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Air Force aircraft crashes; pilot escapes unhurt
The Jordan Armed Forces announced that a Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft crashed on Sunday at 12:20pm during a regular training mission due to technical failure. No casualties were reported; the pilot, Captain Ahmad Alawneh, ejected and parachuted safely.
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Clashes kill 29 as divided Egypt marks 2011 uprising
At least 29 people were killed in clashes in Egypt Saturday during rival rallies on the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
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Violence, protests mar advance voting for disputed Thailand poll
A Thai anti-government protest leader was shot dead on Sunday as demonstrators besieged polling stations in Bangkok and forced most to close, hampering advance voting for next weekend’s disputed election.
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Business
Saudi Arabia’s labour market reforms bear fruit
Saudi Arabia has doubled the number of its citizens working for private companies in the 30 months since it introduced wide-ranging reforms to tackle long-term unemployment, Labour Minister Adel Al Fakeih told a recent conference in Riyadh.
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Sports
Jordan’s U-22 players join senior team’s training camp
The national football team resumed its training camp in Dubai on Sunday as it started the countdown to the Asian Cup 2015 qualifier against Oman on January 31.
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Features
Geeks the stars as Apple ‘Mac’ turns 30
Geeks who brought the Macintosh computer to life became Silicon Valley rock stars on Saturday, with people asking for autographs or photos while celebrating the Apple desktop machine’s 30th birthday.
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Letters
‘Not the case at PSUT’
It was a great disappointment for the staff and students of Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) to read the article “IT students lack training on cyber security — int@j” (The Jordan Times, January 20, 2014) on the apparent lack of preparedness of IT students in the Kingdom to deal with cyber security threats now and in the future.
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Jordan wins 3rd place in AFC U-22 championship
Jordan beat South Korea 3-2 on penalty shoot-out on Saturday to take.