Jordan News UpdatesThe agenda for a three-day official celebration of the 76th Independence Day was announced on Sunday.
The activities, which will begin on Wednesday at five p.m. in specific locations in each governorate, are outlined in the following the link: https://bit.ly/3MBbO7W.
This year’s activities and events aim at spreading joy and happiness among citizens after the difficult circumstances they have experienced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Ministry of Labor said that a recent circular for the public sector to observe the Kingdom’s 76th Independence Day, which falls on May 25, includes the private sector.
Earlier, Prime Minister Bishr Khasawneh issued a circular that ministries and government offices will end their work days next Wednesday May 25 at 2 p.m. and will be off work on Thursday May 26.
The decision aims at encouraging citizens to attend the three-day celebrations for the 76th Independence Day, said Mohammad Zyoud, the ministry’s spokesperson.
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An archeological team from Yarmouk University (YU), in partnership with a University of Helsinki team and in cooperation with the Department of Antiquities, on Sunday started an archeological survey in the northern governorate of Irbid.
Dean of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology at YU lamia El-Khouri said the survey, which came within a joint project titled “Archeological Surveys in Tel Ya’mun,” depends on maps and aerial photographs to document archeological sites through drawing and photographing surface layers and analyzing architectural remains. The project seeks to understand the social life of that area, she added.
She said the survey is a reference for a scientific research conducted by YU faculty members, noting that archeological finds are documented and then sent to be analyzed and studied in the faculty’s labs.
The project is supervised by Head of the Department of Archeology Maher Tarboush, Head of the Department of Conservation and Management of Cultural Resources Husain Sababha, and from the University of Helsinki: Antti Lahelma, Marta Lorenzon, and a technical team.
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The activities of the International Week of Coaching, both face to face and remotely, were launched today, Saturday, under the title “Reimagining the Future”, which will last for five days.
The activities of the International Coaching Week, organized by the branch of the International Coaching Federation in Jordan, and sponsored by “Orange” and “Ithra” Training Center, aim to raise awareness of the importance of the role of coaching and professional coaching in the development of individuals and institutions through the application and adherence to international standards and foundations in the performance and implementation Specialized sessions.
Coaching is an interactive and collaborative dialogue that aims to unlock the individual’s potential for higher performance and quality of life, through training people to develop their capabilities and improve their performance.
The head of the Jordanian branch of the union, Engineer Dima Barakat, said that the union is defined as a partnership relationship with the beneficiary in a process that sharpens his thinking and creativity, and inspires him to multiply his personal and professional capabilities.
She added that this branch is in the executive hand of the Association for Management and Self-Development.
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And experts in business development in the field of coaching, which is one of the most important skills that administrators must have, participate in the event. .
The branch, through its members, supports the national economy by working with various sectors of institutions and companies, in addition to projects to support and empower women and youth.
It is noteworthy that the International Coaching Federation is the largest organization in the world that leads the global development of the professional coaching profession and enhances its role as an integral part of a thriving community. It currently includes more than 41,000 members in more than 150 countries and territories, working to promote awareness of coaching and support Integrity of the profession through continuous learning and adherence to the highest ethical standards through the work of 6 unique family organizations of the Federation. The Federation also empowers professional coaching practitioners, coaching beneficiaries, clients, institutions, companies, communities and the world at large through professional coaching.
It is noteworthy that there are 11 accredited branches of the International Coaching Federation in the Middle East, including more than a thousand accredited members of the association.
Source: Jordan News Agency – Petra
The President of the German Jordanian University, Dr. Alaa Al-Din Al-Halhouli, and the President of the German Würzburg University of Applied Sciences, Dr. Robert Graebner, signed a memorandum of understanding to build a strategic partnership between the two sides and enhance cooperation in the fields of academic programs, international projects, scientific research, leadership and innovation.
According to a statement from the university, today, Saturday, Dr. Al-Halhouli and Dr. Greebner expressed their pride in the bilateral relations between the two universities and aspiration to deepen them through the memorandum of understanding.
