AMMONNEWS - Thirteen residential buildings were isolated on Sunday, 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.The governor s

AMMONNEWS - An extreme heat wave is still baking most parts of the Kingdom on Sunday, with temperatures climbing to a scorching 7 to 8 degrees above annual average, bringing extremely hot and dry conditions, the Jordan Meteorological Department said in its daily brief.Excessive heat watches wil

AMMONNEWS - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah celebrates her birthday tomorrow, marking the start of another year in her life-long journey as the partner and companion of His Majesty King Abdullah II.Throughout her public life, Queen Rania has strived to contribute to the achievement of His Ma

AMMONNEWS - Christian Richter, Head of Employment and Education Middle East KfW (German Development Bank) and Muhammad Usman Akram, Director of UNOPS Operational Hub in Amman, signed yesterday a financing agreement to expand support for maintenance in schools and generating livelihood opportunities

AMMONNEWS - Six residential buildings were isolated in Amman on Saturday after coronavirus infections were found, according to Amman Governor Saad Shehab.He said that the buildings, located in five neighbourhoods of the capital, were sterilized according to the health protocol in place to preven

AMMONNEWS - Security patrols deployed in the Kingdom's various regions have nabbed 1278 people, who have flouted instructions of the comprehensive lockdown in the governorates of Amman and Zarqa and the partial curfew in the rest of the country's regions, in addition to impounding 350 vehicles, sinc

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Hala Zawati, said the production capacity from the Risha Gas Field amounts to between 19-20mcf per day.Speaking to «Petra» on Saturday, the minister said the strategic plan of the National Petroleum Company (NPC) signals a «gradual» increase

AMMONNEWS - Jordan University Hospital said on Saturday it will continue to impose a total ban on visits until further notice and close the endoscopy unit until Sunday for sterilization after two coronavirus cases were detected at the facility.The hospital said in a statement that the Day Surger

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, in a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, commended his leading role in bolstering the strategic partnership between Jordan and Japan.King Abdullah lauded the efforts of Prime Minister Abe, who has announced his resignation, in leading Japan over t

AMMONNEWS - Health Ministry announced 24 new cases recorded Saturday, including 19 local infections.

AMMONNEWS - Lockdown and curfew violations resulted in 957 people arrested and 244 vehicles seized since 11pm on Thursday, announced the Public Security Directorate (PSD) on Friday afternoon."We thank the citizens for their commitment and confidence in reporting violations that threaten public s

AMMONNEWS - A total of 68 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Jordan on Friday, 62 of which are local cases, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis to 1,869, a statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health said.The cases involve

AMMONNEWS - Thirteen residential buildings in Amman were isolated on Friday after COVID-19 cases were confirmed in them, according to Amman Governor Saed Shehab.The buildings are located in: Nadi al-Sibaq, Jordan Street, Sweileh, Jabal al-Zuhour, Northern Hashemi, Jabal al Mareikh, Shafa Badran,

AMMONNEWS - Director of Irbid Health Affairs, Dr. Riad Sheiab, said the northern governorate's epidemiological committee has recommended on Thursday to lift the hotel quarantine on 138 Jaber Border Crossing's workers at the city's designated hotels.Speaking to «Petra» reporter, Sheiab said the h

AMMONNEWS - A new case of the novel coronavirus was recorded in the northern governorate of Irbid, the governorate's Health Director, Riyad al-Shayeb announced Thursday.Al-Shayeb told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that a 16-year-old girl tested positive after she came into contact with her infe

AMMONNEWS - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, on Thursday, directed the Royal Medical Services (RMS) to raise the absorptive capacity of its military field hospital at the isolation area in the Dead Sea to 400 beds.Huneiti also ordered to increase capacity of the RM

AMMONNEWS - 45 new Covid-19 cases, including 39 local infections, recorded on Thursday

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, has attended on Thursday the signing ceremony of several afforestation agreements with national stakeholders aimed to plant 10 million tress over 10 years.Signed at the Prime Ministry, the 14 agreements, which were signed between the Ministries of Agricul

