AMMONNEWS - Director of Ma'an Health Affairs, Dr. Amjad Abu Darwish, said the results of 350 random samples, collected from different regions of the southern governorate, were all tested negative.In a statement to «Petra» on Saturday, he noted these random samples, carried out by the epidemiolog

AMMONNEWS - Maritime shipping is back to normal at the Port of Aqaba on Saturday after it came to a halt yesterday after a severe sandstorm packing strong winds struck the region yesterday, according to Jordan Maritime Commission Director General Mohammad Salman.He said that shipping traffic int

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber said Saturday that three new cases of the coronavirus pandemic were recorded at the Kingdom's borders, three drivers who were coming from a neighbouring country, including two Jordanians and one from an Arab nationality.He also told the daily briefing at th

AMMONNEWS - The National Epidemiological Committee has not recommended the reopening of the Kingdom's schools and universities amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to its media spokesman, Dr. Nazir Obaidat.He told Petra on Saturday that the committee is constantly reviewing procedures relat

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah and Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday discussed joint efforts to counter and contain coronavirus disease (COVID-19).In a phone call, King Abdullah and President El Sisi stressed the importance of continuing coordination on various issues, incl

AMMONNEWS - Grand Mufti : Tomorrow marks first day of Ramadan in Jordan.

AMMONNEWS -Health Minister Sa'ad Jaber announced that 2 COVID-19 cases were registered on Thursday, bringing the total number to 437.The two cases, the minister said during a press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crises Management, including a truck driver detected on the bord

AMMONNEWS - State Minister for Media Affairs Amjad al-Adailah stressed that the government will decide soon to open some governmental institutions, with limited numbers of employees.Al-Adilah, during a press briefing at the National Center for Security and Crises Management, added that working h

AMMONNEWS - King expresses best wishes to Jordanians on occasion of Ramadan

AMMONNEWS - The government reaffirmed Wednesday its decision to impose a nation-wide blanket curfew on Friday, prohibiting the movement of the majority of people, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh told journalists.The decision excludes, Adaileh added, medical staff working in bot

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, chairing a National Policies Council (NPC) meeting on Wednesday, directed the government to take the necessary measures during the holy month of Ramadan to ease the burden on citizens by ensuring basic commodities and needs are available.During the meeting,

AMMONNEWS - Governmental institutions and all commercial facilities in Karak, located 140 kilometers south of Amman, were allowed to open on Wednesday, based on instructions of the National Centre for Security and Crisis Management to isolate the Governorate from other parts of the Kingdom and ease

AMMONNEWS - The Fatwa Department will look for the crescent moon at sunset on Thursday, which means that the fasting month of Ramadan will begin either Friday or Saturday, the Kingdom’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Karim Khasawneh, said on Wednesday."A crescent moon sighting ceremony will be conduc

AMMONNEWS - Authorities on Wednesday evacuated the last 7 people quarantined at an Aqaba hotel after completing their mandatory isolation period amid the COVID-19 crisis.Aqaba Health Affairs Director, Ibrahim Al-Muayah, said that 260 people have been quarantined in the city's hotel facilities s

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of the Advisory Council for Economic Policies, which was formed last week to implement the Royal directives, with the aim of setting an integrated vision for the economy's recovery in the medium and long term, in light o

AMMONNEWS - Four COVID-19 recorded in Jordan on Wednesday , 3 at borders

AMMONNEWS - Two coronavirus patients have recovered and left the King Abdullah University Hospital Tuesday, according to the hospital's director Dr. Muhammad Al-Ghazo.Ghazo told Petra that the two cases were discharged after they fully recovered and have moved to home quarantine for 14 days, add

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to discuss cooperation and coordination on regional issues, as part of systematic efforts for communication to boost the bilateral partnership.Discus

AMMONNEWS - Students studying abroad will be quarantined at public sites or in hotels at the Dead Sea immediately after they return home as part of the government's efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Director of operations of the Coronavirus Crisis Cell, Brig. Gen. Mazen Al-Far

AMMONNEWS -For a second consecutive day, no new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jordan on Tuesday, but only three cases for truck drivers at the Kingdom's borders, Minister of Health Saad Jabir announced.Speaking from the National Center for Security and Crisis Management, the minister said one

AMMONNEWS - Complete lockdown announced for Friday

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced Monday that a Jordanian citizen has died in the United Arab Emirates after being infected with the novel coronavirus.Ministry spokesperson Daifallah Fayez said that the deceased was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago after c

AMMONNEWS - Two cases of coronavirus at the King Abdullah University Hospital have recovered, bringing total recovery cases in the Kingdom to 278, according to Dr. Wael Hayajneh, the official in charge of the pandemic in the north and member of the National Epidemiology Committee.Hayajneh told P

AMMONNEWS - No COVID-19 cases were reported in any of the Kingdom’s regions on Monday, but only 8 cases for truck drivers detected at the Kingdom’s eastern border, Minister of Health Saad Jabir announced.The minister said the 8 cases; 3 Jordanians and 5 foreigners, were detected at the Omari bor

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Public Works and Housing has put in place a plan to jumpstart the construction sector, one of the most heavily affected by the COVID-19 economic fallout, to reboot the economy and provide jobs for day workers.In a briefing at the National Center for Security and Cris

AMMONNEWS - United States oil futures turned negative for the first time in history on Monday with traders dumping May contracts as analysts warn that crude storage will fill to the brim by next month, and US shale firms weigh the real possibility of shutting down production.US benchmark West Te

AMMONNEWS - Four new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Jordan on Sunday, pushing the total caseload to 417, including 134 active cases still receiving treatment at hospitals in the capital Amman and the northern governorate of Irbid.Minister of Health Saad Jabir told a daily press briefing that th

AMMONNEWS - The Government has decided to ease the current COVID-19-prompted lockdown in three southern governorates (Karak, Tafileh, Maan) where no cases have been recorded since the outbreak of the disease in the Kingdom in March.State Minister for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh told reporters Su

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Tariq Hammouri, said the strategic stock of goods and food is sufficient and safe, and the cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army continues through the physical inspection on the stock.Hammouri told a daily press briefing at the Nat

AMMONNEWS - An online platform, allowing Jordanians abroad to apply for returning back home, received a total of 10,000 applications a day after its official launch, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.By the end of Saturday, the safelyhome.gov.jo portal received around

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday offered his well-wishes and congratulations to Jordanian Orthodox Christians celebrating Easter and thanked them for observing the feast at home and limiting prayers at churches to the clergy.In a phone call with Greek Orthodox Patriarchal Deputy

AMMONNEWS - The Jordanian government has capacity to pay the salaries of public servants whether this year or next year without any fear or concerns, State Minister for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said on Sunday, adding that media outlets and columnists must observe accuracy and corroborate their in

AMMONNEWS - The Cabinet on Sunday decided to appoint Salem Jobour as the Secretary General of the Youth Ministry and Emad Najdawi as a Commissioner of the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission during a session chaired by Prime Minister Omar Razzaz.Jobour and Najdawi obtained the highest scor

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah II was exclusively interviewed by CBS's «Face the Nation» TV show today, April 19.The following is the full transcript of the interview with His Majesty:Margaret Brennan (the presenter): Of the populations most vulnerable to a COVID-19 outbreak, the worl

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday stressed the importance of taking the necessary measures to maintain supplies of oil derivatives to various sectors.During a visit to the Amman Strategic Reserves Terminal for Petroleum Products at Al Madouneh, King Abdullah directed the governme