AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah sent a cable to Lebanon President Michel Aoun, expressing condolences over the victims of the Beirut port explosion on Tuesday, which claimed scores of lives and injured hundreds.In the cable, King Abdullah said Jordan stands with Lebanon at this difficult

AMMONNEWS - A slight drop in temperatures is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, so normal summer weather conditions will prevail in most parts of the Kingdom, except in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the port city of Aqaba where it will be relatively hot, the Jordan Meteorological Department (

AMMONNEWS - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday announced that international observers can apply for accreditation to monitor elections of the 19th Parliament, slated for November 10.In a statement, the IEC said that it approves international observers in accordance with the Ex

AMMONNEWS - Jordan imported a total of 261,000 barrels of Iraqi crude oil in July at an average of 8,400 barrels per day, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.In a statement on Tuesday, Minister Hala Zawati said that 888 Iraqi tanker trucks were unloaded on the border (back-

AMMONNEWS - The reopening of Queen Alia International Airport to international commercial flights has been postponed.Ammon learned that financial disputes between the Jordanian government and the foreign operator that operating the Queen Alia International Airport, and the Royal Jordanian

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Health Sa'ed Jabir on Monday renewed his call on the public to ensure full compliance and adherence to health safety measures, particularly social distancing and the use of protective personal equipment as the Eid holiday comes to an end.The minister called on citizens to

AMMONNEWS - Five new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in the Kingdom on Monday, according to a joint daily brief issued by the Ministry of Health and the Prime Ministry.The cases, all non-local, were fore Jordanians coming from abroad, including two from the UAE and

AMMONNEWS - The weather will be relatively hot, on Monday, countrywide, while hot weather conditions are going to prevail in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and the port city of Aqaba, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said.Temperatures forecast at 2-3 degrees Celsius above their annua

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Agriculture on Monday dismissed as «baseless and unfounded» reports that it had allowed the importation of poultry products from Ukraine despite a ban on all poultry imports from this county following the outbreak of the H5 avian influenza.The ministry was responding

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Omar Razzaz on Monday formed a team to investigate the circumstances of a mass food poisoning incident in the Balqa governorate, northwest, where hundreds of people fell ill and two died after taking contaminated meals from local restaurants.The team will be headed by

AMMONNEWS - The Israeli army on Monday said it had fired at and hit a group of militants placing explosives along the border fence with Syria on the Golan Heights.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Soldiers spotted the group near a frontier outp

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Sa'ad Jaber decided to refer persons involved in the Ein Al-Bahas incident to the Attorney General.Jaber told Petra, on Thursday, that after completing an investigation related to the incident, he decided to refer the persons involved to the Attorney General to procee

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has sent Israel, via diplomatic channels, a memo calling on Tel Aviv as an occupying power to respect the sanctity of Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif, and end all provocations and violations there.On another diplomatic front, the mini

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah II on Thursday exchanged, over phone calls, Eid Al-Adha congratulations with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

AMMONNEWS - Four new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Jordan on Thursday, including two local cases, bringing the total number to 1,191 since the start of the crisis, according to the Ministry of Health.The two local cases, the ministry said, include an owner of a food facility which is locat

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi discussed with the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan enhancing bilateral ties.The two top diplomats, during a phone call, reviewed a number of the Middle East re

AMMONNEWS - Jordan on Wednesday will remain under the impact of a heat wave currently sweeping across all regions, with temperatures forecast to peak 6-7 above annual average, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily report.Resultantly, blisteringly hot conditions will prevai

AMMONNEWS - A 5-year-old child died after eating contaminated food from a restaurant in Ein al-Basha, northwest of Amman, in a mass poisoning incident, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday.Minister of Health Sa'ad Jaber said that the incident left 700 people ill, all of whom were admitted

AMMONNEWS - A Royal Decree was issued on Wednesday, calling for holding elections for the House of Representatives, in accordance with the law, according to a Royal Court statement.

AMMONNEWS - The Board of Commissioners of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday announced that parliamentary elections will be held on November 10th later this year.Earlier in the day, a Royal Decree was issued calling for holding elections for the Kingdom's 19th parliament.

AMMONNEWS - A week after appearing to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump is back to pushing unproven claims that an anti-malaria drug is an effective treatment and challenging the credibility of the nation's leading infectious disease expert.Dr Anthony Fauc

AMMONNEWS - Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said Tuesday that the state looks after the interest of students who have lost a lot throughout the school year due to exceptional circumstances, stressing the academic year will start on time.In a meeting with local broadcasters at t

AMMONNEWS - The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Jordan Rasim Rzayev, protesting the statement that was issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on summoning the Jordanian ambassador in Baku yesterday.The Ministry informed Rzayev of its surprise of such a sta

AMMONNEWS - 500 people have been poisoned after eating Shawarma at a restaurant in the north west of Amman, the director of Prince Hussein Hospital, Mohammed al-Abed, said on Tuesday.

AMMONNEWS - A blazing heat wave has pushed electric load to 3,450 megawatts (MW), the highest load recorded since the beginning of the hot season, according to the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO).In a statement on Tuesday, NEPCO General Manager Amjad Rawashdeh said that the power load i

AMMONNEWS - A school principal and the owners of a tour company have been sentenced to three years in jail in relation to the Dead Sea tragedy. Twenty-two people were killed, many of whom were children, after being swept away in flash floods in October 2018. A further 43 were injured. The sc

AMMONNEWS - Health Minister Saad Jaber on Tuesday was reassured on the condition of 74 people who were hospitalized in a mass poisoning incident after taking meals at a restaurant in an Amman suburb.Jaber told the management of the Prince Hussein Hospital in Baqa’a to follow up on the condition

AMMONNEWS - Education Minister Tayseer Nuaimi said Tuesday that the government had met all the provisions of an agreement it struck with the Teachers Association after a strike carried out by the latter at the start of the 2019/2020 academic year.He said in a press briefing that the government h

AMMONNEWS - Six COVID-19 infections were recorded in the Kingdom Tuesday, non of which had been locally transmitted, pushing the caseload to 1,182, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).Breaking down the newly registered cases, the MoH told journalists that they are for patients who have be

AMMONNEWS - The Kingdom will remain under the impact of a blazing heat wave for three days, bringing hotter-than-usual temperatures for this time of the year, according to a daily report by the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).Despite the torrid weather, light and spotty showers are foreca

AMMONNEWS - The governments of Jordan and Japan on Monday signed a grant agreement of 400 million yen ($3.7 million) for the provision of medical equipment to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health.The agreement was inked by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Wissam Raba

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius on Monday agreed to hold a round of political consultations via video conferencing to boost bilateral cooperation.In a discussion over the telephone, the ministers highlighted

AMMONNEWS - The Israeli military said Monday it received reports of a «security incident» along the country's volatile border with Lebanon and ordered residents in the area to stay indoors.The report came as Israel was on heightened alert for possible attack by the Lebanese militant group Hezbol

AMMONNEWS - Finance Minister: No new taxes. 90 taxpayers referred to court and appeals board.

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Justice, Dr. Bassam Talhouni, said all rulings issued by the Public Prosecution, including suspension of the Jordanian Teachers Syndicate (JTS), closure of its headquarters and apprehension of its councils's members, can be challenged at the competent courts.Speaking duri