Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah called on the international community to address issues fueling rising inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing the need for equitable global COVID-19 vaccine distribution. “We are all in a race against a pandemic, not against each other,” Queen Rania said, adding that any single country’s inability to recover from this crisis could lead
Read moreThe United Arab Emirates Health Ministry said Saturday it recorded 12 coronavirus fatalities and 3,276 cases, raising the death toll to 914 and the total number of infections to 323,402. It also said in a statement that 4,041 COID-19 patients have recovered, bringing the recovery toll to 301,081. Source: Jordan News Agency
Read morePrime Minister Bisher Khasawneh Saturday called for unifying investment references and activating the investment window and providing it with commissioners from concerned authorities with full powers to speed up transactions. Khasawneh, who chaired a meeting of the Investment Council at the Prime Ministry, spoke of the need for a clear investment strategy to take down bureaucratic barriers, which are
Read moreThe Ministry of Health said Saturday it recorded 7 deaths and 865 cases of the coronavirus in the Kingdom, bringing the death toll to 4,369 and the total number of infections to 333,855. The new cases were: 555 in Amman, 118 in Irbid, including 6 in Ramtha district, 93 in Balqa, 48 in Mafraq, 25 in Zarqa, 15 in
Read moreMinister of Health, Nathir Obeidat, on Saturday visited the Zarqa Governorate, northeast of Amman, to check firsthand on medical services provided to patients and visitors in the Dhlail Health Center and Zarqa Public Hospital, especially the departments of emergency and intensive care. Obeidat said that the ministry will sign an agreement with the Hashemite University (HU), in the coming
Read moreHis Majesty King Abdullah has received cables marking the 22nd anniversary of his assumption of constitutional powers, which falls on Sunday, 7 February. The cables’ senders senior officials, army officers, heads of security agencies, and representatives of civil society organisations highlighted the achievements of His Majesty the late King Hussein, who dedicated his life to serving and building Jordan.
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