Day: July 5, 2022

Remittances of Jordanian expatriate workers soared 9 percent during the month of May, topping $290 million, compared with a 4.8 percent rise to $266 million in the same month of 2021, according to Central Bank statistics.

The figures showed that remittances during the first five months of 2022 posted a 2.9 percent rise to $1.42 billion, compared to a drop of 0.1 percent to $1.38 billion in the same period of 2021.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Moderate weather conditions are expected to prevail on Tuesday in the highlands, while it will be hot in the Badia, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, with clouds at medium altitudes, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said.

On Wednesday, temperatures will slightly dip, bringing fair conditions in most regions, except in the Badia, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, the JMD added.

Similar weather conditions will persist on Thursday, with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds at times, the department predicted.

Today, the highs in Amman and other highlands will be around 30 degrees Celsius, while the port city of Aqaba will feel a high of 40 degrees Celsius and a low of 26 degrees.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in Germany Tuesday announced the state is working to salvage troubled energy companies through government aid, according to DW.

The German Cabinet has paved the way for legislative amendments that would provide the expansion of the “tool box” for potential energy-saving measures.

Economy Minister Robert Habeck said: “The situation in the gas market is tense, and unfortunately, we cannot rule out its deterioration. We must prepare ourselves for an exacerbated situation.”

Habeck noted that efforts should maintain basic supplies in the coming winter and to keep energy markets running for as long as possible despite the high prices and risks.

The measures come against the backdrop of dwindling Russian gas supply through the Baltic Sea pipeline “Nord Stream 1”, which caused the largest importer in Germany of Russian natural gas “Uniper” to request state support.

Source: Jordan News Agency

President of the Hashemite University, Fawwaz Al-Abed Al-Haq, on Tuesday met with Head of Student and Alumni Affairs Department at the Malaysian Embassy, Ziyad Azzam, and Vice-President of the Malaysian Universities Alumni Association in Jordan.

The meeting covered enhancing cooperation between the two sides and issues of interest to students wishing to study at the Hashemite University.

It also discussed the importance of the International Conference on Asian Studies, scheduled to be held by the Malaysian Universities Alumni Association in Jordan at the end of this year, and the scientific contributions of Jordanian universities in it.

The meeting also discussed ways of joint cooperation in concluding future academic and scientific cooperation agreements in student exchange, scholarships, the exchange of faculty members and scientific projects, in addition to exploring the possibility of establishing new joint academic programs not oly in the fields of Sharia, Islamic studies and teaching Arabic, but also in all study programs and graduate studies.

Al-Abed Al-Haq stressed the importance of Jordanian-Malaysian relations at all levels, lauding Malaysian universities’ distinguished level.

The university is keen to expand cooperation with various Malaysian educational institutions in various fields that keep abreast with the requirements of the labor market, Al-Abed Al-Haq added.

Azzam, for his part, commended the Hashemite University’s academic reputation in Malaysia, expressing hope for more cooperation between the two sides, signing more agreements and memoranda of understanding, and exchanging students between the two sides.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Public Security Directorate (PSD) Director Maj. Gen. Hussein Hawatmeh on Tuesday met with Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie for a discussion on enhancing joint cooperation in all areas that serve the police and security work ecosystem between the two countries.

Hawatmeh stressed the importance of exchanging expertise between the two countries in the field of capacity building, development and improving services provided to citizens.

He commended the level of cooperation between the PSD and the Canadian Embassy, which contributes to enhancing security in society.

For her part, Ambassador Donica lauded the PSD’s good reputation and services by providing citizens and guests of Jordan with a modern security umbrella in the nature and level of police and humanitarian services.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh on Tuesday mourned the passing of former deputy prime minister and minister Marwan Hmoud who died earlier today.

Khasawneh paid tribute to Al-Hmoud’s efforts in public service, expressing condolences to his family.

Hmoud served as deputy prime minister in 1999-2000, as well as minister of agriculture, minister of interior, minister of municipal and rural affairs, and minister of municipal and rural affairs and environment.

Hmoud also assumed several positions on local and Arab levels.

Born in 1942 in Salt, Hmoud was a recipient of several of the Order of the Renaissance/1st Class.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Tuesday expressed condolences over the Italy avalanche victims in the Alps yesterday. It killed and injured scores.

It condoled families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery for the injured and the authorities to find the lost.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Royal Jordanian (RJ) on Tuesday said its aircrafts carried 686,000 passengers to Jordan in the first five months of this year.

An RJ statement said that until last May, it had carried about 500,000 non-Jordanian visitors, through 5,700 regular and charter flights.

The number of non-Jordanian visitors coming to Jordan via RJ is expected to reach more than 1 million this year, including 300,000 visitors from European nationalities, 220,000 from the United States, and 70,000 from the Gulf Cooperation Council, RJ VIce-Chairman and CEO Samer Majali said.

He underlined RJ’s keenness to support the tourism strategy and its implementation of plans and programs that would increase the number of tourists coming to Jordan.

He added that RJ is exerting its utmost efforts, within its available capabilities, to increase the number of flights and operate them to tourist attractions in response to the demand for travel as well as provide services to various sectors of travelers to and from the Kingdom, in addition to the “transit” passengers passing through Queen Alia International Airport to other destinations on the RJ network.

Source: Jordan News Agency