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The Public Security Directorate (PSD) said Tuesday that the desert highway from Al-Abyad to Al-Hasa Bridge was sealed due to heavy dust that reduced visibility to zero as a weather system expected to deepen in the next hours.

It called on motorists to take extra precautions and follow weather forecasts as the low pressure system that brought heavy downpours and snow across the Kingdom is forecast to strengthen, amid warnings of fog and low horizontal visibility, sliding roads and flash floods.

The PSD also urged the public to steer clear from valleys and advised those living in low-lying areas, tents ore mobile homes to move to higher grounds due to flash floods and torrents.

It also urged the public to closely cooperate with public security personnel on roads, follow instructions issued by the PSD and other concerned authorities and call emergency rooms when needed.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey has risen to nearly 2,921, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) announced on Tuesday.

According to the Andalou Agency, an official from AFAD said that the total number of injured has climbed to 15,834.

Meanwhile, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) cited the Health Ministry as saying that the number of earthquake victims has risen to 764 deaths and 1,448 injuries in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib, and Tartus.

A powerful quake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Turkey and Syria Monday morning, followed by a 7.6-magnitude aftershock, killing and injuring thousands of people.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck central Turkey on Tuesday, at a depth of 2 km.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Huneiti and his Italian counterpart Thursday held talks in Amman on military cooperation.

Huneiti discussed with the Italian Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragonewith, and an accompanying delegation the future of military cooperation and regional and international developments.

“The Jordanian-Italian relations constitute a model to be followed in facing various challenges and difficulties. Cooperation continues with the Italian Armed Forces in all military fields by employing mutual expertise and capabilities,” Huneiti said.

In turn, Dragonewith noted the depth of relations between Jordan and Italy, praising Jordan’s “pivotal” role in combating terrorism and extremism and consolidating regional security and stability.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yusef Huneiti Thursday in Amman and Turkish Ambassador to Jordan Erdem Ozan on military cooperation.

During the meeting, Huneiti and Ozan discussed cooperation and coordination in military, operational, training and logistical areas.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Wednesday, received a United Nations delegation, headed by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.

The meeting comes in continuation of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF)-Arab Army General Command policy to strengthening joint military cooperation, according to a JAF statement.

During the meeting, Huneiti discussed with the UN delegation, in the presence of a number of senior JAF officers, the region’s developments and the best ways to achieve stability in this regard.

The two sides also discussed aspects of joint collaboration and coordination and ways to strengthen mutual cooperation relations, especially since the JAF is a “key” supporter and contributor to the United Nations peacekeeping operations and international law enforcement, the statement said.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Anti-Cybercrime Unit with the Public Security Directorate (PSD) Tuesday said that cybercrime-related cases in Jordan had surged sixfold since 2015.

The Unit said in a statement that the spread of technology, digital solutions, smartphone applications, the expansion of the use of social networking sites and peoples’ awareness about their right to litigate increased the rates of crimes registered with the Unit and encouraged victims to file complaints with the police.

In the statement, which included statistics of the most prominent cybercrime registered with the police in 2022, the Unit explained that cyber-crime cases increased six times over the last seven years, from 2,305 in 2015 to 16,027 in 2022.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman, The United States Department of State’s Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, Sara Minkara, visited Jordan from January 27 to 29 to advance shared goals of inclusion and respect for human rights in all aspects of society.

The visit focused on promoting disability-inclusive political participation, capacity building, accountability, and shifting the paradigm of how we think about disability awareness from a charity approach to a human rights and values-based model, according to a U.S. Embassy statement issued Monday.

In her meetings with Jordanian government officials, civil society leaders, business groups, and disability rights advocates, she emphasized the U.S. government’s support for disability rights, accessibility, equity, and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all sectors throughout Jordan.

Special Advisor Minkara also met with Prince Mired, Chairman of Jordan’s Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), to understand the issues facing persons living with disabilities in Jordan.

She commended HCD on its policymaking, planning, and coordination efforts to ensure that people with disabilities can reach their full potential through access to equal economic opportunities, political participation, and accessible facilities.

Special Advisor Minkara leads the U.S. Department of State’s comprehensive strategy to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities internationally. She works to encourage foreign governments to enact and enforce national laws and policies and respect their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other human rights treaties.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Monday condemned a bomb blast at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, which killed dozens of people and injured many more.

The Ministry reiterated in a statement Jordan’s solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan, and its rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism, particularly those targeting places of worship.

It expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman, A local non-profit research institute discussed the potential of desert truffle cultivation in the Kingdom as a rare and profitable commodity that has nutrition and health benefits.

During a seminar held Sunday by the Jordan Society for Scientific Research under the title “Growing and Producing Truffles and Methods of Scientific Investment,” truffle cultivation expert Muhammad Awameh indicated that Jordan is capable of producing desert truffles and accordingly has a plan in place for truffle farming due to its importance and economic feasibility.

He pointed out that there are two genera of truffles in Jordan, which are Terfezia (locally known as Khalasi) and Tirmania (locally known as Zubaidi), adding that truffles have similar nutrients to meat and can also be used in the treatment of trachoma.

The Ruwaished desert far east of the Kingdom is one the best areas to grow desert truffles, which can be harvested in February, March and April depending on the amount of precipitation, especially if the rain is accompanied by lightning, thunder and snow, he added.

Several questions and comments were made during the seminar as participants stressed the importance of growing truffles and investing in their cultivation.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Cairo, Jordan is participating in the two-day twenty-first session of the Arab Commission on Human Rights that started Monday at the Arab League HQ in Cairo to discuss Jordan’s reports on human rights in the country.

Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Ambassador Amjad Adaileh, said that Jordan was the first Arab country to ratify the Arab Charter on Human Rights document and the first to submit its first report to the Commission after the Charter entered into force.

He noted that Jordan believes in the “nobility” of the goals and purposes of the Charter, adding that the Jordanian Constitution is an “advanced” document on human rights and fundamental freedoms.

He added that Jordan takes its obligations under the Arab Charter for Human Rights “very seriously” and considers the mechanism for submitting periodic reports to the Charter Commission an “important” opportunity to review its relevant national policies and procedures and leverage the evaluation of Commission members to develop Jordanian laws on human rights.

Source: Jordan News Agency