AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Health announced 24 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, (1 local), bringing the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 1071.On the new infections, 19 cases belong to truck drivers arriving to the Al Omari Border Crossing, including

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Tuesday condemned terrorist attacks on Saudi civilian areas by Yemen's Houthis, who launched drone bombs and ballistic missiles on Riyadh, Najran and Jazan, which were intercepted by Arab Coalition forces.The ministry’s spokesperson

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed the need to develop the industrial sector to support the national economy and create jobs, calling for increasing the production of the raw material needed to enable local industries to meet domestic and export market demands.During a vis

AMMONNEWS - The government said it was examining ways to support impacted sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Minister of State for Media Affairs, Amjad Adaileh.In a joint press conference with ministers of health and transport held in the Prime Ministry on Tuesday, Adaileh said that the

AMMONNEWS - A total of five new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Kingdom on Tuesday, non of which were local, bringing the caseload to 1,047 across the Kingdom, according to Health Minister Saed Jaber.In a daily briefing, the Minister said three of the cases were for Jordanians who have recen

AMMONNEWS - Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and Swedish Minister for International Cooperation and Development Peter Erickson chaired an international ministerial conference for donors in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).Attend

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Social Development, Basma Ishaqat, on Monday called on the Arab League to hold an emergency session of the Council of Arab Social Affairs Ministers to discuss the regional ramifications of the novel COVID-19 pandemic.Ishaqat, who headed the 39th session of the Council of

AMMONNEWS - The government and the international community on Monday endorsed the 2020-2022 Jordan Response Plan (JRP) to the Syrian refugee crisis at a total cost of $6.6 billion.The blueprint is the fruit of a multi-stakeholder effort with contributions from ministries, UN agencies, donor nati

AMMONNEWS - A total of nine new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Monday, non of which were local, bringing the caseload to 1,042 across the Kingdom, according to the Ministry of Health.In its daily briefing, the Ministry said eight of the cases were for Jordanians who have recently

AMMONNEWS - The public debt of Jordan has risen by more than JOD 1.318 billion as the public debt now constitutes 101.7 per cent of the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the monthly bulletin issued by the Ministry of Finance.The bulletin shows that the public debt rose to JOD

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday stressed the importance of investing in the tourism sector, noting efforts underway to attract investors to establish tourist-related projects in Jordan.During a meeting attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II with he

AMMONNEWS - Government revenues have plunged by a whopping JD550 million over the past four months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Sunday.In a televised statement addressing local developments and affairs, Razzaz added that he believes that the most pr

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, the regional developments and mechanisms to address them to serve Arab issues and achieve regional security and stability.In a phone call he made with Shoukry on Sunday,

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Health said 18 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in the Kingdom on Sunday, all imported, bringing the total caseload since the start of the pandemic to 1033.Of the new 18 infections, 17 cases belong to Jordanians arriving from abroad, who are currently staying at

AMMONNEWS - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met with a number of employees and women benefiting from Bilforon app on Sunday, to learn how the digital platform enables home cooks to promote and sell their meals online.The startup’s Founder and CEO, Mohammad Batikhi, briefed Her Majesty on the

AMMONNEWS - Summer weather conditions are expected to prevail nationwide on Sunday as a moderate-temperature air mass affects the Kingdom, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily brief.Clouds will appear at low altitudes, while winds will be northwesterly moderate to brisk.

AMMONNEWS - About 180 Jordanians have arrived in the Kingdom from Palestine via the King Hussein Bridge, as part of the third phase of a scheme to repatriate Jordanians stranded abroad following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brig. Gen. Mazen Farrayah, head of the coronavirus crisis cell, sa

AMMONNEWS - A Royal Decree has been issued, appointing Abeer Dababneh as a member of the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) board of commissioners, as of the date of assuming her duties.Another Royal Decree was issued, appointing Ammar Husseini as a member of the IEC board of commissioners,

AMMONNEWS - Saudi Arabia says it supports Egypt’s “right to protect its western borders” with Libya from “terrorism,” according to a statement from the Kingdom’s foreign ministry.“The Kingdom’s government affirms that the security of the Arab Republic of Egypt is an integral part of the security

AMMONNEWS - The House Palestine Committee affirmed its «unwavering» support to His Majesty King Abdullah II's stances, in rejection of the Israeli measures related to annexing the Jordan Valley and swathes of the West Bank.During a meeting, which convened at the request of the House Palestine Comm

AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, conveyed a verbal message from His Majesty King Abdullah to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that stressed on Jordan's full support to the legitimate rights of the Palestinians based on the two-state solution.The message

AMMONNEWS - Jordan has confirmed 14 new coronavirus cases today, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the crisis to 1,001, according to a statement issued by the government and the Ministry of Health.The new cases include one person who contracted the virus from an infected

AMMONNEWS - US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that “complete decoupling” between the deeply intertwined US and Chinese economies remains a potential policy.“The US certainly does maintain a policy option, under various conditions, of a complete decoupling from China. Thank you!” Trump tw

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday received a phone call from Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and discussed the deep-rooted ties between the two countries, and current regional developments.The two leaders stressed the importance of continued coordination on issues of mutu

AMMONNEWS - The team charged for rectifying the violations, documented at the Audit Bureau 2020, held a meeting on Thursday, headed by Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs, Sami Daoud, to discuss clarification requests related to last May.In press statements after the meeting, Daoud said

AMMONNEWS - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned on Wednesday Israeli authorities' work on the western wall of the al-Aqsa Mosque / Haram al-Sharif, which forms an integral part of the mosque.In a statement, the ministry's spokesperson, Dhaifallah Fayez, stated that the Depa

AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister, Omar Razzaz, inspected on Wednesday, the construction site of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station in Sports City Circle area in the capital.During the inspection tour, Razzaz listened to a briefing from the Mayor of Amman, Youssef Shawarba, on the progress made and the

AMMONNEWS - Six COVID-19 cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing the caseload to 987, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).In a briefing at the Prime Ministry, Minister of Health Sa'ad Jaber said that of the six cases, two are of Jordanians who had come from Egypt and Saud

AMMONNEWS - The government will soon announce a series of decisions aimed at propping the sectors that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 economic fallout, primarily tourism and transport, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said, Wednesday.Adaileh pointed out that the gov

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday continued a series of meetings with committees and leading members of the United States Congress.The King held separate teleconference meetings, partly attended by HRH Crown Prince Hussein, with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the Senate Com

AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, on Tuesday received Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) First Lt. Mohammad Kasasbeh at Al Husseiniya Palace.King Abdull

AMMONNEWS - The «Himmat Watan» Fund committee on Tuesday delegated Prime Minister Omar Razzaz to approve a program to cover the expenses of the return of Jordanians from abroad who lack financial solvency.The coverage program will be implemented as per the criteria set by the Foreign Ministry as

AMMONNEWS - The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned as «terrorist» the missile attack that was launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels from the Yemeni province of Saada towards the Saudi city of Najran, and was intercepted by the joint coalition forces.The ministry's spokesperson, Daifullah Al-Fayez

AMMONNEWS - The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among US doctors, who said the recent withdrawal of an influential COVID-19 study left them wanting to see more data.Global pressure to find a cure or vaccine has accelerated

AMMONNEWS - Two new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were reported in the Kingdom on Tuesday, including one local case and the other was imported.With that, the caseload reaches 981 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the Kingdom in early March, the Health Ministry said in its daily brief to the m