Amman: Ministry of Government Communications held an ad hoc training program in "Media and Information Literacy," in partnership and cooperation with Al Hussein Fund for Excellence and Jordan Media Institute. As part of the initiative, 66 young men and women volunteers joined Crown Prince Foundation and King Abdullah II Fund for Development for the free training program, which was held over 3 days in governorates of Irbid, Karak, and Aqaba. The program featured training courses that addressed media and information literacy concepts, skills to verify rumors, misleading news, and hate speech in the media and social platforms, and youth digital safety, according to a ministry statement on Saturday. The statement added that the program aims to train and build capabilities of 75 youths within the age group of 16-25 years in 6 different governorates, namely Irbid, Karak, Aqaba, Zarqa, Jerash, and Ma'an. The program is implemented in these cities successively over a 3-month period and each workshop runs for 3 da ys. Source: Jordan News Agency Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli toured on Saturday 17/02/2024 the residential neighborhood R5 in the New Administrative Capital. It was named after the New Garden City district as it is similar in design to the Garden City downtown Cairo. The district covers 885 feddans and it includes 385 apartment buildings grouping 21,494 units, 513 commercial units and 456 villas, Housing Minister Essam el Gazar. New Garden City New Capital is a blend of modern and classical styles, featuring magnificent architectural designs that bridge the past and present. The district is carried out by the New Urban Communities Authority, City Edge Real Estate Company, and the Ministry of Housing. Source: State Information Service Egypt
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