The Arab League is participating with a delegation to monitor the Jordanian parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on September 10, in response to the invitation received by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, from the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Jordanian Independent Election Commission, Musa Maaytah. The League said in a statement today, Monday, that the participation comes in light of the interest it attaches to keeping pace with the electoral entitlements held in member states, and based on its keenness to support and strengthen the process of democracy and consolidate good governance. Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Eastern Military Zone Seizes 500,000 Narcotic Pills in Balloon Smuggling Attempts
Amman: Border Guard units seized around 500,000 narcotic pills early Wednesday after foiling four separate attempts to smuggle drugs across the eastern border using guided balloons.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Eastern Military Zone reporte…