Most regions of the Kingdom are expected to bask in temperatures between 28C to 33C on Monday, bringing summerlike weather conditions to the highlands, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.Meanwhile, sustained sunny spell…
Day: August 23, 2021
Ukrainian embassy: Cooperation with Jordan witnesses active development
The Ukrainian embassy in Amman confirmed that this year has demonstrated active development of bilateral dialogue between Ukraine and Jordan.A statement by the embassy on Monday, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Ukrainian independence day, said …
Senate head lauds deep Jordan-Kuwait ties
Senate President Faisal Fayez described Jordanian-Kuwaiti relations as “historic, strong and based on mutual respect” and set a model for joint Arab action.Fayez spoke as he welcomed Kuwaiti ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani to discuss regional deve…
Protests stepped up in Lebanon over fuel shortages
Protests escalated across Lebanon Monday over fuel shortages and rising prices, and electricity and water outages.The traffic control authority reported that crowds snarled traffic on a number of highways and main roads, prompting the army to intervene…
CARC: Passenger traffic at QAIA up 60pct in July
More than 622,000 passengers travelled through the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) during July, marking a major increase of 60 per cent month on month, according to the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC).In a statement to Petra on Mond…
US President thanks UAE for facilitating evacuation operations in Afghanistan
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, last night received a phone call from President Joe Biden of the United States of America, during which President Biden tha…
UAE leaders offer condolences to Kuwaiti Emir on death of Sheikha Badriah
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait, on the death of Sheikha Badriah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah .His Highness She…
Deputy Director of MoFAIC’s Dubai Office receives credentials of Consul General of the United State of America
Mr. Rashid Abdulla Al Qaseer Deputy Director of MoFAIC’s Dubai Office met with H.E. Meghan Gregonis Consul General of the United State of America in Dubai and received her credentials.Al Qaseer welcomed the Consul General and hailed the political, econ…
Int’l oil derivatives prices drop in third week of August
The prices of oil derivatives in global markets have inched down in the third week of August, according to data released on Monday by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.The ministry’s figures showed that the price of 90-octane gasoline went d…
Investment in industrial cities up 2pct
New investments in industrial cities for the first six months of 2021 increased by 2 percent, totaling JD73 million against JD71.3 million during the same period of last year.According to a statement by the Jordan Industrial Estates Company (JIEC) on M…
Economists: Deal with Turkey must be “win-win”
Representatives of the commercial and industrial sectors and economists have said that the ratification of a framework agreement for economic cooperation with Turkey must be based on equal standards and mutual benefit, stressing that the deal could ser…
UAE announces 1,060 new COVID-19 cases, 1,659 recoveries, 4 deaths in last 24 hours
ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 290,691 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.In a statement, the Ministry stressed its aim to continue ex…