The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox (monkeypox) cases in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). A PHEIC is the highest level of alarm under international health law, the UN website reported on Wednesday. "Today, the Emergency Committee on mpox met and advised me that, in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday in a post on his official X account. Source: Jordan News Agency
Mild Weather with Scattered Showers Expected Across the Kingdom
October 2, 2026
Amman:Mild weather is forecast across most parts of the Kingdom on Friday, accompanied by relatively hot conditions in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, as reported by the Jordan Meteorological Department.
According to Jordan News Agency, c…