AFAQ NEWS Sunny and relatively cold weather conditions are expected to prevail on Monday in most parts of the Kingdom as temperatures will rise 3-4C above their annual average, reaching a high of 15 degrees Celsius during daytimes in Amman. According to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD), mercury levels will drop at night, bringing chilly …
Temps forecast to rise 3-4C above average today قراءة المزيد »
AFAQ NEWS Minister of State for Media Affairs, Ali al-Ayed, said on Saturday that under the reign of His Majesty King Abdullah II, media in Jordan have witnessed a “paradigm leap.” In an interview on the Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTC’s) “New Day” show to mark the Kings’ 59th birthday, al-Ayed highlighted the diversity …
Jordanian media witnessed paradigm leap under King’s reign: al-Ayed قراءة المزيد »
AFAQ NEWS Temperatures on Sunday are expected to rise few degrees, but cold weather conditions will prevail in most parts of the Kingdom, except in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba where it will be fair, with low clouds and a weak chance of light showers in the early morning hours in the …
AFAQ NEWS The Jordan Press Association (JPA) set April 2 a date to hold its general assembly meeting and council’s elections. JPA Law No. 15 of 1998 stipulates the postponement of the general assembly meeting had there was lack of legal quorum. In a JPA meeting chaired by its President, Rakan Saaydah, on Wednesday, the …
Minister of Health, Nathir Obeidat, said that the Irbid field hospital will be opened next week to initially treat coronavirus (Covid-19) patients, announcing the opening of a number of hospitals in various governorates of the Kingdom. “Jordan is witnessing a continuous decline in the death toll and infections with Covid-19 for the ninth week in …
Irbid field hospital will be opened next week: Obeidat قراءة المزيد »
AFAQ NEWS COVID-19 cases in Qatar saw a sharp increase on Tuesday, as 299 people tested positive for the highly contagious respiratory disease compared to an average of 180 the last week. Tuesday tally constitutes a peak in infections over the last month and a half amid assurances from Health Minister, Hanan Kuwari, that the …
AFAQ NEWS COVID-19 killed 302 doctors in Italy so far, according to shocking figures released by the Italy Ministry of Health. Also, the highly contagious respiratory disease claimed the lives of 541 in Italy in the last 24 hours, as the death toll stands at 86,422 and some 10,600 new cases were recorded Tuesday, according …
AFAQ NEWS For his part, Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh affirmed the Cabinet’s commitment to Royal directives on fieldwork, asserting that the government is working in coordination with various state institutions, foremost of which are the House of Representatives and the Senate. Prime Minister Khasawneh highlighted measures taken by the government, which contributed to raising the …
AFAQ NEWS The Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) on Tuesday forecast that realtively cold weather conditions will prevail in most parts of the Kingdom, while it will be fair in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, with southeasterly moderate winds. The JMD warned of the risk of frost formation in the early morning and …
AFAQ NEWS Minister of Health, Dr. Nazir Obeidat, said 162 people were infected by the the new Covid-19 strain to date countrywide. Speaking to “Petra” on Sunday, the minister said the new strain’s cases were detected by administering a genetic diagnosis to samples collected from patients, who have laready tested positive, most arriving from abroad, …
New Covid-19 strain: 162 people infected to date in Jordan-MoH قراءة المزيد »
AFAQ NEWS Mercury levels on Monday are expected to rise 2-3 degrees above their annual average, but cold weather conditions will prevail in the Kingdom’s most regions, except in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba where it will mild, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily brief. Chilly night is also …
AFAQ NEWS Minister of State for Media Affairs, and the government official spokesperson, Ali Al-Ayed, said a hotline was allocated to receive inquiries of journalists and media figures via the phone and WhatsApp, on the following number: (0790445000), as of Sunday. Al-Ayed added that providing this service comes to enable fellow journalists and media figures …
Gov’t allocates hotline for journalists’ inquiries via phone, WhatsApp قراءة المزيد »
