Day: June 6, 2021

Moderate weather conditions are expected to prevail on Sunday in the highlands and the plains, while it will be relatively hot in the Badia, and hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said.

Monday and Tuesday are expected to bring in similar weather conditions, with low clouds at times in the northern and central regions, the JMD added.

Daytime temperature expected today will reach 28 degrees Celsius in Amman and 25 in the northern highlands, dropping down to 15 and 10C respectively. It will be much hotter in Aqaba as mercury levels will register 36C during daytime, sliding to 22C at night.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of $10 million to the Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Sunday, the Japanese embassy said that the grant will provide humanitarian and reconstruction assistance such as provision of food, debris removal, water and sanitation, as well as medical and health care including measures against COVID-19, through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Japan, the statement added, will continue to play an active role, including in providing urgent assistance and supporting following reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip, as well as to continue confidence-building measures among the concerned parties towards a two-state solution regarding the Middle East Peace Process.

Source: Jordan News Agency

A person with a medical history passed away Sunday morning, following a quarrel between a number of people in the northern Shouneh region.

Spokesperson of the Public Security Department said that a quarrel between a number of people broke out in the northern Shouneh region Sunday at dawn.

During the quarrel, he added, a person with a medical history was hit on the head with a bottle and fainted and later on passed away. The body was transferred to the medical examiner to determine the cause of death.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Israeli occupation forces, Sunday, arrested 11 Palestinians in various areas in the West Bank and the occupied city of Jerusalem.

In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Israeli occupation forces stormed the cities of Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, and Salfit, as well as multiple neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, apprehending the 11 citizens and claiming that they are “wanted.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Yousef Batayneh received on Sunday a copy of the credentials of the new envoy of the Slovak Republic, Marek Varga, as an accredited and non-resident ambassador to the Kingdom.

During a meeting, Batayneh wished the envoy well in his mission to boost relations between the two countries.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Yousef Batayneh received on Sunday a copy of the credentials of the new envoy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vu Viet Dung, as an accredited and non-resident ambassador to the Kingdom.

During a meeting, Batayneh wished the envoy well in his mission to boost relations between the two countries.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Lower House decided in an emergency session on Sunday, headed by its Speaker Abdel Moneim Awdat, to dismiss MP Osama Al-Ajarmeh.

108 deputies voted in favor of dismissing MP Al-Ajarmeh, out of 119 lawmakers who attended the session.

According to provisions of Article 84 of the Lower House system, the session, which was convened urgently, came after 109 deputies signed a parliamentary petition to dismiss Al-Ajarmeh.

On the 27th of last month, deputies voted to freeze membership of MP Osama Al-Ajarmeh for one year, after offending the House, its prestige, its reputation, its members and its internal system, and depriving Al-Ajarmeh of participating in the House’s works and cutting his allocations during the freeze period.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The joint Lower House “Legal and Administrative” committee, headed by MP Ali Tarawneh, passed the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) bill, which was approved by the government.

Speaking at a meeting on Sunday, Tarawneh said the committee endorsed amendments to the draft law after 26 sessions were held to hear expert views.

The increasing population growth in Amman, Jordan’s the largest city, requires an “advanced strategic” approach to contribute to providing services in the “desired” manner, implementing the GAM’s vision and mission, managing its administrative and executive manpower to carry out the tasks and addressing any legislative defects to improve services provided to citizens, the lawmaker said.

To ensure GAM’s transparent elections, Tarawneh said the draft law lays out the mechanism to appoint and elect GAM’s members, to clarify procedures for their election and the body supervising the electoral process.

For his part, President of GAM’s committee, Nasser Shawarbeh, said the draft law seeks to raise efficiency and governance of municipal services in the capital, which would alleviate burdens on citizens, in line with visions of His Majesty King Abdullah II, aiming to provide “the best services” to citizens, and manage crises and risks facing the capital.

On the bill’s goals, Shawarbeh pointed out that the law enables GAM to preserve Amman’s landscape and aesthetics, and its civilizational and cultural heritage, while giving a “distinctive” urban identity based on “proper” planning and keeping pace with developments.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dhaifallah Fayez, said the ministry is following up, through its Operations Center and the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv, the procedures for releasing the Jordanian citizen, Abdullah Abu Jaber, detained in Israel.

The Israeli authorities have informed the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv that procedures for the citizen’s release are in their final stages, Fayez pointed out.

In a press statement, Fayez said the detained citizen will be released and transferred to King Hussein Bridge once all procedures are completed, adding that Abu Jaber expressed desire to return to the Kingdom.

To facilitate the detainee’s return, Fayez said the Jordanian embassy has issued all the required documents and handed them over to the Israeli side, adding that Abu Jaber’s release is expected to take place within the next few days.

Source: Jordan News Agency