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
Senate Repeals Consumer Law and Amends Vocational Bill
August 18, 2026
Amman: The Senate on Tuesday approved the draft law repealing the Civil Service Consumer Corporation Law, as passed by the House of Representatives. The session was chaired by Senate President Faisal Fayez and attended by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan a…