Day: September 19, 2022

Temperatures are expected to drop few degrees, becoming around the seasonal average and bringing relatively hot weather in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, and moderate conditions in other regions, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its forecast for Monday and Tuesday.

Mercury levels will continue to dip on Wednesday, marking few degrees below the annual average, and triggering pleasant conditions in most parts of the Kingdom, except in the Jordan Valley and Aqaba where it will remain relatively hot, the JMD added.

Clouds at low altitudes are also expected to appear in the northern region, with a weak chance for light showers in the early morning hours over limited parts of the western areas, the meteorologists predicted.

Today, mercury in the capital Amman will range between a high of 30 degrees Celsius and a low of 16C, while the port city of Aqaba will see a sweltering 36, sliding to 25C at night.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Authorities removed a metal pedestrian bridge that collapsed onto the Airport Highway after it was struck by a truck early Monday, forcing the north and southbound lanes of the highway to close for several hours.

The highway is now open in both directions. According to the Public Security Department, four people suffered moderate injuries in the accident.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) will bring together 120 stakeholders and investors from the Arab Gulf countries in Amman, to partake in the third edition of the Gulf-Jordanian Communication Forum kicking off on September 27.

The forum, themed “New aspects for economic and investment cooperation,” is a new step in the path of advancing investment and trade ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council’s countries, JCC President Nael Kabariti said on Monday.

He added that an investment partnership with Gulf countries will be established in the next phase through initiating projects of added value to the national economy in many promising sectors, especially job-generative ones, in addition to discussions over economic collaborations and investment opportunities available in the Kingdom and Gulf countries.

The forum will include a presentation of feasibility studies for entrepreneurs’ projects, in addition to other investments in promising sectors such as transportation, logistics, tourism, medical tourism, finance, banking, information technology, food security, and agricultural manufacturing, Kabariti stated.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Higher Population Council (HPC) Monday launched a national plan to implement Jordan’s commitments to the 2019 Nairobi Summit and the International Conference on Population and Development under the slogan “Accelerating the Promise – for the years 2021-2030” with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Secretary General of the HPC Issa Masarwe said that the national plan, based on statistics from the relevant institutions, addresses the reproductive and sexual health challenges that the Jordanian society faces, and the 12 commitments the Kingdom undertook following the Nairobi summit.

The plan, he notes, highlights the population in Jordan and the demographic, social and economic conditions, with a specific focus on reproductive and sexual health issues.

For her part, Layali Abu Sir, Director of Population and Development Programs at the UNFPA, pointed out that the Nairobi summit aimed at drawing up a roadmap on how to advance efforts to achieve justice for women and young girls, stressing the importance of “leaving no one behind” and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Najjar on Monday inaugurated the new Tafileh purification plant, which became operational after expansion and rehabilitation of its facilities.

The minister, accompanied by US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Sherry Carlin, had a first-hand look at the station’s facilities, calling it a “qualitative addition” to the sewage service in the various areas of Tafileh that also helps improve the local environment.

He expressed the government’s appreciation of support of Jordan by the US government and other friendly and Arab countries to help the Kingdom address the exceptional and emergency circumstances, especially those posed to the water sector.

For her part, Carlin praised the efforts of water staff in dealing with various challenges, pledging her country’s continued support of Jordan to find solutions to water problems.

The Tafileh station was established in 1989 with a daily capacity of 1,600 million cubic meters, which was raised to 5,000 million cubic meters per day, and the plant was reconstructed, modernized and upgraded to serve more than 70,000 inhabitants in most areas of the governorate, 180 kilometers southwest of Amman, until the year 2035.

Its capacity can be increased in the future to 7,500 cubic meters per day to accommodate rising demand, where wastewater is treated according to highest international standards that increased the quantities of water used for irrigating restricted crops.

Source: Jordan News Agency