Day: September 21, 2022

His Majesty King Abdullah participated in the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online summit, on Tuesday evening in New York.

During the summit co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and attended by a number of heads of state and government and representatives of global ICT companies King Abdullah reiterated Jordan’s commitment to the partnership with the Christchurch Call summit through the Aqaba Process initiative, to counter terrorism and extremist ideologies.

His Majesty highlighted the importance of coordination among all stakeholders to unify efforts to confront extremists’ attempts to exploit social media to promote their radical ideologies and spread hate speech.

The King noted that the fight against extremism also requires working on resolving conflicts that extremists exploit to win over recruits, especially the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, reaffirming the two-state solution as the only way to end the conflict.

Tuesday’s summit was the third held under the Christchurch Call to Action, after the second one was held via teleconference in May 2021.

The first summit was held in Paris in 2019, through an initiative by French President Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern, following the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, that year.

Jordan hosted a number of follow-up meetings on the Christchurch Call, under the umbrella of the Aqaba Process, which was launched by His Majesty in 2015 to enhance security and military coordination and cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and Director of the Office of His Majesty Jafar Hassan attended Tuesday’s summit.

Source: Jordan News Agency

U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced grant funding to NITAJ for Commercial Investments LLC, for a feasibility study to advance the development of Jordan’s first mobile health services network.

USTDA’s assistance will enable NITAJ to deploy a fleet of mobile dialysis and mobile clinic vehicles for homebound and underserved patients in three of the country’s most heavily populated governorates, according to a statement issued by US Embassy in Amman.

“USTDA embraces this opportunity to partner with NITAJ to help increase access to high-quality healthcare for thousands of people in Jordan each year,” said Enoh T. Ebong, USTDA’s Director.

“U.S. companies are at the forefront of healthcare sector innovation. USTDA is committed to working in emerging economies around the world to deploy these technologies to improve peoples’ lives and advance our partners’ ambitious economic development goals,” Ebong noted.

NITAJ currently provides in-home healthcare services to patients through its online scheduling platform, WeCare, which connects the company’s healthcare professionals and other healthcare professionals with patients in Jordan, the statement noted.

USTDA’s feasibility study will facilitate NITAJ’s entry into mobile healthcare services by providing detailed technical and financial analyses including legal and regulatory assessments, a market analysis, and an assessment of medical service delivery operations to determine demand for medical services across its target area.

The study will also include a vehicle engineering study and provide NITAJ with an associated financing and implementation plan for the project.

“NITAJ believes in serving humanity, so we are passionate about serving the Jordanian community with the latest technology and best healthcare services,” said Alaa Hussein, co-founder and CEO of NITAJ.

NITAJ co-founder and Vice President, Mohammed Ali Qaryouti, added: “This is a unique project. We want to support Jordan’s economy and develop the healthcare sector in a way that has never been done before.

NITAJ wants to deliver the best healthcare for thousands of Jordanian people and bring them comfort. We also want to create jobs for high-caliber healthcare providers, change the delivery of healthcare in Jordan, and have a positive impact. Our partnership with USTDA will help make this happen, Qaryouti noted.

“USTDA’s grant award to NITAJ exemplifies how the United States works with partners in Jordan on a diverse range of shared interests, including healthcare infrastructure,” said U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Henry T. Wooster.

“The United States and Jordan share a longstanding partnership, and it is encouraging to see it continue to grow, in this case with innovative U.S. solutions that can expand access to medical services in Jordan,” the envoy noted.

This project supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s priority of health and health security under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, the envoy said.

U.S. businesses interested in submitting proposals for the USTDA-funded feasibility study should visit www.ustda.gov/work/bid-on-an-overseas-project, he pointed out.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Senate Speaker Faisal Fayez and senators in the France-Jordan Friendship Committee in the French Senate Wednesday discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.

During a meeting in Paris, Fayez and the French senators discussed Jordan-France parliamentary, political and economic cooperation. They talked about strengthening cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 and its fallout, the war in Ukraine and its impact on world food security.

Fayez noted the “strong” Jordanian-French ties based on mutual respect and serving the interests of the two countries.

He noted the need to work on resolving regional conflicts through diplomacy as opposed to resorting to violence, lauding France’s support for the efforts of His Majesty King Abdullah II to bring about a just peace in the region and the establishment of a Palestinian state as the only way to settle the Palestinian issue.

Fayez highlighted the reforms in Jordan: “Despite the events surrounding it, and the crises and conflicts around it, Jordan continues to build a strong modern state. Implementing His Majesty King Abdullah II’s directives, Jordan is undertaking major political and economic reforms that aim to induce programmatic parliamentary and partisan governments.”

Fayez added, “The reforms also aim to improve the investment environment, protect investors and push them to leverage Jordan’s investment advantages and the safe and stable environment it enjoys.”

In turn, members of the French-Jordanian Friendship Committee noted the depth of French-Jordanian ties and France’s keenness to strengthen them in political and economic fields.

They highlighted the need to stand by Jordan to enable it to overcome the repercussions of COVID-19 and the surrounding conditions and Paris’ keenness to cooperate with Jordan in various fields and related to issues of common interest.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The 8th edition of HORECA Jordan 2022, a leading regional exhibition for the hospitality, food, beverages and service industry, is scheduled to kick off next Tuesday at the Jordan International Exhibition Center in Mecca Mall, under auspices of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.

According to a statement by HORECA on Wednesday, the event, which runs from September 27 to 29, provides all needs related to hospitality services industry and is the “ideal” destination for all workers in this sector, from various Arab and foreign countries.

Jordan started to host the exhibition 7 years ago after two Jordanian companies obtained the franchise rights to organize the event in the Kingdom, according to organizers.

The exhibition, driven by success of the previous editions held during the past years, seeks to push HORECA Jordan 2022 to “higher” levels of organization, in a bid to make more achievements for the targeted sectors, which contribute to spurring Jordanian tourism and food industries, organizers noted.

The exhibition, which lasts for 3 days, features more than 120 brands of Jordanian and global companies and agencies in the hospitality services sector, food industries and restaurant equipment.

The organizers expected the event will witness a “large” turnout from from hospitality and food industries leaders.

Exhibitors seek to sign contracts to supply goods and services, where the current edition is witnessing “wide” international participation from Poland, Greece, Russia, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Italy, HORECA statement pointed out.

Source: Jordan News Agency