Jericho-Ma'an- A 3-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool in a tourist villa in Jericho today. Police spokesman Colonel Louay Erziqat said that the governorate's police operations room received a report of a drowning case of a girl arriving at Jericho Governmental Hospital, where doctors tried to revive her but she passed away. Erziqat confirmed that the Public Prosecution and the relevant authorities were notified and that the necessary legal procedures are being completed according to the rules. Source: Maan News Agency
Army Foils Drug-Smuggling Attempt Using Guided Balloons
August 17, 2026
Amman: The Southern Military Zone on Monday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the Kingdom using guided balloons.
According to Jordan News Agency, Border Guard units detected the balloons while they were carrying the n…