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Argileh at Home: How a Café Ritual Moved into the Living Room

The water pipe has anchored social life in Jordan and across the region for generations. Now the home session is catching up with the café. Ask anyone in Amman where the evening ends up, and there’s a fair chance the answer involves an argileh. The slow gurgle of the pipe, the clink of coffee cups, a table of friends who have stopped checking the time it’s a scene that repeats nightly from the cafés of Jabal Amman to rooftop terraces across the region. For many people, the appeal of the argileh has always extended beyond the smoking itself. It’s about the two or three unhurried hours that happen around it.

16 h ago | All

Cooking With Olive Oil: Harmful or Beneficial?

New research has found that cooking food with extra virgin olive oil may make it healthier. The study showed that air-frying or baking plant-based foods with the addition of extra virgin olive oil can increase healthy unsaturated fat content, reduce saturated fat, raise antioxidant levels, and preserve protein integrity.

17 h ago | Health
 
 
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Wadi Rum Sets Sights on Global Recognition Through Astro-Tourism, Generating JD3 Million Annually

Wadi Rum Sets Sights on Global Recognition Through Astro-Tourism, Generating JD3 Million Annually

Wadi Rum is emerging as one of Jordan’s leading astro-tourism destinations, benefiting from exceptionally dark skies and a desert environment that offers visitors an experience combining astronomical observation with nature. Astronomical and nighttime activities are estimated to generate at least JD3 million in additional annual income for the local community.

Aug 30,2026 | Around Jordan
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"Our Jordan Through Our Eyes": A National Project

A photograph doesn't simply document a fleeting moment — it becomes a record that preserves place, people, and memory for future generations. This is the idea behind the project "Our Jordan Through Our Eyes: From Hobby to Profession," which trains young people across the Kingdom's governorates in photography, turning their passion for images into a tool for documenting the national narrative and showcasing Jordan's details through the eyes of its own youth.

Aug 30,2026 | All

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