per cent tariff on films made 'in foreign lands'. AP

What Trump’s proposed tariffs could mean for Arab film industry

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Bodies of two Belgian tourists found after flash flooding in Jordan

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US President Donald Trump says he wants movies to be 'made in America, again'. EPA

Trump orders 100% tariff on films made outside US

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Jordan jails four for 20 years over plans to 'target national security'

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EditorialGovernments cannot ignore Muslim Brotherhood subversion

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Jordan's King discusses security issues with Saudi Crown Prince

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Jordan and Syria to step up fight against drug smuggling

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Jordan's government went public on Tuesday with footage and revelations of an alleged terrorist plot against the kingdom. Photo: Ministry of Government Communication - Jordan

Terrorism charges for Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood 'plotters'

Alleged weapons manufacturing and smuggling by 16 members of group upends Jordan's core political balance

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Jordan and Egypt train police and security forces for duty in Gaza

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Starlink internet goes live in Jordan

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Jordan risks economic hit as Middle East's most exposed to US tariffs

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King Abdullah: Gaza a painful example of disability challenge

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Captagon smuggler welcomed by regime in Syria despite crackdown

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Germany praises Jordan's push to help world's disabled

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Syrian police destroy seized Captagon pills at the headquarters of the fourth division in Damascus in February. EPA

Syria cracks down on smuggling with massive haul of seized Captagon pills

Country was a centre for producing and shipping Captagon, accounting for 80 per cent of global production

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ExclusivePrince Feisal of Jordan on IOC presidency bid and the value of sport

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S&P maintains Jordan’s rating at BB- with stable outlook

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Jordan's military says four drug smugglers killed on border with Syria

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Syria's Al Shara and Jordan's King Abdullah to co-operate on security

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Heavy snow causes chaos in Istanbul as Arctic storm hits Turkey

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Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump’s Gaza takeover plan

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Jordan's King Abdullah II welcomes Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara at Marka airport in Amman on Wednesday. AFP

Syria's Al Shara and Jordan's King Abdullah to co-operate on security

Drug and weapons-smuggling across shared border have curbed progress on resumption of ties

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Heavy snow causes chaos in Istanbul as Arctic storm hits Turkey

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Arab leaders meet in Riyadh to counter Trump’s Gaza takeover plan

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CommentI was prime minister of Jordan and know UNRWA's value in Gaza

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