Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Secretary-General Yousef Bataineh Monday received the credentials of Portuguese ambassador Maria Muncela Franco as accredited and non-resident ambassador to Jordan.He also received a copy of the credentials o…
Day: August 30, 2021
RJ flight returns to Larnaca Airport after suspected technical failure
Royal Jordanian said Monday that flight RJ 134 was forced to return to Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus 26 minutes after taking off when a technical failure was suspected.The national carrier told Petra Monday that no malfunction was detected, a…
King receives top Tawjihi achievers, urges pursuing degrees that meet labour market needs
Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Monday at Al Husseiniya Palace, received top General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) achievers for the 2020-2021 scholastic year.King Abdullah congratulated the student…
Private hospitals welcome formation of committee to solve Libyan debts
The Jordan Private Hospitals Association Monday welcomed an agreement reached by Jordan and Libya to form a joint ministerial committee to settle outstanding Libyan government debts to the Kingdom’s hospitals and set a timeframe for repayment.The agree…
Jordan sees 15 COVID-19 fatalities, 1098 new cases: MoH
The Ministry of Health announced 15 Covid-19 fatalities and 1098 new cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Monday, bringing the death toll to 10,398 and the caseload to 796,259.To date, there are currently 11,628 cases countrywide, according to the med…
Swedish Ambassador visits Jerash
Swedish Ambassador Alexandra Rydmark Monday visited Jerash Governorate and met local and women leaders.During her tour of the governorate, 48 kilometers north of Amman, the ambassador, accompanied by Swedish Embassy staff members, met with Jerash Gover…
MoHAP announces reduction in price of COVID-19 tests nationwide
ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced a reduction in the price of PCR tests in all national medical establishments to AED50 while obliging all centres and laboratories to issue results within 24 hours.This move aims to redu…
UAE announces 993 new COVID-19 cases, 1,501 recoveries, 1 death in last 24 hours
ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 321,470 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment.In a statement on Monday, the Ministry stressed its aim to c…
34,328 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered during past 24 hours: MoHAP
ABU DHABI, The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 34,328 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours.The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 18,111,163 with a rate of vaccine distribut…
SEHA announces free COVID-19 PCR tests for students
ABU DHABI, In cooperation with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has announced the provision of free COVID-19 PCR nasal swab tests for all students at selected SEHA fac…