He pointed out that the University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt is an applied international university by offering dual academic programs in German and English. Over the past years, it has received hundreds of students from the German Jordanian University in their fourth year of study, and in return sent a large number of its German students to spend a semester in Jordan. In addition to the exchange of members of the teaching and administrative staff within the cultural exchange program between them.
The statement pointed to the cooperation of the two universities in developing joint curricula, building capacities and exchanging experiences in scientific projects and research, and “Erasmus Mundus” projects in partnership with universities from Finland, Romania and Norway.
Source: Jordan News Agency – Petra
The “Shabab Al-Mazraa and Al-Haditha” center in the Southern Ghor Brigade carried out today, Saturday, an awareness workshop entitled “Be a Health Monitor for Food and Beverages”, with the participation of a number of young volunteers from all over the district.
During the workshop, the health observer in the Southern Jordan Valley Municipality, Alaa Al-Jaarat, stressed the need to promote a healthy culture for all members of society.
Participants stressed the need to continue organizing such lectures, which contribute to raising the level of nutritional health awareness among various members of society.
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The Secretary of the Jordanian National Committee for Education, Culture and Science, Dr. Ibtisam Ayoub, praised the decision of ALECSO to choose the city of Irbid as the capital of Arab culture for 2022.
The decision came in conjunction with the nomination of the late Jordanian poet Mustafa Wahbi Al-Tal (Arar) as an Arab symbol of culture For the year 2022, as this accreditation bears the importance of the poet in the conscience of the Jordanian and Arab people, and it is the title granted by the organization for the first time to the candidate of the country hosting the capital of Arab culture, especially since the city of Irbid is the birthplace of the late poet.
Jordan is participating in the 26th regular session of the General Conference of the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (ALECO), which opened today, Saturday, in the capital, Tunis, in the presence of representatives of Arab member states, including ministers of education, culture and science, and heads of national committees for education, culture and science.
In Jordan’s speech at the conference, Ayoub said that talking about education, its reality, challenges and future aspirations for its development in the Kingdom is clearly evident in the great interest that the Hashemite leadership attaches to education, and its keenness to develop and improve it.
She added that out of keenness to implement the royal directives on education, work is currently underway to implement a plan to develop education in Jordan. It includes all its stages, starting from pre-school education to university education. The plan is based on the axes and contents of the National Human Resources Development Plan 2016-2025. Education is also being sought that achieves justice in providing educational service to all students, and upgrading vocational education to keep pace with global development and meet the needs of Labor market.
As for Jordan’s experience in dealing with the Corona pandemic, Ayoub confirmed that the Ministry of Education took the initiative to take the royal directives, to respond quickly to this pandemic, deal wisely and plan tightly, and make exceptional efforts to avoid its damage to the education sector, in addition to working to achieve The principle that education is a national priority that is no less important than the priority of public health and safety.
She referred to the effective role of ALECSO in contributing to the achievement of development goals, as it worked on the project “The Arab Plan for Education in Emergencies and Crises”, which will have an impact on defining the framework for action in the Arab region and contribute to not interrupting the educational process and reducing the percentage of wastage Education in the event of any emergency.
Ayoub called for working together to empower Arab youth, develop their capabilities and skills that meet the labor market, and engage them as active members of their societies.
In his opening speech, ALECSO Director-General Mohamed Ould Amar referred to the efforts made by the organization, despite the negative repercussions of the Corona pandemic, to implement the projects and activities programmed in its budget.
With regard to the financial situation of the organization, he said that a prudent fiscal policy was adopted to control and rationalize spending and to motivate countries to pay their contributions, which enabled the building of a general reserve with the Arab Monetary Fund, which currently stands at $7.5 million.
The Assistant Secretary-General and President of the Tunis Center of the League of Arab States, Mohamed Saleh bin Issa, reviewed the efforts made by the General Secretariat in the field of culture and dialogue of civilizations, including the launch of the “Arabic Language Month” initiative in cooperation with the International Council for the Arabic Language, whose activities will begin in 2023, and is also working in the context of supporting the field of Scientific and technological research and innovation to set the general framework for the Arab strategy for scientific research in the social, economic and cultural fields.
