Asia Jordan Jordan's state spending is forecast at 12,4 billion dinars ($17,5 billion) in the 2024 draft budget; growth is expected to be around 2,6% in 2024, the same level forecast for this year, while total revenues would grow by 9%
Asia Jordan The demand for agricultural products declined and sales fell by nearly 25% said the president of Jordan Valley Farmers Union; a slowdown in demand since the beginning of war in Gaza is normal consequence of the drop in consumer confidence
Asia Jordan The first High-Level Forum on E-Mobility in Jordan will kick off Wednesday 22 November, bringing together stakeholders from various sectors to pave the path for accelerating the transition towards green transport in the country
Asia Jordan At yesterday's news conference in Amman, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, alongside with Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Egypt’s Foreign Minister, has called for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to protect civilians and allow foreigners to leave
Asia Jordan A cruise ship with 1.982 tourists of various nationalities docked in Aqaba Cruise Terminal earlier this week, another with 2.940 passengers is following; 59 cruisers have been welcomed in 2023 carrying 71.526 tourists in total, according to ASEZA figures
Asia Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah and Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi yesterday reaffirmed Jordan and Egypt’s unified position in rejecting the policy of collective punishment - including siege, starvation, or displacement - of people in Gaza
Asia Jordan Unpaid wages top the list of complaints collected by Labour Ministry inspection teams who visited 19.757 facilities between January and August 2023, according to most recent inspection report
Asia Jordan The 5th International Fashion, Textiles and Accessories Fair will open in Amman today 21 September, with 170 exhibitors and 8500 expected visitors
Asia Jordan Aqaba registered the second-highest temperature globally on 1st September, reaching 48,2°C, according to OGIMET.com, an international weather forecast data website; the highest temperature recorded has been 48,9°C in Umm Al Rashrash in Palestine
Asia Jordan To combat the proliferation of smoking in Jordan, specifically among young individuals, actions will be escalated upon specific directives by His Majesty King Abdullah
Asia Jordan Hotel occupancy rates in the Kingdom have decreased due to high temperatures and approaching school season; reservation rate at five-star hotels from August 17-19 in Aqaba reached 87%, 61% in the Dead Sea, 62% in Amman and 40% in Petra
Asia Jordan In a rare public admission of a drug problem in the kingdom and amid yet another seizure of Captagon at the border with Syria, Interior Minister Mazen Al Faraya has warned drug use in Jordan is rising while it is still a passage for the dealers
Asia Jordan The first cable car was inaugurated in Ajloun: 2,5 kilometre long, it is fitted with 40 cabins, each one for eight people