Category: Information

The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) on Wednesday informed the telecommunication companies in the Kingdom (Zain, Orange, Umniah), to start blocking all apps, including messaging apps, that could affect the progress of General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) exams in all schools in the Kingdom where exams will be held.   The decision, which will only be implemented during the exam,

The World Bank approved on Tuesday a $100 million project to support the Jordanian government’s efforts in addressing education challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and expanding access to pre-primary education and reform student assessment, including transitioning to a competency-based digital tawjihi.   The new project represents an additional financing to the Education Reform Support Program ($200 million), approved back

Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday attended a graduation ceremony at the Royal Jordanian Command and Staff College.   Crown Prince Al Hussein was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Hneiti and

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), through the Ministry of Local Administration, has contributed a six-bed quarantine unit to the King Abdullah University Hospital.   Minister of Local Administration Walid Masri told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that his ministry, through its partnership with the UNDP and other international partners and donors, directed these programmes to supporting the health sector

All online platforms launched in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis in the Kingdom can now be accessed from a single website, according to the company developing these platforms.   The new website, https://one.gov.jo, serves as a landing page where visitors can navigate from there to other platforms and services launched following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Mawdoo3,

Amman, Minister of State for Media Affairs Amjad Adaileh said Wednesday that executing the plan for the return of students from abroad will start on May 5, in implementation of royal directives. In a daily briefing on COVID-19’s developments at the National Center for Security and Crisis Management (NCSCM), Adaileh said the first group of 3049 students will be transferred