Jordan News UpdatesPolice on Wednesday found the body of a sixty-year-old man in the Al-Shajar area, south of the town of Katherba, in the district of ‘Ayy in Karak, southern Jordan.
Director of the Karak Public Hospital, Moutaz Al-Qaralla, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra), that the body arrived at the hospital and was transferred to the forensic medicine department.
An autopsy found that the cause of death was multiple arterial clots, Al-Qaralla added.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Jordan Wednesday inveighed against an Israeli court’s decision to allow extremist Jews to perform their prayers in the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign affairs and Expatriates Haitham Abu Alfoul said the decision is “null” and has no legal effect as per the international law which does not recognise the Israeli court system’s authority in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem.
Abu Alfoul said the court’s ruling is a “flagrant violation of international legitimacy” pertinent to Jerusalem, not the least of which are the UN Security Council’s, that stress the necessity of maintaining the status quo of Jerusalem.
He also emphasised the decision oversteps the “historical and legal” status quo in the al-Aqsa Mosque and the UNESCO resolutions.
He stressed Jordan’s position that is in line with the international law which does not recognise occupied East Jerusalem as being within the remit of the Israeli judicial law’s (courts law).
He said the 144-dunum al-Aqsa Mosque is a strictly place of worship for Muslims and that the Jordanian-run Jerusalem Awqaf Department is the sole body legally responsible for managing the affairs of the holy mosque.
Source: Jordan News Agency
The Kingdom on Monday will have pleasant autumn weather conditions, although the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba will be on the hot side with warm temperatures prevailing, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).
At night, cooler weather will dominate nationwide, with northwesterly light winds.
Similar conditions will persist on Tuesday and Wednesday, despite a slight rise in mercury levels.
Temperatures in Amman today will see a high of 27 degrees Celsius during the day and a low of 15 degrees at night, while in Aqaba, temperatures are predicted to range between 34 degrees and 22 degrees.
Source: Jordan News Agency
A Cabinet session, headed by by Prime Minister, Dr. Bisher Khasawneh, on Sunday decided to approve the National Population Strategy 2021-2030.
The strategy’s priorities, which were outlined by the Higher Population Council (HPC), in cooperation with ministries, public and semi-governmental institutions, civil society organizations and the private sector, are based on four pillars related to health and reproductive health, economic and social ingredient, women and youth, and migration, refugee and crises.
To ensure smooth implementation, the Council of Ministers asked the concerned authorities to act according to the strategy, demanding inclusion of its outcomes, under their existing and/or future plans and programs in coordination with the HPC.
On the other hand, the Council of Ministers decided to approve the recommendations of approved the recommendations of the Settlement and Reconciliation Committee to settle the tax status of 1, 058 taxpayers owing financial obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Law and the General Sales Tax Law.
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Israeli authorities Sunday forced a Palestinian in northern occupied Jerusalem to demolish their own home, claiming the house owners had no building permit.
The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission stated the Palestinian house owner was forced to demolish their own home in the Beit Hanina town in occupied Jerusalem. The 50-square-meter house had been home to 10 people.
The afflicted family had to demolish their own home; otherwise, the Israeli authorities would have done it for them and charged them.
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Autumn weather is forecast in most parts of the Kingdom, on Friday, while hot conditions are expected in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the port city of Aqaba, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.
Winds will be northwesterly moderate, the JMD noted.
As for Saturday, similar weather conditions are forecast to prevail. On Sunday a slight drop in temperatures is expected, with brisk winds.
Temperatures in the capital Amman will range between a high of 29 degrees Celsius and a low of 17 degrees.
Highs in the port city of Aqaba will hike up to 35 degrees, while lows will stand at 26 degrees at night.
Source: Jordan News Agency
The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) said that maintennace work is underway for water facilities, within its plan during the winter semester.
The JVA cadres are following up on water drainage infrastructure and the cleaning of tunnel and box culverts, the authority said in a statement on Friday.
The statement stressed the importance of such measures that aimed at sustaining all water facilities and ensuring their efficiency and ensuring water flow during the rainy season.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Australia will reopen its international border from November, giving long-awaited freedoms to vaccinated citizens and their relatives.
Since March 2020, Australia has had some of the world’s strictest border rules – even banning its own people from leaving the country.
“It’s time to give Australians their lives back,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
People would be eligible to travel when their state’s vaccination rate hit 80 percent, he told a press briefing on Friday.
Source: Jordan News Agency
The Official Gazette published the 2021 Aged Care Bylaw after it was endorsed by a Royal Decree.
The bylaw stipulates the opening of an account for elder at the Ministry of Social Development, which is dedicated to provide appropriate social, health, physical and psychological care for the elderly in their homes and among their families.
The move came as Jordan joined the world in celebrating the International Day of Older Persons, which coincided today under the theme, “Digital Equity for All Ages.”
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman Mayor Yousef Shawarbeh and a number of municipalities’ officials and governors took part on Wednesday in a conference organized by the World Bank (WB) entitled “MENA Cities at the Forefront of Climate Action: The Time is Now.”
Shawarbeh’s participation came as a speaker in two sessions: the cities, economic growth and climate change, and the actionable pathways towards climate-smart cities in MENA.
During the conference, speakers highlighted that urban areas must now look towards innovative green growth solutions, adding that the physical and economic density of cities can provide the impetus for technological change and infrastructure investments that support low carbon economic development. Discussions also dealt with the key role cities play in formulating and implementing effective climate action.
The event brought together mayors and governors from the MENA region as well as international global experts to discuss climate change as a challenge and an opportunity for development and economic growth at the city level.
Source: Jordan News Agency