Nuaimat, Randa Hatamleh - Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Friday marked the 26th annual Catholic pilgrimage at the Baptism Site on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, widely recognized by ...

Every December, we try to go as a family to an off-the-beaten-path destination. For this year, we settled on the country of Jordan. We decided to go to ...

The Jordan Baja Rally continues to stand out as one of the Kingdom’s most significant international sporting events, forming part of the FIA World Baja Cup. The upcoming edition will take place from ...

The African country gives Indians e-visa facility at just around Rs 2,500-3,000. Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum and Islamic Cairo are some of the star attractions. You can either take an e-visa (Rs ...

The Chief Commissioner of the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA), Dr. Fares Braizat, welcomed the U.S. Ambassador to Jordan , Jim Hollensteiner, today, Saturday, in the city of ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman watches the WBO interim world heavyweight fight between Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole at Kingdom Arena, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. In some ...

Discover the best time to visit Petra, Jordan’s breathtaking sandstone sensation, and plan your journey to one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. ByAlex Ledsom, Senior Contributor. Forbes ...

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John William Burgon, a 19th century British clergyman and minor poet, wrote a memorable line when he described ancient Petra as “a rose-red city half as old as time.” Romantic, inaccessible, it lies ...

Yes, it’s Jordan! Tourism is a business of peace that unites even Republicans and Democrats. Luckily, these two members of Congress had to travel to Petra, and they loved it. A U.S. Congress ...

For centuries, members of the B’doul Bedouin tribe lived in the caves around the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. Then, in the 1980s, the government forced the tribe to move in the name of preserving ...