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Unstable weather conditions with rain forecast today

AFAQ NEWS  Jordan on Sunday will be gradually affected by unstable weather conditions, bringing partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in various parts of the Kingdom, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily report. In the evening, rainfall is expected to be heavy accompanied by thunder and hail at times, while winds will …

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Arab League calls for providing necessary protection to Palestinian people

AFAQ NEWS The Arab League has called on the European Union (EU), the int’l community and relevant, competent int’l organizations to assume their responsibilities and “immediately” intervene to exert pressure on the Israeli occupation government, and to provide the necessary protection for the Palestinian people in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention. Moreover, the bloc …

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Clips on electoral rallies flouting defense orders old-Interior ministry

AFAQ NEWS An official source at the Ministry of Interior has announced the videos, which were circulated on some social platforms showing electoral rallies, held in violation of defense orders to support some parliamentary candidates, are “old,” adding that the necessary legal measures have been taken against the violators. The aim behind circulating these videos …

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RJ returns JD35mln for cancelled flights

AFAQ NEWS The Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) announced that the cancellation of scheduled flights resulted in tickets refunds of around JD 35.4 million due to the lockdown that was imposed since March. Meanwhile, the RJ’s financial statements said that the company has entered into discussions with Aircraft’s lessors and lenders to reschedule the leases and …

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Jordan condemns Israel’s demolition of buildings in occupied West Bank

AFAQ NEWS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned Israel’s demolition of buildings in Humsa Al- Baqai’a, a Bedouin village in the Jordan Valley region in the occupied West Bank. The Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Dhaifallah Al-Fayez, said the unlawful seizure of lands, the demolition of homes and expulsion of residents, among others, are flagrant …

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Israeli forces arrest 17 Palestinians in West Bank

AFAQ NEWS Israeli occupation forces early Thursday arrested 17 Palestinians in various West Bank cities. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said that Israeli soldiers stormed the cities of Bethlehem, Tulkarm, Ramallah and Al-Bireh and a number of neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, and arrested the 17 citizens under the pretext they are wanted …

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Jordanian woman and son killed, daughter injured in Nevada shooting

AFAQ NEWS A Jordanian woman and her son were killed Tuesday in a shooting in Henderson, Nevada in the U.S., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said on Thursday. The ministry said the Jordanian embassy in Washington D.C. is following up on the incident with state authorities, in which another Jordanian, the woman’s daughter, …

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Transport Minister, Canadian Ambassador discuss ties

AFAQ NEWS Minister of Transport, Marwan Khitan, on Tuesday met with Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan, Donica Pottie, for a discussion on bilateral ties and means of enhancing them in various fields. During the meeting, Khitan lauded the deep-rooted ties between Jordan and Canada, underlining the importance of strengthening joint cooperation between the two sides in …

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Social Development Minister, UN official discuss women empowerment

AFAQ NEWS Minister of Social Development, Ayman Mufleh on Tuesday met with representative of the UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, in Amman, Ziad Al-Sheikh, for a discussion on enhancing cooperation in the field of empowering women and supporting their steadfastness. The two parties also discussed the …

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