Day: March 8, 2025

Amman: Dense fog will shroud mountainous areas across the kingdom today, significantly reducing visibility, as relatively cold conditions and partly to occasionally overcast skies dominate the weather pattern. Scattered light showers may develop across eastern and southern regions, while moderate northwesterly winds will occasionally gust over desert terrain.

According to Jordan News Agency, the Meteorological Department has issued a visibility advisory for mountainous areas, cautioning drivers about hazardous conditions during morning commutes and late evening hours as fog formations thicken.

The forecast indicates a warming trend beginning Sunday, though relatively cold conditions will persist across most regions while the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea, and Aqaba experience more moderate temperatures.

Cloud formations at varying altitudes will bring the possibility of brief, isolated showers to the northeastern Badia and limited portions of the southwestern kingdom during afternoon hours, with moderate northwe
sterly winds continuing.

Monday will maintain the gradual warming pattern while holding onto relatively cool daytime temperatures across highland areas, with continued mild conditions in lower elevations. Morning precipitation remains possible across portions of the northeastern Badia, with cloud systems dispersing through the day as moderate northwesterly winds persist.

A more significant temperature climb arrives Tuesday, ushering in moderate conditions across most areas and notably warmer weather throughout the Jordan Valley, Dead Sea basin, and Aqaba, accompanied by light northeasterly to northwesterly winds.

Today’s temperature range: Eastern Amman 15-7 C; Western Amman 13-5 C; Northern Highlands 11-4 C; Sharah Highlands 10-5 C; Desert Regions 18-8 C; Plains 14-7 C; Northern Jordan Valley 21-13 C; Southern Jordan Valley 23-15 C; Dead Sea 22-14 C; Gulf of Aqaba 20-15 C.

Amman: Al-Faisaly FC claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory over rivals Al-Wehdat in a tightly contested fixture that concluded late Friday night, as part of the sixteenth round of matches in the Professional Football League.

According to Jordan News Agency, the decisive breakthrough came in the 36th minute when Al-Faisaly defender Hadi Al-Hourani found the back of the net with what proved to be the match-winning goal. The encounter drew a substantial crowd at the stadium, creating an electric atmosphere for this high-stakes clash between two of Jordan’s footballing powerhouses.

With this crucial three points, Al-Faisaly has bolstered their league position, advancing to 27 points and maintaining their hold on third place in the table. Meanwhile, Al-Wehdat remains at 32 points in second position, trailing league leaders Al-Hussein Irbid who sit comfortably at the summit with 40 points.

Amman: Export documentation issued by the Amman Chamber of Commerce jumped 21.2 percent in value during the first two months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

According to Jordan News Agency, the value of these export certificates reached JD 222 million in January-February 2025, up from JD 183 million in the comparable 2024 period, reflecting increased commercial activity across Jordan’s export sectors.

The Chamber also reported a substantial increase in the volume of documentation processed, with the number of certificates rising 32.2 percent to 4,487 from 3,394 during the same period last year, suggesting broader participation in export markets among Jordanian businesses.

Syria emerged as the leading destination by volume with 1,072 shipment certificates valued at approximately JD 12 million. Iraq, however, dominated in value terms with JD 96 million in exports across 477 shipments, underscoring the continuing importance of the Iraqi market for Jordanian exporters despite ongoing regional challenges.

Other significant export markets included Switzerland, where just 6 shipments generated JD 26 million in value, highlighting the high-value nature of these transactions.

Egypt received 125 shipments worth JD 15 million, while the UAE accounted for 380 shipments valued at approximately JD 14 million.

The composition of exports shows foreign-origin goods represented the largest category at JD 104 million, pointing to Jordan’s role as a regional trade hub.

Domestically produced industrial products accounted for JD 52 million of the total, while agricultural exports reached JD 19 million. Products of Arab origin totaled JD 16 million, with various other categories making up the remainder.

The export documentation, which serves as official verification of a product’s country of origin, plays a crucial role in international commerce by enabling customs authorities to determine applicable tariffs and import regulations.

The Amman Chamber of Commerce issues these certificates for multiple categories including locally produced agricultural and animal products, raw natural resources, re-exported foreign goods, and foreign merchandise traded under specific regulatory conditions.

For industrial products, the Chamber issues certificates based on original factory invoices certified by an industrial chamber, along with properly certified certificates of origin confirming Jordanian origin.

This process operates in accordance with Article 29 of the Jordanian Chambers of Commerce System No. 45 of 2009 and the 2013 instructions for issuing certificates of origin, providing the regulatory framework for Jordan’s export documentation system.

Amman: The Ministry of Water and Irrigation/Jordan Valley Authority reported that recent precipitation concentrated in eastern and southern regions has contributed 8 million cubic meters of water to dams and desert retention basins during the past 24 hours from rainfall and wadi runoff.

According to Jordan News Agency, this influx has raised the total storage in Jordan’s 15 major dams to 95 million cubic meters, representing 33 percent of their total storage capacity of 288.128 million cubic meters.

The highest inflows were recorded at the Mujib Dam, which received 4.5 million cubic meters, bringing its total storage to 18 million cubic meters or 74 percent of capacity.

The Waleh Dam collected 2.5 million cubic meters, increasing its reserves to 4.4 million cubic meters, representing 17 percent of capacity. The Waheidi Dam in Ma’an received 750,000 cubic meters.

The remaining water volume was distributed across various desert retention basins and dams, with the exception of Zarqa Ma’in in Madaba, which received no significant inflows.

Amman: The Ministry of Education has announced that registration for the 2025 Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) will commence tomorrow, Sunday, and continue until Thursday, March 27. The Ministry emphasized that the application period will not be extended beyond this date.

According to Jordan News Agency, regular students will obtain their application forms through their schools during the registration period. New private study students for 2025 will need to obtain their application forms by visiting the Education Directorates during the registration period. Students residing outside Jordan can contact Jordanian embassy offices and cultural attach©s in their areas of residence.

The Ministry clarified that students who have not completed graduation requirements and those wishing to improve their grades will register electronically through the website (exams.moe.gov.jo) without needing to visit Education Directorates. Fees must be paid during the announced registration period via eFAWATEERcom through the application or authorized agents.

Non-Jordanian students must visit the Examinations Department at their respective Education Directorate with two recent personal photographs (4€š¬‚¬6 cm) matching their personal identification document after completing the registration and payment processes. The Ministry indicated that regular students and new private study students must provide the following documents with their application: a copy of their personal ID card (civil status card) or passport for Jordanians, a certified copy of passport for non-Jordanians, a certified copy of identification card for children of Jordanian women, or a copy of the security card for Syrian applicants without passports.

Additionally, two recent photographs (4€š¬‚¬6 cm) matching the attached personal document, a copy of military service documentation for male Jordanian applicants who have reached 17 years of age, and for new private study students, original academic certificates and documents or certified copies that permitted them to take the general examination, or the latest transcript of the Secondary School Certificate Examination.

The Ministry outlined the following registration fees: 20 dinars for regular students in public schools, 50 dinars for regular students in private schools. For non-regular students (private study students): 20 dinars examination registration fee plus 10 dinars for each single-paper subject the applicant wishes to take, and 5 dinars for each paper in subjects consisting of two papers.

The Ministry noted that the prescribed textbooks for the 2025 general examination are the regular students’ textbooks for the current academic year 2024/2025 (for students born in 2007).