Jordan

Remittances made by Jordanians working in Qatar during the first 5 months of 2022 amounted to about $190 million, +7,9% compared with $175 million during the same period in 2021

Pillars of the ancient city of Jerash were vandalized last weekend with black spray paint; one of the best preserved Roman cities in the world, it's the 2nd most visited destination in Jordan after Petra

A recent report by the Jordan Labour Watch says Jordanian workers face “immense challenges”, as the majority suffer from “inappropriate” working conditions

His Majesty King Abdullah received members of the Arab League’s ministerial committee and urged a unified Arab position to stop escalations in Jerusalem

By April the EU Madad Fund and AICS will complete in Um Al Quttien the rehabilitation of a water channel and sidewalks to provide access to hospitals, markets, schools and facilities to 19.400 individuals, also preventing damages from torrential rainwater

The National Society of Consumer Protection called on the government to ban vegetable exports during Ramadan and set a price cap for essential food items consumed in households

Second unhappiest country in the Arab world according to the World Happiness Report 2022, Jordan has been steadily declining in the list since 2017: from 74th globally, to 90th in 2018, 101th in 2019, 119th in 2020 and 127th in 2021

600.000 families are urged to register for the electricity subsidy on a dedicated electricity tariff platform, or risk having their bills tripled from April 1st; at the moment, the number of people registered on the platform is approximately 900.000

During an Arab Women Organisation (AWO) event on Sunday, Program Director Layla Naffa set as a goal to grow from current 12% to 30% women’s quota in all elections, and Minister of Culture praised women for their efforts in building equality and justice

The head of the Jordanian community in Ukraine - 2.606 people, of which 727 university students enrolled in 37 universities across the country - said that evacuating by land is “almost impossible” and that online communication is non-existent

UNHCR praised Jordan for the achievements in including Syrian refugees in the country’s labour market, with 62.000 work permits issued in 2021, of which half are flexible ones allowing refugees to chnage between similar jobs in the same sector

Professor Rana Dajani has received a Schwab Foundation Social Innovation Award for the year of 2022 as part of the WEF Davos Agenda, the only winner from the Arab countries chosen from 400 community leaders who have impacted the lives of 722million people

Dana Biosphere Reserve is at 25th place out of 52 in the NY Times ranking of the most prominent and beautiful in the world; it also includes archaeological ruins from the Byzantine, Nabataean and Roman periods and the ancient copper mines in Wadi Faynan