Moody’s upgraded Jordan’s credit outlook from “stable” to “positive”; the change in outlook is driven by the government’s strong commitment to wide-ranging structural reforms and track record of effective implementation on the fiscal front

To combat the proliferation of smoking in Jordan, specifically among young individuals, actions will be escalated upon specific directives by His Majesty King Abdullah

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

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

The first cable car was inaugurated in Ajloun: 2,5 kilometre long, it is fitted with 40 cabins, each one for eight people