Jordan News UpdatesChina’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Monday that 27 new coronavirus cases, including one new local infection, were recorded in the mainland over the last 24 hours.
In a daily brief, the commission added that the local case was registered in Harbin in Heilongjiang province, northeast of China, noting that no new COVID suspected infections or deaths were reported in the mainland.
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The board of commissioners of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) on Monday took the oath of office before Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh.
A Cabinet’s decision has recently approved to appoint Captain Haitham Misto as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Saleh Al-Amoush as Commissioner and Vice-Chairman, and Hisham Momani as Commissioner.
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The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) issued 28,999 certificates of origin in the first nine months of 2021, a 15.8-percent increase from 25,036 certificates issued in the corresponding period of 2020.
According to figures released Monday, the value of certificates of origin issued by the ACC stood at JD546 million in the first nine months of 2021, compared to JD675 million in the same period of 2020, constituting a 19 percent drop.
In its country breakdown of the figures, the ACC noted that a total of 8,259 certificates were issued for shipments exported to Saudi Arabia, followed by the United Arab Emirates (3,791), Oman (1,708), Iraq (1,181) and Egypt (903).
The majority of exports over the past year went to Iraq which accounted for JD156 million, followed by the Saudi Arabia (JD59 million), Oman (JD44 million), Egypt (JD43 million), and the United Arab Emirates (JD42 million).
Furthermore, the value of re-exports (exports of foreign products) stood at JD281 million in the first nine months of the current year, while the value of agricultural exports amounted to JD122 million, JD81 million for industrial exports, and JD26 million for Arab products.
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The Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Monday signed agreements totaling €23.5 million with the European Union (EU), the German Development Bank (KFW) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to rehabilitate and upgrade water networks in the northern Irbid governorate.
The agreements were inked by Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad Najjar, EU Ambassador in Amman Maria Hadjithio Hadjitheodosiou, Director of the AFD Jordan Office, Laurent Duriez, and Director of the KfW Jordan Office Mark Schwiete.
The agreements are part of a larger package aimed at sustaining water resources in the northern governorate and improving network operations. Another package for €43.6 million with the same financiers is expected to be signed early 2022, according to Najjar
The minister hailed the continuous European, German and French support, which, he said, has a major impact on strengthening the efforts of the ministry and the Water Authority to continue improving water and sanitation services.
EU Ambassador Maria Hadjithio Hadjitheodosiou stressed that the bloc remains committed to maintaining this level of cooperation and providing support to the water sector to overcome various challenges to help citizens, refugees and host communities.
Source: Jordan News Agency