AMMAN: Jordan’s moderate Islamist opposition party made notable advances in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, according to initial results revealed on Wednesday, buoyed by public discontent over Israel’s war in Gaza. The Islamist Action Front (IAF) benefitted from a new electoral law designed to enhance the role of political parties in the 138-seat parliament, although tribal and […]
BRIDGE CROSSING, WEST BANK: A gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israelis at the Allenby Bridge border in the occupied West Bank before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. It was the first attack of its kind […]
James Gunn and his expanding DC Universe are not slowing down, even on Labor Day. As Gunn, alongside DC Studios co-head Peter Safran, continues to oversee the ‘Superman’ reboot, they are also developing other high-profile projects. One such project is the upcoming series ‘Lanterns,’ described as a mix of ‘True Detective’ with a focus on […]
American gymnast Jordan Chiles expressed her profound heartbreak and frustration on Thursday after being stripped of her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics, describing the situation as deeply unjust. The 23-year-old from Los Angeles revealed that the personal attacks she has faced on social media have been particularly painful as she grapples with the fallout […]
Gymnast Jordan Chiles will be giving her bronze medal to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu later this week. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced on Tuesday, August 13, that Bărbosu will receive the medal in a ceremony in Bucharest on Friday, August 16. The presentation will be made by Octavian Morariu, a member of the International […]
Ana Barbosu is speaking out after the International Olympic Committee announced that she would be awarded the bronze medal that Jordan Chiles received at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Romanian first-time Olympian shared an empathetic message to the U.S. gymnast as well as to her teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea after the IOC released its decision Aug. […]
A court ordered US gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she won in the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the bronze medal will be reallocated to Ana Barbosu of Romania after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in favour of their appeal, US media […]
ISTANBUL: Jordan informed Iran and Israel on Saturday that it will “shoot down any target” in its airspace in case the confrontation escalates between the two nations. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi made the announcement in an interview with the AlArabiya channel. He said Jordan “will not be a battlefield for any party.” Israel anticipates attacks […]
Jordan Chiles might lose the bronze medal she earned at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which is her only individual Olympic medal. On August 10, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned an inquiry from Team USA’s coach that had increased Chiles’ floor exercise score from 13.666 to 13.766, elevating her from fifth to third place […]
Jordan Chiles’ 2024 Olympics teammates are supporting her after a ranking change in the women’s individual floor final jeopardized her bronze medal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on August 10 to invalidate a score adjustment that had moved Chiles from fifth to third place, leading Simone Biles and other Team USA members to […]