Jordan

With 33,7 points, the country ranked 155 out of 180 countries - up 23 positions - on the Natural Capital Index of the 2021 Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index issued by SolAbility, a Swiss-Korean sustainable intelligence think-tank

In the frame of the plan for the future of Aqaba in tourism, environment, investment and capacity building, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority is in talks with international tourism and hospitality colleges to make the city a regional hub in the field

Nevin Madi is the first female butcher in the country; she has opened her own shop in Zarqa, also thank to the UNICEF-funded "Azm" project that organized a session for young women to inform them about self-employment services and opportunities

The total number of tourists visiting the country from the beginning of this year until the end of October rose to 1.807.225, an increase by 59.7% in comparison to the same period last year, when the number only reached 1.131.682

Jordan’s Royal Film Commission has nominated the feature-narrative film “Amira” by Mohamed Diab as its official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony that will be held on 27 March 2022

The Zaha Cultural Centre and a public park reopened in the Tareq area of Amman; renovated upon Royal directives, they are part of a project including 10 other public parks in the capital provided with high quality playground materials and fixtures

HM Queen Rania launched the 24th Designs Handicrafts Exhibition powered by the Jordan River Foundation, in line with the foundation activity which gave enterpreneurial training and employment opportunities more than 520 women last year

The Department of Land and Survey announced that the trade volume in the Jordanian real estate market during quarters 1-3 of 2021 increased by 11% compared to the same period in 2019

The Department of Statistics released its report on unemployment rates for the second quarter of 2021; compared to the Q1, the unemployment rate of males decreased by 1,5%, and it rose for females by 4,6%

The Higher Population Council (HPC) yesterday discussed the study "Enhancing the participation of the private sector in providing and accessing sexual health services in Jordan”, which major goal is to improve support and information about sexual health

Madaba was named the Arab Tourism Capital for 2022 after meeting all terms of reference as stipulated by the Arab Tourism Organisation: tourism management, infrastructure, diversity of tourism patterns and preservation and protection of the environment

Archaeologists from Yarmouk University discovered a group of tombs dating back to the late Roman and early Byzantine period in the archaeological site of Queiba, Irbid; he largest tomb contains 33 niches

Farmers in Ghor al-Safi complain about the lack of irrigation water for their crops; the situation is critical especially in the area of Tannour dam, which flow rate this year is lower than last year's by 80 million cubic meters