Source: Jordan News Agency – Petra
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, on Thursday, conveyed a message from His Majesty King Abdullah to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades that focused on promoting bilateral ties, as well as, discussing the latest developments in the Middle East region and exerted efforts to achieve stability and enhance regional cooperation.
The Cypriot President, during his meeting with Safadi in Nicosia, his greetings to His Majesty the King and congratulations on the occasion of Jordan’s 76th Independence Day.
The Cypriot president stressed the importance of bilateral ties with Jordan and the work continuity to strengthen them in various fields, praising the key role of Jordan and the efforts led by His Majesty the King to confront regional challenges and achieve security and stability.
During the meeting, prospects for increasing bilateral cooperation were figured high, in the context of the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Greece, and within the e framework of the European Union. The two sides also discussed a number of regional issues, foremost of which is the Palestinian cause.
Safadi had held extensive talks with his Cypriot counterpart, Ioannis Kasoulides, in which the two top diplomats reviewed the steps taken by the two countries to implement the outcomes of the summit that brought together His Majesty King Abdullah II and the Cypriot President on December 7, 2021 and to implement the outcomes of the summits held within the framework of the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Greece to develop economic cooperation investment and tourism.
The Palestinian cause, the Syrian crisis, Lebanon, supporting Iraq, fighting terrorism and the Ukrainian crisis and its repercussions, were discussed during the talks between the two diplomats.
In press remarks following the talks, Safadi thanked his Cypriot counterpart for the deep and sincere dialogue which stemmed from the solid base of cooperation that was established between the Kingdom and Cyprus over sixty years of diplomatic relations.
Safadi highlighted the anti-double taxation deal between the two countries, stressing that such pact reflects the desire to promote cooperation in various spheres.
Safadi strongly praised the Cypriot stance in supporting the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites, in which Jordan is carrying out huge efforts to protect them based on the Hashemite Custodianship over the holy sites.
For his part, the Cypriot top diplomat said that the talks focused on the situation in Jerusalem, saying, “I would like to commend Jordan’s continuous efforts to prevent the situation from deteriorating. In this context, I would like to emphasize the full support of Cyprus to preserve the status quo of Islamic and Christian holy sites under the Hashemite Custodianship,” noting the importance of respecting worshippers’ rights to practice their religious rituals.
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Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al-Fayez met with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Jordan mission chief Ali Abbas and the accompanying delegation, currently visiting the Kingdom, in the presence of the ministry’s Secretary General Emad Hijazin and the minister’s adviser Hisham Al-Abbadi.
The ministry, in a statement on Friday, said that Al-Fayez reviewed the figures achieved by the tourism sector during the first third of 2022, which reached good levels according to the National Tourism Strategy for the years 2021-2025.
The fund’s mission discussed the steps and measures that the ministry takes in facing the risks surrounding the implementation of strategic plans including the emergence of competing tourist destinations and the weak level of political and security stability in the Middle East region and the world.
Commenting on measures taken to maintain employment levels in the tourism sector and the steps to organize them, Al-Fayez said that the programs launched by the government to support employment, such as “Estidama”, had a significant impact on preserving and regulating employment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For his part, Abbas expressed his admiration of the capabilities of the Jordanian government in responding to the crisis caused by the pandemic and its impacts, praising the government’s ability to deal with the challenges that emerged during the pandemic.
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Troops in the Eastern Military Zone, in coordination with the security bodies and the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND), foiled infiltration and smuggling attempts into the Kingdom from Syria, according to an official military source in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF).
The source said that the army personnel applied the rules of engagement that led to the retreat of smugglers into Syria.
Searching the area, army personnel found large quantities of drug pills that were referred to the concerned authorities.
The source stressed that the army will apply its full force to thwart any infiltration or smuggling attempts, preventing any one tries to tamper with Jordan’s national security.
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