The Kingdom’s 14 major dams now hold 35.2 percent of their total storage capacity of 336.4 million cubic metres (mcm), Minister of Water and Irrigation Motasem Saidan said on Sunday.
“The recent rainfall channelled water into the country’s major …
Month: January 2021
Yarmouk University participates in AmCham-University Student Internship Program
Forty students from Yarmouk University have participated in the 2019-2020 University Student Internship Program, a program that has been implemented by the American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (AmCham-Jordan) with the support of the Public Affairs Section at the U.S. …
Amman stock closes daily session at JD6.1 million
The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed Sunday’s trading session down by 0.52 percent at 1,726 points. A total of 6 million shares were traded through 2,930 transactions at a trading value of JD6.1 million.
The closing prices of 36 …
Parliament ratifies partnership agreement with UK
The Lower House of Parliament on Sunday endorsed a partnership agreement between Jordan and the United Kingdom following the latter’s exit from the European Union.
The agreement is designed to ensure continued Jordan-UK dealings in accordance with the Association …
January saw ‘significant’ drop in spread of rumors-monitor
The rumors spread during January witnessed a “significant” drop, compared to last December, the Jordanian Media Credibility Monitor, Akeed, said.
During January, 37 rumors were recorded, compared to 44 in December, announced the media monitor.
In its report …
PM, house speaker, senate president meet
Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, Senate President Faisal al-Fayez and Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Abdul Muneim Odat, on Sunday, met and discussed directives by His Majesty King Abdullah II in a recent interview with the Jordan News Agency …
UNRWA health center inaugurated in Aqaba
The Saudi ambassador here, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy, and the Director of UNRWA Affairs in Jordan, Marta Lorenzo, inaugurated the new UNRWA health center in Aqaba.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Saudi-funded center, Al-Sudairy said Aqaba’s health …