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AFAQ NEWS An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville, US, early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. The FBI is leading the investigation, according to the Associated Press. Metro Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said police responded to a …

Explosion in Nashville believed to be ‘intentional’: Police قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS King Mohammed VI of Morocco had a phone conversation today with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a statement from the Royal Cabinet announced. During the phone call, King Mohammed VI recalled the “strong and special links” between Morocco and the Jewish community, added the statement. The phone call also served as an opportunity …

King of Morocco, Israeli Prime Minister discuss regional issues قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test available in Jordan should still test positive for the new strain of the coronavirus, Secretary General of the Health Ministry for epidemiological affairs and the official in charge of the COVID-19 crisis, Wael Hayajneh, said Thursday. During a press conference held at the Ministry, Hayajneh stated that …

PCR should test positive for new strain of COVID-19, health official قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed Thursday’s trading session up by 0.64 percent at 1,632 points. A total of 8.3 million shares were traded through 2,260 transactions at a trading value of JD8.6 million. The closing prices of 38 companies with traded shares went up, while 24 others declined. The prices of the …

ASE closes trading at JD8.6 million قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS Secretary-General in the Jordan Ministry of Health (MoH), Wail Hayajneh, said Wednesday that the Ministry established a website whereby people could register to be vaccinated against COVID-19. He told journalists that both citizens and residents in the Kingdom are welcome to visit: https://vaccine.jo/cvms/ and sign up to receive a vaccine. He said that …

Jordan health ministry launches COVID-19 vaccine registration website قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday received a phone call from US Vice President Mike Pence. Discussions in the phone call covered the strategic partnership and cooperation between the two countries and a number of regional issues.

AFAQ NEWS  Jordan’s Cities and Villages Development Bank (CVDB) has passed key regulatory policies needed to access a climate-dedicated credit window from the Green Climate Fund and enable municipalities across the Kingdom to carry out climate-friendly projects. CVDB Director-General Osama al-Azzam noted that the bank applied to the Green Climate Fund in 2019 and had …

CVDB passes regulatory policies to access Green Climate Fund قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS A course on the management and treatment protocols of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concluded Wednesday after offering intensive training to about 654 private sector’s nursing and medical staff. The program was part of a national anti-COVID campaign titled :”Hand in Hand, We Eliminate COVID”. The three-month course was organized by the Private Hospitals …

COVID Case management course concludes قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS India has recorded 19,556 new cases of the coronavirus, according to health ministry data on Tuesday, its lowest daily increase since 3rd July. The new infections took India’s total to 10.08 million, according to a Reuters tally. A total of 146,111 people have died of the coronavirus in India, with 301 deaths in …

India records 19,556 new COVID-19 infections قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS  More than 77.57 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,709,633​ have died, according to a Reuters tally published on Wednesday. With 319,644 deaths and over 17.9 million confirmed cases, the United States tops the list of twenty countries with the highest recorded infections and deaths …

Global coronavirus cases cross 77.57 million قراءة المزيد »

AFAQ NEWS His Majesty King Abdullah returned to Jordan on Tuesday after a visit to Bahrain, where His Majesty was accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Prince Hashem bin Abdullah II.

AFAQ NEWS The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed Tuesday’s trading session down by 0.04 percent at 1,623 points. A total of 6.5 million shares were traded through 1,908 transactions at a trading value of JD6.2 million. The closing prices of 30 companies with traded shares rose, while 28 others declined. The prices of the shares …

Stocks inch lower in daily trading session قراءة المزيد »