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Premier chairs meeting to review ‘critical’ epidemiological situation Spike in virus cases puts many hospitals under severe strain, meeting hears By JT - Mar 16,2021 - Last updated at Mar 16,2021 Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh chairs a meeting to review the current epidemiological situation on Monday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh on Monday chaired a meeting to review the current “critical” epidemiological ...

Anger simmers over Syrias economic collapse, but Assad appears secure Reuters 3/16/2021 By Suleiman Al-Khalidi © Reuters/KHALIL ASHAWI FILE PHOTO: People stand in a queue to get bread in the border town of Tal Abyad By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - In the back alleys of the old city of Damascus, Yaseen al-Obeid carries sacks of bricks to make some extra cash and supplement his monthly foremans salary of $15. © Reuters/Marko Djurica FILE PHOTO: Life in Assad’s...

The SRTF Reveals its Accomplishments in 2020 Format Amman – Monday, March 15, 2021 – The SRTF is pleased to announce its accomplishments for 2020. The unprecedented challenges that emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated already dire living conditions in Syria throughout 2020. Despite the challenges, the SRTF was able to continue deliveries for its recovery projects and stabilization interventions, demonstrating the commitment and the resilience of the SRTF. In 2020, approx...

Jordan ‘an exemplary host country’ for Syrian refugees — UN official WFP says food insecurity a major challenge for refugees amid pandemic By Batool Ghaith - Mar 16,2021 - Last updated at Mar 16,2021 Being the second largest host of refugees per capita in the world, Jordan has been ‘an exemplary host country’ for Syrian refugees for the last decade, providing safety and security to those who need it the most, a UN official said (Photo courtesy of UN) AMMAN — Being the second larges...

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AMMAN — Eighty-two COVID-19 deaths and 9,417 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Monday, increasing the caseload to 486,470, the government announced.The new fatalities took the Kingdom’s coronavirus death toll to 5,428, according to a joint statement issued by the Prime Ministry and the Ministry of Health.The share of tests returning a positive result, known as

Amid brewing regional tensions, Israel begins vaccinating 700 Jordanian workers Shira Rubin © Ammar Awad/Reuters Worshippers pray next to al-Aqsa mosque in the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalems Old City, Sept. 18, 2020. TEL AVIV —Israel began a targeted vaccination drive Monday for 700 Jordanian workers employed in hotels in the coastal resort city of Eilat, in an apparent goodwill gesture meant to ease a slow-...

Swedish embassy, IRC review livelihood situation of Syrian refugees, host communities By JT - Mar 16,2021 - Last updated at Mar 16,2021 A general view of Azraq refugee camp, located some 100km east of Amman (Photo by Amjad Ghsoun) AMMAN — To mark a decade of conflict in Syria, the Swedish embassy in Jordan and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Sunday held a high-level panel discussion covering the challenges facing Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities. The meeting also rev...

Neda Ulaby reports on arts, entertainment, and cultural trends for NPRs Arts Desk. Scouring the various and often overlapping worlds of art, music, television, film, new media and literature, Ulabys radio and online stories reflect political and economic realities, cultural issues, obsessions and transitions, as well as artistic adventurousness— and awesomeness. Over the last few years, Ulaby has strengthened NPRs television coverage both in terms of programming and industry coverage and prof...

AMMAN: Jordan used tear gas on Monday to suppress protests against a curfew imposed to stem a severe outbreak of COVID-19, witnesses and residents said. Police took action after hundreds of protesters in several cities including Amman demonstrated for a second day and defied a night curfew which was extended last week, they said. Many of the protesters called on the government to resign and demanded an end to emergency laws in place since the outset of the pandemic, which civic groups say viola...