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Health, Dr. Saad Jaber, announced 40 new Covid-19 cases, including 30 local infections, were recorded in the Kingdom, bringing the total caseload to to 1,756.Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday at the Prime Ministry, Jaber said the imported cases involve 9 arr

AMMONNEWS - Governor of the capital, Saad Shehab, said 5 residential buildings were isolated on Wednesday, after Covid-19 infections were discovered.The buildings are located in capital's neighborhoods of Sweileh, Qweismeh, Bayader and Wehdat, as well as the Sahab district (southern Amman), Sheh

AMMONNEWS - A comprehensive curfew will be imposed on Friday in Amman and Zarqa, following the increasing number of local infections with the coronavirus (Covid-19) in both governorates, while the curfew hours will remain as is in the rest of the kingdom's governorates, announced Wednesday Minister

AMMONNEWS - Normal summer weather is expected in the hilly areas and the plains, while it will be hot in the Badia, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said.Similar conditions will continue to prevail o

AMMONNEWS - Security apparatuses isolated the home of a woman who tested positive for the COVID-19, an official stated on Wednesday.In a press statement, Balqa Governor Nayef al-Hidayat said that the patient works at the Jordan Olympic Committee and resides in the Qutaiba neighborhood in Ain al-

AMMONNEWS - Any decision to delay the forthcoming parliamentary elections, slated for November 10th, will be contingent upon epidemiological developments and the possible reintroduction of a total lockdown across the Kingdom, Independent Election Commission's (IEC) Chairman Khaled Kalaldeh said on W

AMMONNEWS - Governor of Zarqa, Hijazi Assaf, announced a new Covid-19 infection was recorded in the governorate's Awajan district.In a press statement to «Petra,» Assaf said the epidemiological investigation teams have begun to collect samples from the infected person's contacts and his neighbor

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi on Tuesday held the third trilateral summit between Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq, in Amman.The summit, attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, cover

AMMONNEWS - Seventy seven new infections with the novel the coronavirus (Covid-19), including 63 local cases, were reported on Tuesday in the Kingdom, bringing the caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 1716, the Health Ministry announced.As for the local cases, they included 57 infectio

AMMONNEWS - Health authorities isolated fifteen residential buildings in Amman, including 3 in Marka Al-Janoubiyah (eastern Amman) and 3 in the Sahab area (southern Amman), where infections with the coronavirus (Covid-19) were confirmed.The buildings were sterilized to prevent the spread of infe

AMMONNEWS - The resumption of regular flights between the Kingdom and any other country is contingent upon that country's epidemiological situation which has to be similar to or less dangerous than that of the Kingdom, according to Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) Chief Commissioner Capta

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday, accompanied by Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, held separate bilateral meetings with Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, ahead of convening the third trilateral summit between the three leaders.

AMMONNEWS - Public and private schools will open on September 1st as planned under strict health safety and precautionary measures, Minister of Education Tayseer Nuaimi announced on Tuesday.«The decision to reopen schools balances between two essential needs, education and health,» Nuaimi told a

AMMONNEWS - The Kingdom may record a higher number of COVID-19 infections today and over the coming few days similar to most countries of the world, State Minister for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said on Tuesday.Notwithstanding the possible increase in the disease incidence, the minister added,

AMMONNEWS - The Cabinet on Tuesday approved settlements with 42 corporate and individual taxpayers upon a recommendation by an Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) committee.According to the law, the Settlement and Reconciliation Committee examines requests by taxpayers seeking settlements wi

AMMONNEWS - Health authorities isolated nineteen residential buildings in Amman, including 5 in the Sahab area (southern Amman), where infections with the coronavirus (Covid-19) were confirmed on Monday.The buildings were handled and sterilized to prevent the spread of infection in accordance wi

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, held talks on Monday, which confirmed the continued action to develop cooperation and strengthen relations between the Kingdom and Russia.Talks also reviewed regional developments