AMMONNEWS - The Civil Defense Department firefighting teams in Ajloun governorate, some 76 kilometers north west of Amman, are currently extinguishing a huge fire in a large area of dry grass and forest trees in the governorate, announced the Public Security Directorate (PSD) spokesperson, on Friday

AMMONNEWS - Amman Governor, Saad Shehab, said 11 buildings were isolated on Friday, after COVID-19 infections were discovered.He added that the buildings are located in Amman's neighborhoods of Sahab, Jubaiha, Queismah, and Sweileh, noting that buildings have been sterilized to prevent the sprea

AMMONNEWS - US President Donald Trump said Friday that Kosovo and Israel had agreed to normalizing ties and establishing diplomatic relations in Washington's latest push for countries around the world to warm ties with Tel Aviv. Former rivals Kosovo and Serbia also committed to economic normalizatio

AMMONNEWS - A total of 68 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Jordan on Friday, 55 of which are local cases, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis to 2,301, a statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health said.The cases are 38 c

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Health, Dr. Sa'ad Jaber, announced 72 new Covid-19, including 69 local infections, were recorded on Wednesday, bringing the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 2,161.

AMMONNEWS - Governor of Zarqa, Hijazi Assaf, said the security apparatuses have isolated five residential buildings in Zarqa governorate, while epidemiological investigation teams have collected 87 samples from contacts and neighbors of the Covid-19 infected people.Speaking to «Petra» on Thursda

AMMONNEWS - Governor of Balqa, Nayef Hidayat Hajaya, said 10 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 3 regions in the governorate.Of the new infections, Al-Baqa camp in the Ain Basha region, and Karama district of southern Shouneh, saw 3 and 6 cases , respectively, while the last 1 was reported in A

AMMONNEWS - The Minister of Transport, Khaled Saif, said that the regular flights will be re-run as of 9/8 and in accordance with public safety regulations and conditions.He added that the countries were classified into 3 categories:Green: Canada, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong, H

AMMONNEWS - A blazing heat wave that is currently passing through the Kingdom is expected to scorch most regions today, with temperatures marking 9 to 10 degrees above annual average, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).The ridge of temperatures is staying in place through t

AMMONNEWS - Authorities on Thursday received a Jordanian national who had been detained yesterday in Israel, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Daifallah Al-Fayez said.The citizen’s return came after coordination between the Foreign Ministry and the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv, Al-Fayez said.

AMMONNEWS - A man in his 70s dies last night at an Amman public hospital several days after he tested positive for the COVID-19 disease.Director of the Prince Hamza Hospital, Dr. Abdulrazaq Khushman, said the man, who was admitted to the hospital several days ago, had other chronic conditions al

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, on Wednesday chaired a new round of Aqaba Process meetings.The meetings, held via teleconference, covered security challenges emerging in light of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

AMMONNEWS - The capital's governor, Sa'ad Shehab, said 9 residential buildings, including two in Sweileh region, were isolated on Wednesday, after Covid-19 infections were reported there.In a press statement, Shehab said the buildings are located in the capita's neighborhoods of Al-Kursi, Shaf

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, announced said that Amman, Zarqa governorates will see lockdown next Friday.

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, announced said that the Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to resume as of September 8.

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber said Monday that 64 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Kingdom, including 51 local infections, bringing the caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 2,097.

AMMONNEWS - Four new cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in Madaba city, Governor Ali Madi announced Wednesday.The new cases tested positive after they came into contact with an infected person at Madaba camp, Madi said, pointing that they were transferred to the quarantine facilities i

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Wednesday, checked on the health of Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who has recently announced he is resigning over health reasons.King Abdullah wished Prime Minister Abe good health and wellbeing, commending his role in bolstering ties

AMMONNEWS - An official on Wednesday said the Foreign Ministry and the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv are following up with Israeli authorities on the detention of a Jordanian citizen in in Israel, who is currently under investigation.The Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Dhaifallah Al-Fayez, said

AMMONNEWS - The Corona Crisis Cell administration issued instructions to reopen the airport and start operating flights from various destinations, which is expected within the next week.According to the instructions reviewed that Ammon learned that the trips coming from countries classified as e

AMMONNEWS - With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying Jordan as a COVID-19 high-risk country, a health official has described the US's health protection agency's assessment as «biased and unreasonable».In its latest update, the CDC has put Jordan on the US's 'high ris

AMMONNEWS - More than two million students headed to classrooms across the Kingdom Tuesday morning for the start of the academic year 2020/2021 with a strict health protocol in place after a six-month closure as part of precautionary measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic.Some 3,940 school

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Tuesday ordered the reformation of the committee tasked with updating and formulating the 2016-2025 Comprehensive National Plan for Human Rights.The decision is in line with Jordan's commitment to fulfilling international treaty and other obligations and

AMMONNEWS - The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed a bill giving the Audit Bureau broader financial and administrative independence.The 2020 draft Audit Bureau Law is intended to enhance the body’s mandate and provide it with new instruments and tools to ensure robust control over public money and dete

AMMONNEWS - Sixty-three COVID-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom Tuesday, 59 of which are domestic, pushing the caseload to 2,097, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).A joint statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the MoH said that 54 of the newly registered infections had been reco

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned Tuesday an attack carried out by the Houthi armed militias against the Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, Spokesman for the Ministry Ambassador Daifallah Fayez said.The Houthi militias had launched a bomb-lad

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Monday emphasized the importance of institutionalizing crisis management efforts and drawing up actionable future plans to respond to natural disasters, diseases or other hazards.What distinguished Jordan during the past months in the management of the C

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber said Monday that 68 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Kingdom, including 46 local infections, bringing the caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 2,034.Jaber told a press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crisis Management th

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, announced said the lockdown that was placed on the city of Sahab (southeast Amman), will be lifted as of Tuesday at 6am.Curfew hours in Sahab will be resumed like the rest of the Kingdom, starting from 10pm for establishments and 11

AMMONNEWS - A hotel and ten residential buildings in Amman were isolated on Monday, after Covid-19 infections were discovered.The buildings have been sterilized to prevent the spread of infection in accordance with the approved health protocol, Amman Governor, Saad Shehab, said in a statement.

AMMONNEWS - Based on the recommendations of the Crisis Cell, and according to the new epidemiological situation, the Ministry of Education decided that classes will be resumed remotely until further notice in all public, private and UNRWA schools in each of the following areas:- Al-Rabwa neighbo

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday said his government will this week announce an integrated Geographic Information-based system that will enable citizens to know the criteria and mechanism used to isolate areas or declare curfews or lockdowns.In his weekly address to the nation, R

AMMONNEWS - Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) said the media statements made by the Minister, Dr. Mohieldin Touq, regrading Jordanian students overseas, who returned home, doesn't necessarily mean eligibility to enroll in Jordanian universities «automatically» and receive

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday stressed the importance of combining e-learning with in-person learning, to become a sustainable part of the educational system at schools.At a teleconference follow-up meeting on the e-learning platform, King Abdullah urged continued development o

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Health announced 73 new Covid-19 cases, including 67 local infections, were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, bringing the total caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 1966.Among the new 67 local cases, 61 were registered in the Capital Amman governorate (56