AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh, confirmed that the measures that the government will implement during the coming period aim to protect the health of citizens, "and to preserve our health and economic gains before embarking on upcoming national and constitutional event

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply on Tuesday, Tareq Hammouri, announced the amendment of the curfew hours to become from 12am for citizens, and 11pm for economic establishments, as of Saturday.Hammouri, chairman of the work, production and supply chains committee, told the daily

AMMONNEWS - Weather in most regions of the Kingdom is expected to cool down on Tuesday with below-average temperatures, while it will remain hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily report.Clouds will appear at low altitudes,

AMMONNEWS - Dozens of Jewish extremist settlers on Tuesday stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif compound in occupied Jerusalem, a Palestinian source confirmed.General Director of the Islamic Awqaf and Al-Aqsa Affairs, Sheikh Azzam Al-Khatib, told Petra's reporter in Ramallah that today's raid

AMMONNEWS - The Jerash Health Department's epidemiological inspection teams collected 112 samples from contacts of a COVID-19 patient, a local health official told Petra on Tuesday.Mohammad Tahan, the governorate's health director, said that the epidemiological inspection teams also isolated the

AMMONNEWS - Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday morning that Russia has registered the world's first vaccine against coronavirus. He says the dose is effective in forming immunity against the deadly pathogen which has spread globally.“As far as I know, a vaccine against the coronavirus infection h

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Al-Razzaz, upon the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Monday approved the criteria for financial assistance to those wishing to return home after losing their jobs abroad and cannot afford the trip.The criteria, which were agreed w

AMMONNEWS - Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, confirmed the Kingdom's absolute solidarity with Lebanon in dealing with impacts of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut port last week."International support is essential in helping Lebanon overcome the crisis caused by the explosion as Lebanon is fac

AMMONNEWS - Sixteen new infections with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), including 14 local cases, were reported in the Kingdom on Monday, bringing the caseload since the start of the pandemic to 1268, Health Minister, Saad Jaber announced.The new local cases included 6 infections in Irbid, 5

AMMONNEWS - Five houses in different areas of the northern governorate of Irbid were put in isolation on Monday after their residents were infected with the coronavirus.Irbid Governor, Radwan Atoum, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the infected five are workers at the Jaber border crossi

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday stressed the importance of building on the progress made in Aqaba and urged facilitating investment procedures in various sectors.During a follow up meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace on the implementation of Aqaba development plans, attended by His R

AMMONNEWS - Health minister: 16 COVID-19 cases recorded in Kingdom Monday, 14 of them local

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday said that his government will ramp up its efforts to speed up the repatriation of Jordanians abroad, saying some of them have been going through tough living conditions after they lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus crisis.In his weekly

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Health announced 6 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, including 5 local infections, bringing the total caseload to 1252.The new cases involve 3 cases to contacts of infected people in the northern governorate of Irbid, and 2 cases to contacts o

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, via teleconference on Sunday, participated in the International Conference on Assistance and Support to Beirut and the Lebanese People.The virtual conference was held at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary-General

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, stressed the importance of the international community's solidarity with Lebanon to help face the consequences of the tragic explosion that struck Beirut port last week.The Kingdom, upon His Majesty King Abdullah II's directi

AMMONNEWS - The Cabinet on Sunday decided to approve a set of regulations related to customs control over imported goods.In a session chaired by Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, the government decided to approve the regulation of customs control over exempted imported goods of 2020, which aims at co

AMMONNEWS - Mercury will drop slightly on Saturday to normal seasonal levels, as fair conditions will prevail in the highlands, while blistering summer will hit the Badia, Jordan Valley, Dead Sea and Aqaba regions, Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.Winds will be wit

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Education, Dr. Tayseer Nuaimi, said the Ministry has not yet set any date to announce the Tawjihi (general secondary education certificate examination) results, 2020, denying as «untrue» media reports on the announcement issue and the student success rates.In a press stat

AMMONNEWS - Forty-three Syrians were among those who were killed in the deadly Beirut explosion on August 4 that left at least 154 people dead, the Syrian embassy in Lebanon said on Saturday.More than 5,000 others were injured in the capital when a warehouse storing 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitr

AMMONNEWS - Two new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Irbid governorate, the governorate Health Affairs Director Riyad al-Sheyyab said on Friday.The new cases are for the lawyer's sister and her 11-year old daughter, al-Sheyyab added.Al-Sheyyab told Petra that the two new cases were tr

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Tariq Hammouri decided to extend working hours for all economic activities until 01:00 a.m. effective as of Thursday.In a statement, Hammouri said that the decision was based on a recommendation by the Work, Production and Supply Chains Commit

AMMONNEWS - Normal summer weather conditions is forecast on Thursday with near-average temperatures dominating most areas from the northern highs into the plains and much of the eastern parts of the country, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily brief.Clouds will appear at

AMMONNEWS - Health authorities in the Ramtha city, northern Jordan, isolated 4 houses in the city's eastern neighborhood on Wednesday, after a local infection with the coronavirus (Covid-19) was confirmed.Ramtha's Health Department Director, Ekhlas Al-Saad told the Jordan news Agency (Petra) tha

AMMONNEWS - The cabinet said in a session held Tuesday that Defense Order No. (11) of 2020 is still in force, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh told journalists Wednesday.In a press conference held at the Prime Ministry, Adaileh said that Defense Order No. (11) urges institution

AMMONNEWS - Authorities sealed with wax a restaurant in the Zarqa governorate for holding a wedding party, violating Defense Order No. (11) that aimed at stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus.Zarqa Governor Hijazi Assaf said that the restaurant had held a wedding party that had been atten

AMMONNEWS - Seven Jordanians were wounded in the massive explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Daifallah al-Fayez said on Wednesday.He added that four of the injured Jordanians received treatment and were in good conditions, while t

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh expressed condolences, on behalf of the Jordanian government, over the victims of the Beirut port explosion on Tuesday, which claimed dozens of lives and injured thousands.In a phone call on Wednesday with the Lebanese Minister of Inf

AMMONNEWS - A source in the Public Prosecution has dismissed as «untrue» the news circulated in some media outlets and social media platforms, alleging the suspended Jordan Teachers' Syndicate (JTS) members were released.After wrapping off the investigation of JTS-related cases on Wednesday, the

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Wednesday, expressed condolences to Lebanon President Michel Aoun over the victims of the tragic explosion that hit the Beirut port, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.In the phone call, King Abdullah stressed Jordan’s support for Leb

AMMONNEWS - 7 new Covid-19 cases, including one local infection

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates emphasized Tuesday that it is following up on Jordanians' conditions in Lebanon following a large blast that rocked Beirut.Dhaifullah Fayez, the spokesperson of the Ministry, told Petra that the Jordanian embassy in Beirut is in constan

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said Tuesday that by swiftly sealing the country's border and imposing one of the harshest lockdowns in the world, «we flattened the good scenario», Razzaz says.Razzaz said in an interview with the «Guardian» that Jordan is «among the lucky countries» along

AMMONNEWS - A Jordanian female was injured in a blast that took place in Beirut's port Tuesday, Daifallah Fayez, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expatriates said.Fayez told Petra that a Jordanian female was slightly injured and is in a good condition, pointing out that t

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Interior Salama Hammad affirmed Tuesday that the government will never tolerate violence against security personnel on their duty.Hammad told Petra that the incident in Karak, during which police officers were attacked while on their official duty, "is unacceptable and co