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UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches

The List of World Heritage Sites includes sites in three categories: cultural sites, natural sites, and mixed sites which combine the two.

This photograph shows a Greek flag painted on rocks at the 2,918 metre high summit of Mytikas, the highest peak of Mount Olympus, northern Greece, on July 6, 2026.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from Tuesday’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, calling it one of the best he has ever had, which is a notable assessment, considering how many times the two men have met over the years.

Beyond the optics: Is the Netanyahu-Trump rift real, or are they still aligned on Iran?

German air force pilots stand next to a fighter jet during a visit of Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen at the Al Azraq air base in Jordan, January 13, 2018.

US denies that IRGC destroyed three F-35s, after Iran claims it killed US soldiers -report

A projectile fired from Iran toward Israel is intercepted over Amman on June 13, 2025. Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel in a counter-strike in the evening on June 13.

‘Exactly what Iran intended’: Some Jordanians buckle under missile pressure, demand US withdrawal


Iran opens a 3,000-km. front across the Gulf in bid to stretch US defenses - analysis

Renewed Iranian attacks on its neighbors stretch around 3,000km, expanding the battlefield, pursuing its goal of spreading the conflict as wide as possible.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026

Iran retaliates against US strikes with attacks on Gulf assets

Kuwait said its armed forces had engaged with a cruise missile, three ballistic missiles and 10 drones in its airspace, and that one person had been injured from falling shrapnel.

US Airforce (USAF) personnel work by a USAF B-1B bomber, at RAF Fairford airbase, which is used by USAF personnel, amid the US–Israeli conflict with Iran.

A 'stab in the back': Israel's refusal to extend Jordanian water agreement may spark crisis

The 1994 peace treaty signed by Amman and Jerusalem required Israel to supply Jordan with 50 million cubic meters of water annually, an amount doubled in a 2021 commitment that expired in 2025.

Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

Airlines should still avoid airspace over Iran after framework deal, EU agency warns

Short-term violations of the US-Iran ceasefire remain possible, in particular in and around the Strait of Hormuz and neighboring airspace, the agency said.

 EasyJet airplane

Father of child murdered in Sbarro bombing slams Jordan, demands terrorist extradited - interview

“She's been free in Jordan longer than my daughter was alive," Arnold Roth said. "There's something very, very wrong going on, and there are no secrets. It's very clear who can fix the problem.”

Ahlam Tamimi waves as she arrives at Queen Alia international airport in Amman, late October 18, 2011.

Debris from intercepted Iranian drone injures child, damages homes in Bahrain

Vehicles caught fire, and homes were damaged in Hamad Town and the capital, Manama, after debris fell from Iranian drones that were intercepted and destroyed.

A drone is seen flying above the skyline of Beirut's southern suburbs, on June 5, 2026. Lebanon's leaders issued pointed calls for Iran to stop interfering in their country's affairs on June 5, as Israel and the Tehran-backed Hezbollah traded attacks after a new truce deal collapsed.

Anti-Israel Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi fights deportation to Jordan

Mahdawi, who was arrested last April for undermining US foreign policy and government counter-antisemitism efforts with his pro-Palestinian campus activism, had been ordered removed to Jordan.

Demonstrators hold placards that read "Free Mohsen" in reference to Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, who was detained, as they gather at Foley Square in Manhattan, New York City, US, April 15, 2025.

Iran attacks Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan in retaliation for US strikes - report

The strikes were in retaliation for US strikes launched on Tuesday evening, which struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites, according to CENTCOM.

CCTV footage shows fire and smoke rising following a strike on Kuwait International Airport, in Kuwait City, Kuwait June 3, 2026, in this screengrab from a video.

On This Day: Six-Day War begins in 1967

In only six days, the IDF conquered the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and east Jerusalem, defeating the armies of Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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Jordanian school textbooks contain antisemitic, anti-Zionist themes, IMPACT-se finds

IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff described the findings as "concerning," particularly due to Jordan's status as a "key Western ally and one of Israel’s longest-standing peace partners."

Jordanian pupils return to school in the capital Amman, on February 7, 2021; Illustrative.