AMMONNEWS - Twenty new infections with the novel the coronavirus (Covid-19), including 16 local cases, were reported on Monday in the Kingdom, bringing the caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 1398.According to Health Minister, Saad Jaber, the new infections include 2 cases for Jordani

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, affirmed that the government, in coordination with the National Center for Security and Crises Management and all relevant stakeholders , is examining, evaluating and updating the matrix and plan for opening sectors, to move some measur

AMMONNEWS - Mercury levels on Monday are expected to hover around their annual average countrywide, so normal summer weather will prevail in the mountains and plains, while it will be hot in other regions, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily brief.Similar weather conditi

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Monday ordered the reassignment of staff at the Omari border crossing center in an effort to strengthen control of the entry point with Saudi Arabia and prevent any violations that may lead to the spread of the COVID-19 inside the Kingdom.Following a vis

AMMONNEWS - Some 1,400 samples were collected in the past 24 hours from contacts of four COVID-19 patients in the Irbid governorate, a health official told Petra.Riad Shayab, Director of the governorate's Health Affairs Department, on Monday said that 10 epidemiological investigation field teams

AMMONNEWS - The decision to place Ramtha under lockdown and isolate the northern district from the rest of the Kingdom after a rise in coronavirus infections came into effect at 8:00 am Monday, and licenses will be granted to humanitarian cases and the sick, according to Irbid Governor Radwan Atoum.

AMMONNEWS - Authorities isolated three residential buildings in Amman after coronavirus (Covid-19) cases were reported there, Amman governor Saad Shehab, announced on Sunday.The isolated buildings, Shehab said, are located in Sahab (southeast Amman), Dhahiyat Ar-Rashid and Tela' Al-Ali (west of

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday said the Kingdom's current epidemiological status requires utmost vigilance and strong commitment to health safety measures, especially as many world countries are currently suffering from a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.In a weekly address

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Sunday inaugurated the new Emergency Hospital affiliated with Al Bashir Public Hospital, established to accommodate the growing number of patients.Work on the emergency hospital had begun in 2018, follo

AMMONNEWS - 39 new Covid-19 cases, including 31 local infections, recorded on Sunday

AMMONNEWS - Sixteen new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Sunday in the northern district of Ramtha which will be placed under an indefinite lockdown as of Monday, Minister of Health Sa'ed Jabir told Petra.The minister said the critical cases were taken to the Prince Hamza Hospital in Amman while

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz issued a communiqué declaring Thursday, August 20, a public holiday for ministries and public departments to observe the Islamic Hijri new year.

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister on Saturday ordered border authorities to tighten control of the Omari border crossing to «prevent any violations that could adversely impact the Kingdom’s epidemiological situation».During a tour to the entry point with Saudi Arabia, the prime minister urged authorit

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber said Saturday that nine new local infections with the coronavirus and one case from abroad were recorded in the Kingdom, raising the caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 1,339.He told the daily brief at the National Centre for Security and Crisis

AMMONNEWS - The northern Ramtha district will be placed under an indefinite lockdown as of Monday morning following an uptick in the number of COVID-1 infections in the border town over the past few days."The Ramtha district will be isolated from the rest of the Kingdom, starting at 06:00am on M

AMMONNEWS - There will be neither total nor nationwide lockdowns at the current stage, State Minister for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh announced on Saturday evening, adding that any closure and isolation decisions will be taken at the levels of cities, governorates, areas or even buildings.Speak

AMMONNEWS - The United States will continue to support Israeli and Emirati officials in the next steps of the Israel-UAE peace agreement, a White House official said.“We will continue to support the parties as they move forward,” White House National Security Council’s Senior Communications Advi

AMMONNEWS - Mercury is forecast to hover around normal seasonal levels, and the weather on Saturday will be fair in the highlands and hot in the rest of the Kingdom's regions, Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.Winds are northwesterly moderate to active, triggering d

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Education has announced the results of the General Secondary School Certificate Exam (Tawjihi ) 2020 on the website (www.tawjihi.jo) at Saturday dawn.On the occasion, Minister of Education, Dr. Tayseer Nuaimi, said the ministry has decided to facilitate students' acce

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, said the security apparatuses will implement the «strict» instructions on barring gatherings exceeding more than 20 people, and penalties will be imposed on violators, when results of the General Secondary Education Certificate Examinat

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Health, Dr. Sa'ad Jaber, announced 17 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom, including 10 local infections, bringing the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 1320.Speaking during a press conference held at the Prime Ministry on Thursday, Jaber said

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, has received on Thursday a phone call from his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, during which they discussed efforts made by the two countries to develop cooperation and coordination.The duo also discussed regional development

AMMONNEWS - Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic peace deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that US President Donald Trump helped broker.Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to s

AMMONNEWS - Normal summer weather conditions are expected to prevail on Thursday and Friday in most parts of the Kingdom, except in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba where it will be hot, according a daily weather report by the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).Clouds will appear at

AMMONNEWS - The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, has started humanitarian air bridge flights to Lebanon."Under Royal directives that Jordan should stand by Lebanon, mainly during this difficult circumstance, the organization has

AMMONNEWS - The epidemiological investigation teams working at the Jaber border center finished collecting samples from all workers in the center after two people tested positive for the COVID-19, an official told Petra.Assistant Secretary-General for Primary Health Care at the Ministry of Healt

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Interior, Salama Hammad has ordered closure of the Jaber Border Crossing, starting Thursday for a weeklong period, upon the recommendation of the committee tasked to run the land borders and airport affairs.The closure decision comes based on the powers granted to the Min

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Wednesday issued a circular, prohibiting any employee or visitor from entering ministries, and public departments, institutions and places without wearing masks.The circular, which was directed to all government institutions, also obliged any employee or

AMMONNEWS - Twenty new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) were reported on Wednesday in the Kingdom including 15 infections announced by the Health Minister during the meeting held today at the Interior Ministry, bringing the caseload to 1,303, according to the Health Ministry.The news ca

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber Wednesday announced that two coronavirus cases were recorded for two nurses at the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC).Jaber said the source of the infections is currently being investigated, adding that a special protocol for infections at health facilities

AMMONNEWS - Robust auditing of tax returns and crackdown on tax dodging and evasion by the Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) during the January-July period of this year helped recover a total of JD445 million due to the state's treasury.Auditing of submitted tax returns led to the recovery

AMMONNEWS - The epidemiological inspection teams have began conducting random coronavirus testing at the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) after two coronavirus cases were recorded, said Assistant Secretary General for Healthcare Affairs at the Ministry of Health, Adnan Ishaq.Ishaq told the Jord

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber said Tuesday that 15 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Kingdom, including 13 local infections, raising the caseload since the outbreak of the pandemic to 1,283.He said that the cases from abroad were 2 Jordanians who came from Saudi Arabia and wer

AMMONNEWS - Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission chief Haitham Misto said Tuesday that the resumption of air travel at the Queen Alia International Airport hinges on the developments in the global epidemiological situation, noting that August 18 may not be the date to restart regular flights.He

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz lauded the Social Security Corporation (SSC)'s efforts during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, stressing the need to continue providing social protection for all workers covered by the corporation."The SSC was involved with the government in dealing wit