August 6th, 2018 | 0 commentsJordan and Iraq on Sunday signed a security agreement on border protection, counterterrorism and intelligence capacity building. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a meeting between Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat and the Iraqi Defence Minister Irfan Hayali, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported....
August 6th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Majesty King Abdullah affirmed on Sunday that officials are required to serve citizens and maintain direct outreach to the public to follow up on their concerns and needs. Chairing part of a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Ministry, King Abdullah commended the government’s outreach efforts, stressing their importance and describing them...
August 1st, 2018 | 0 commentsPrime Minister Omar Razzaz on Monday said that the government realises that the decentralisation project has had some shortfalls and challenges in its first year, but these would be addressed properly. During a meeting with presidents of the governorates councils in the presence of the ministerial committee on decentralisation, Razzaz str...
August 1st, 2018 | 0 commentsFarmers on Monday expressed gratitude for the government's decision to buy their wheat and barley at higher prices. Interviewed by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, farmers said that the Cabinet's recent decision to buy their wheat and barley at JD500 and JD420 per tonne respectively would have its "immense" contributions in encouraging the...
August 1st, 2018 | 0 commentsPrime Minister Omar Razzaz on Sunday expected that foreseen “global changes” would help Jordan shift from an economy relying on natural resources to one that mainly depends on innovation. He cited the latest Global Competitiveness Report, which indicated that global economies that depend on innovation rank higher than those reliant on nat...
July 25th, 2018 | 0 commentsHRH Prince Hassan, chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (RIIFS), on Monday received Lebanon’s Patriarch Moran Mor Bechara Boutros Al Rahi and his accompanying delegation, according to His Highness Office’s statement. His Highness underlined the efforts of the Maronite Church in spreading the...
July 25th, 2018 | 0 commentsPrime Minister Omar Razzaz on Monday decided to refer the case of a tobacco factory that illegally manufactures and smuggles cigarettes to the State Security Court (SSC), as it is considered an economic crime. The decisions came amid criticism of the initial decision by the government to leave the case in the hands of the prosecution offi...
July 18th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Lower House continued on Tuesday its deliberations over the government's policy statement with vote of confidence expected on Thursday. A total of 70 MPs presented their notes on the government's policy statement over six morning and afternoon sessions held during the past three days. Most of the MPs who took the podium criticised the...
July 18th, 2018 | 0 commentsA plan is under way to establish Amman’s first fresh fish market by the beginning of next year, according to a senior government official, who said that the project seeks to diversify Jordanians’ diet at affordable prices. The Ministry of Agriculture will enable farmers to stock fish at hundreds of farm ponds spreading across the Kingdom...
June 27th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Majesty King Abdullah on Monday met with US Vice President Mike Pence and discussed means to bolster the strategic partnership between Jordan and the US. At the meeting, which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania and Second Lady Karen Pence and continued over dinner held in honour of Their Majesties and the accompanying delegation,...
