The Iraqi Health Ministry said Monday it recorded 48 deaths from the coronavirus and 3,691 infections in the last 24 hours. It said in its daily report on the pandemic that the new deaths brought the death toll to 10,671 and the total number of infections to 455,398, including 384,593 patients who have recovered. Source: Jordan News Agency
Read moreAn international advisory board has been formed to oversee the Baptism Site Development Zone, in line with His Majesty King Abdullah II’s commitment to safeguarding the Site as a global tourism and pilgrimage destination. The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ in Jordan, also known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, holds great significance for all Abrahamic faiths, and is one
Read moreThe Ministry of Local Administration said Monday it drew up a master plan to deal with severe weather conditions, which raises municipalities’ capacity to manage weather-related emergencies during winter. Assistant Secretary-General for Services Hussein Mhaidat told Petra on the phone that to prepare for the onset of winter, the ministry had put in place a three-phased response plan to
Read moreThe Kingdom’s oil bill in the first eight months of the year dropped by a staggering 50.1 per cent, compared with the same period of 2019, the Department of Statistics (DoS) said on Monday. The value of the oil bill in the first eight months of 2020 dropped to JD836.5 million, compared with JD1.677 billion in the same period
Read morePanhandling might be labeled as a crime under the human trafficking legal provisions, according to a draft bill amending the country’s 2009 anti-human trafficking law, which, if approved, would invite a minimum sentence of 7 years of hard labor and a fine of up to JD20,000. According to the bill, a copy of which was obtained by Petra, Article
Read moreEgypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said Monday it recorded 12 coronavirus deaths and 143 infections in the last 24 hours. Ministry spokesman Khaled Mujahid said that the new fatalities raised the death toll to 6,199 until Sunday evening, and infections caseload to 106,540, including 98,903 patients who recovered. He said the ministry was stepping up its preparations
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