Day: August 14, 2022

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General

Cabinet issues a slew of decisions

A Cabinet session held Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Dr. Bisher Khasawneh, approved the mandating reasons for 2022 bylaw for occupational safety and health and prevention from labor-related hazards in institutions.

The system aims to set purposes of identifying procedures, precautions and measures necessary to protect workers from occupational hazards, reduce labor-related accidents, injuries and diseases, in line with Arab and international standards for occupational safety and health.

The Council of Ministers also okayed decisions issued by Board of Commissioners of Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC), which granted Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) the rights to mine phosphate ores within lands in the southern Ma’an governorate.

Under the decision, the mining rights are subject to any future amendments or related steps taken by Council of Ministers in this regard to ensure proper implementation of projects in mining areas, or plans to rehabilitate them and ensure fair and rewarding profits to the state Treasury.

The decision also seeks to empower the franchise to benefit exclusively from the mining right.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Affairs

Amman stock market closes trading session down

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed Sunday’s trading session down by 0.08 per cent at 2,578 points.

A total of 4.6 million shares were traded through 2,837 transactions at a trading value of JOD4.6 million.

The closing prices of 30 company shares traded at the market recorded gains, while 45 others declined. The prices of 27 firm shares remained stable.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

MoU to protect Jordan’s electric grid, forest assets signed

Minister of Agriculture, Khaled Hneifat and Director General of National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), Hassan Abdullah, on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance joint cooperation aimed to ensure protection and stability of Jordan’s electric grid and conserve forest wealth.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Hneifat said the MoU continues joint efforts aimed to preserve forest areas and avoid power outages and disruptions.

The minister also said the MoU is a framework to support joint partnership and coordination, helps speedy response, regulates work and reduces risks to electrical network’s workers and protects green cover countrywide.

On future action, he said the ministry is mulling plans to cooperate with NEPCO to expand the Kingdom’s green area.

For his part, NEPCO head said the memo would contribute to strengthen joint partnership and schedule works in all areas covered by the electric grid.

He also referred to joint efforts to establish a wide forest within sustainability measures, in coordination with Ministry of Agriculture.

The two sides agreed to work together to reduce power outages caused by falling trees, or overlap with electric wiring, in a balanced manner that preserves forest landscape, as the memo sets a specific detailed work mechanism for the two sides.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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Judicial

Irbid road accident leaves 11 injured

A road accident between a sedan and a bus Sunday left 11 injured in Irbid in northern Jordan, according to a security source.

The medics transferred the injured to the hospital, where medical staff described their condition as moderate.

Source: Jordan News Agency