Jordan News UpdatesThe UAE foreign ministry Sunday urged Emiratis in Lebanon to leave the country back to the UAE.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Emiratis to leave Lebanon one day after it called back its diplomats and banned Emiratis from travelling to Lebanon.
The UAE has officially summoned the Lebanese envoy in Abu Dhabi to protest the controversial remarks made by Lebanon’s media minister about the war in Yemen.
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A court in Amman Sunday handed an accountant at a public hospital a three-year prison with labour sentence and fined him JOD5,681 for embezzlement.
In a public hearing, the court, which deals with corruption cases, decided to commute the sentence to one and a half years with labour and a JOD2,840 fine. The sentence was commuted after the accused had returned the money he had embezzled.
The sentence that was passed can be brought up in front of the competent court for appeal.
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Lower House Speaker, Abdel Moneim Odat, on Sunday received a copy of the National Centre for Human Rights’ (NCHR) 2020 report on the status of Jordan’s human rights.
Speaking at a meeting with NCHR chief, Dr. Irhil Gharaibeh, Odat said the House looks with priority towards the file of human rights and public freedoms, in a way that reflects the King’s directives and Jordan’s efforts in this regard, which would enhance the human rights situation and the rule of law.
Odat stressed the importance of commitment to the rule of law, which constitutes a “basic” guarantee for the rights and freedoms of citizens, lauding NCHR’s role and efforts in assessing Jordan’s human rights situation.
Gharaibeh, for his part, presented the 2020 report’s main themes related to the areas of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and the rights of groups direly in need for protection.
The NCHR is looking forward to cooperating with Lower House to take the “required” measures to follow up and implement the report’s recommendations, Gharaibeh said.
Lauding the level of NCHR’s cooperation with the Lower House, he said Jordan’s Parliament is an “important” platform to debate all national issues.
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Minister of Public Works and Housing, Yahia Kasabi, discussed on Sunday, with Italian Ambassador to Jordan, Fabio Cassese, ways to enhance cooperation in the construction, contracting and housing fields.
Speaking at the meeting, Kasabi affirmed the ministry’s readiness to exchange expertise in all fields, reviewing its projects and the complete percentages in the projects under implementation.
The ministry’s projects were carried out with Jordanian manpower, who has “reputed efficiency” at the local and international levels, according to Kasabi.
Lauding the “deep-rooted” bilateral relations, the minister praised efforts made by the Italian ambassador to find ways to strengthen cooperation, in line with aspirations of the two countries’ leaderships.
The envoy, for his part, praised the projects implemented by the ministry, expressing his country’s readiness to enhance joint cooperation prospects in housing, construction and contracting areas.
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His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, the Regent, on Sunday followed up on the progress of implementing the government’s economic priorities programme (2021-2023).
Chairing a meeting at the Prime Ministry, Crown Prince Al Hussein listened to a briefing by Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on the progress report, prepared by the delivery and follow-up unit at the Prime Ministry.
His Royal Highness called for channelling efforts towards achievements that leave a tangible impact on people’s lives, stressing the need for a regular review of priorities.
For his part, Prime Minister Khasawneh said the government has started working on a set of goals within specific timeframes in line with the priorities, including attracting new mega investments, and streamlining procedures at border crossings, which will facilitate mobility and the movement of goods.
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The Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission Sunday left the value of fuel price difference item in the electricity bill for the month of November at zero.
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Head of the Lower House Agriculture, Water and Badia Committee, MP Mohammad Alaqmeh, said government is mulling plans to lower the financial costs of issuing and renewing expat work permits.
The MP’s announcement came during a meeting on Sunday, with Minister of Agriculture, Khaled Hneifat, adding that the House panel discussed issues related to the inclusion of expat workers in the agricultural sector under the Social Security Corporation (SSC)’s umbrella.
The discussions also went over the “high” cost of issuing work permits and levies on production inputs, primarily fertilizers, energy, in addition to the “hefty” fodder prices, the lawmaker pointed out.
Conditions of Jordanian farmers are “no longer assuring,” he said, adding that several challenges and obstacles are facing the agricultural sector and its investors, which requires expediting finding “realistic” solutions to push growth, Alaqmeh said.
The high cost of work permits is a major challenge for the agricultural sector, which requires lowering the fees, adding that the cost was JD120 and was raised earlier to JD550, he noted.
Hneifat, for his part, said the government is “aware of the agricultural sector’s concerns,” affirming Royal directives in this regard aim to advance Jordan’s farming conditions.
Hneifat said instructions will be published soon in the Official Gazette to float production inputs, in addition to an agreement with the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company. (JPMC) to reduce price tag of the fertilizer tonne by $70, down in comparison to prices globally.
Source: Jordan News Agency