June 27th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday held a number of meetings at the US Congress with the leaderships of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as the chairs and members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programmes. The meetings, par...
June 20th, 2018 | 0 comments A Royal Decree was issued on Tuesday appointing Yousef Issawi as Royal Court chief, as of June 20, 2018, according to a Royal Court statement. His Majesty King Abdullah sent a letter to Issawi, in which he commended his “performance and distinguished efforts” in previous posts as secretary general of the Royal Court, adviser and head of...
June 20th, 2018 | 0 commentsJordanian King Abdullah II on Monday conducted discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during which they discussed “efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict”, Anadolu reports. This came during a short visit by Netanyahu to Amman, according to a statement by the Jordanian Royal Court. The Jordanian king stress...
June 4th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II, ordered his Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki to freeze the government’s decision to raise the prices of fuel and electricity for the month of June. Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Al-Mulki summoned ministers and directed them to freeze the decisions of the Pricing Committee to raise fuel and electricity...
May 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, on Monday, met with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The meeting emphasized the strong fraternal ties between the UAE and Jordan and the keenness to enhance them in all domains. They also expre...
May 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsPrime Minister Hani Mulki said the government will continue to interact positively with the bill amending the Income Tax Law, which was referred to Lower House. In a meeting held Monday with the Professional Associations Council, the prime minister noted that the government is open to dialogue, ready to conduct it at any time and is ready...
May 28th, 2018 | 0 commentsDemand on foodstuff since the beginning of Ramadan is around 25-30 per cent lower than its rate last year, although prices during the holy month are “much lower” this year, President of the Foodstuff Traders Association Khalil Haj Tawfiq said. Prices of many food items are 10 to 40 per cent lower this Ramadan compared with the same month...
May 28th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday discussed with a delegation from the US House of Representatives, headed by MP Darrell Issa, the Jordanian-US strategic partnership and the latest regional developments. During the meeting, attended by HRH Prince Feisal, His Majesty voiced appreciation for the US support to Jordan's development projects...
May 28th, 2018 | 0 commentsHis Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday paid an unannounced visit to the emergency department of Al Bashir Hospital in eastern Amman to check on the medical services offered to citizens, according to a Royal Court statement. His Majesty toured the emergency section and the Internal Medicine and Surgery Department, where he checked on the heal...
May 23rd, 2018 | 0 commentsThe trade balance deficit declined by 2.6 percent in the first three months of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017 due to a 2.2 per cent drop in the imports bill, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics (DoS). The figures showed that Jordan's trade balance deficit- difference between exports and imports- stood a...
