Fair weather forecast Saturday-JMD

Amman: The weather Saturday will be fair almost countrywide, and sizzling in the Badia, the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update. According to the JMD report, Sunday will see a slight rise in temperatures, and the weather will be relatively hot in most areas, while blistering conditions will prevail in

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Wood, furniture industry sector meets 57% of local need-JCI

Amman: Representative of Wood and Furniture Industry Sector in Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI), Taher Khaled, said the sector’s products cover 57% of the local market’s needs, referring to “ambitions” to increase this rate and exploit existing opportunities. In remarks to “Petra,” Khaled said the sector has achieved a “qualitative” leap in terms of production volume, which has reached more

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Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians south of Gaza

Gaza: Israeli occupation’s air strikes killed five Palestinians and injured others Saturday morning, after bombing a house in Miesbeh area, north of the Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces’ bullets also injured a citizen from Qizan Rashwan area, south of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern coastal enclave. On the other hand, the Israeli army

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235k households benefit from NAF’s assistance-Minister

Amman: Minister of Social Development and Head of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Empowerment of Women, Wafa Bani Mustafa, said the ministry, in cooperation with partner agencies, is implementing the National Social Protection Strategy under Royal directives, and prepares to review its axes to align with the Kingdom’s three political, economic and administrative modernization paths. Speaking Friday evening on Jordan

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Jordan’s pharma, garment exports up in 1st 5 months 2024-DoS

Amman: The Kingdom’s exports of pharmaceutical preparations, apparel and clothing accessories witnessed an increase, which contributed to curb the decline in national exports during the January-May period of the current year. The growth rate of the Kingdom’s exports of pharmaceutical preparations to the end of last May of the current year reached 29.8%, standing at JD231 million, compared to JD178

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