Day: April 7, 2022

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Senate energy committee briefed on oil, gas reserves, prospects in Jordan

The Senate’s Energy and Mineral Resources Committee reviewed the oil and gas reserves and prospects and reality of the Kingdom’s energy sector.

During a committee meeting on Thursday, its head Saleh Irsheidat, said the Kingdom is an importer of energy products , which increase the ratio of imported energy to the gross domestic product (GDP), and leads to “remarkable” pressure on the balance of payments and the constant need for foreign currencies to fund purchasing the Kingdom’s energy needs.

This situation, Irsheidat noted, calls for the need to harness capabilities and expand oil, gas exploration operations in the Kingdom.

Irsheidat added that the Russian-Ukrainian war will “inevitably” affect the oil and gas prices across the world.

As a country that imports gas and oil derivatives, Jordan could be be affected by price hikes, as the Kingdom has long-term gas supply contracts that mitigate the negative effects of high prices, especially gas, he pointed out.

Meanwhile, Director General of the National Petroleum Company (NPC), Mohammad Khasawneh, said there is evidence for oil and gas reserves in Hamza, Al-Rishah and Al-Sarhan fields, adding that NPC has processed and studied two- and three-dimensional seismic surveys related to the Sarhan field.

The NPC has “productive data and proven oil evidence in the Sarhan field and the quality of the oil is very excellent. The crude is the light and has high-value qualities,” according to Khasawneh.

“NPC has re-examined, in a joint effort with the Ministry of Energy, which has entrusted the company to expand the implementation of these works. NPC will test some wells, and then will estimate and determine outcomes according to the evidence, ” he pointed out.

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Energy, Hassan Hiyari, presented the conditions of Jordan’s energy sector and implementation of the ministry’s strategic projects, adding that all the Kingdom’s regions are available to invest in gas or oil, or negotiate directly with the government in some “promising” cases.

For their part, the senators stressed the need to orchestrate the reference of information and exploration sites.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

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Affairs

China: campaign to hunt down economic fugitives abroad

Chinese police have launched a new campaign to apprehend economic fugitives who have fled overseas, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

The public security organ pledged all-out efforts to arrest economic fugitives who have fled abroad in the “Fox Hunt 2022” campaign, and will support discipline inspection and supervision departments in fugitive repatriation and the recovering of criminal assets, the ministry said.

The police will work with China’s central bank to crack down on illicit money transfers through offshore companies and underground banks, and step up efforts to fight money laundering, the ministry added.

Chinese police have arrested a large number of economic fugitives abroad and recovered approximately 1.4 billion yuan ($220 million) in illegal assets during last year’s “fox hunt” campaign, according to the ministry.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

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General

Moderate weather forecast for weekend

Temperatures on Thursday are forecast to slightly drop, but will remain 5-7 degrees Celsius above annual average, with pleasant spring-like weather prevailing in the mountains while it will be relatively hot elsewhere, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

Clouds will appear at high altitudes, with westerly moderate to brisk winds stirring dust in the Badia and causing low horizontal visibility.

Similar weather conditions will persist on Friday, with medium and high clouds and southwesterly moderate winds, picking up at times.

Saturday will see another drop in mercury levels, bringing moderate weather in most parts of the country, while it will stay relatively hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, the JMD added.

Mercury in Amman today will range between a high of 27 degrees Celsius and a low of 18C at night, while the port city of Aqaba will see a high of 37C, sliding to 26C at night.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

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General

Constitution of Jordan now available in Braille

Visually impaired Jordanians will now have the opportunity to read the Kingdom’s Constitution in braille. This is the first time the Jordanian Constitution is translated into this tactile writing system. The translation was announced Thursday by the Ministry of Culture.

Minister Haifa Najjar said the move came in implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s directives to empower the disabled and ensure their full integration into society, adding: “It is our duty to stand by this important segment of society and integrate them, facilitate their lives, and arm them with science and knowledge to enable them to exercise their rights and freedoms.

She said copies of the Constitution in braille would be distributed to all concerned agencies so that the visually impaired will be able to read the Constitution, and understand their rights and freedoms.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

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General

Jordan welcomes Yemen’s new presidential leadership council

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Thursday welcomed Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s decision to transfer his powers to a newly established presidential leadership council, in accordance with the Yemeni constitution and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative.

In a statement, Ministry’s spokesperson Haitham Abu Ful said that Jordan supports efforts to reach a political solution for the Yemeni crisis based on the approved terms of references, namely the GCC initiative, the Yemeni Comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, and the UN Security Council resolution No. 2216 to bring about peace, safety and security in Yemen and end the suffering of its people.

The Kingdom commended economic support offered by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to Yemen to finance the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) announced by the United Nations.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

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General

Israeli forces arrest 15 citizens in West Bank, Jerusalem-PPS

The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday arrested 15 Palestinians during multiple raids in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, according to a statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).

Amid heavy fire, the occupation forces stormed areas in Hebron, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Al-Bireh, Nablus, Jenin and several neighborhoods in Eastern Jerusalem and arrested citizens, alleging they were wanted, the statement added.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

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General

DPA, UNRWA discuss common issues, projects

Director General of the Jordanian Department of Palestinian Affairs (DPA) Rafiq Kherfan, discussed with Director of UNRWA Operations in Jordan, Marta Lorenzo, a number of issues related to the agency’s work in the Kingdom.

Funded by the German Development Bank (Kfw), the agency’s projects include “Rehabilitation of Jerash Camp Streets ” and its “Solar Power Plant,” according to a DPA statement on Thursday.

In addition, Kherfan and Lorenzo discussed the roadmap for the agency’s appointments to reach 7.5% rate for daily workers, and the timeframe required for this process, in addition to the standards and foundations that will be applied in this regard, the statement added.

Kherfan lauded the agency’s efforts in providing services to Palestinian refugees.

Lorenzo, for her part, expressed appreciation to the Jordanian government for its continued support to the agency.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY