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AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto, during a phone conversation on Thursday, discussed means of furthering bilateral ties and cooperation to address the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and regional developments.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut on Thursday, pledging support and urging change after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury.

LONDON — Zinedine Zidane may never have been hired as Real Madrid coach but for the success of Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, but it is Guardiola who now must follow the Frenchman's example to complete his mission at Manchester City.

LOS ANGELES — The Emmy nominations yielded a step forward for diversity, a new record for Netflix and nods aplenty for ESPN's popular Michael Jordan documentary.

AMMAN — Water Minister Raed Abul Saud on Thursday checked on the implementation of water distribution plans to Amman, Zarqa and Madaba, according to a ministry statement shared with The Jordan Times.

AMMAN — The government and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) on Thursday signed a soft loan agreement of 30 million Kuwaiti dinars (some $100 million) to finance and support government programmes to face the repercussions of the COVID-19 spread on the private sector.