A total of 9 new deaths and 943 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was recorded in Jordan on Tuesday. With today’s fatalities and infections, the caseload and death toll from the disease have increased to 322,241 and 4,248 respectively, since the outbreak began in March, according to a joint Prime Ministry and Ministry of Health daily brief.
Read moreThe Jordan-U.S. trade balance was JD187-million in favor of the Kingdom in the first 11 months of 2020, according to official statistics. During the January-November period of 2020, the Kingdom’s national exports to the U.S. market amounted to JD1.08 billion against JD1.2 billion in the same period of 2019, the figures released Tuesday by the Department of Statistics showed.
Read moreJordan’s trade deficit with members of the European Union amounted to JD2.1 billion in the first eleven months of 2020, down by 11.2 per cent from the JD2.3 billion recorded in the same period of 2019, according to official data. During the January-November period of 2020, Jordan’s national exports to EU nations edged down by a slight 1.2 per
Read moreBritish Ambassador Bridget Brind OBE presented the UK Newton Prize 2020 today to the “Our Past, Our Future, All Together in Faynan” winning project team, represented by Fatima Al-Nimri from the University of Petra. “Congratulations to the research team from Jordan and the UK for winning the Newton Prize 2020 for their innovative project that both protects Jordan’s past,
Read moreThe apparel and leather products and jewelry retail business has lost the shopping season since the coronavirus pandemic struck last March, forcing extended closures and curfews, according to industry leaders. Sector representative at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce Asa’d Qawasmeh said in a press release that clothing and leather businesses incurred heavy financial losses as a result of a
Read moreIsraeli troops shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian west of the town of Salfit in the northern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. It said in a statement that the young man was struck by several bullets at an intersection west of Salfit, killing him instantly. It said soldiers stood nearby and did not provide aid to
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