Bahrain News
Amman: The Amman Stock Exchange concluded trading on Monday with a 0.25 percent increase, reaching 2,455 points.
Approximately 3.8 million shares were traded, totaling around JD8.3 million, through 3,200 transactions.
Upon reviewing the closing prices of listed companies, it was observed that 35 firms experienced a rise in their share prices, whereas the share prices of 31 companies dropped, and those of 30 others remained unchanged.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: A far-right Jewish group Monday called for the mass storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif in occupied Jerusalem, to offer the sacrifice of the Hebrew Passover at midnight.
According to Israel Hayom newspaper, the self-proclaimed “Temple Mount Administration” asked supporters to gather at the Mughrabi Gate at 10:30 a.m to demand access to Al-Aqsa Mosque to offer the Passover sacrifice before the “fast of the Firstborn” inside the compound, one of Islam’s holiest shrines.
It asked participants to bring sacrifices, such as goats and lambs to be slaughtered on Al-Aqsa grounds.
Before Passover every year, hardline Jewish groups submit requests to police for access to offer sacrifices inside Al-Aqsa, but the rituals take place outside the compound.
Also Monday, some 238 extremist Jewish settlers and hardliners stormed the mosque plaza from the Mughrabi Gate, under the heavy escort of special police, and carried out prayers amid tight security at the gates of the compound in the Old City of Jerusale
m, the Islamic Waqf (endowments) Department in Jerusalem said.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: The Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army, conducted Thursday 7 humanitarian and food aid airdrops across various locations in the northern Gaza Strip.
Participating in this airlift was an aircraft from the Royal Jordanian Air Force, alongside planes from Egypt, the United States (three aircraft), Germany, and Britain.
The Armed Forces stressed their continuous provision of humanitarian and medical support, either through airlifts from Marka Airport to El Arish International Airport, airdrops over Gaza, or ground convoys.
The tally of airdrops conducted by the Jordan Armed Forces since the onset of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip now stands at 93 from Jordan and 242 in collaboration with allied nations.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid lauded the deep-rooted ties between Jordan and Iraq, and expressed keenness to continue developing them to serve both countries.
During a meeting with the Iraqi community in Jordan on Monday, Rashid commended His Majesty King Abdullah’s efforts to bolster relations with Iraq and contribute to the mutual advancement of the two countries.
The Iraqi president said that his visit to Jordan came amid the difficult stages the region is going through as a result of the brutal aggression against Palestine, stressing his full support for the Palestinian people in all fields and their right to establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Rashid voiced his rejection of the barbaric aggression against the Palestinian people by the occupation, the killing of children and women, and the destruction of infrastructure, hospitals, schools, and universities.
He added that Iraq focuses on its stability through its friendship with all countries of the region and th
e world and maintaining internal security and stability through the imposition of security, to enable the Iraqi people to enjoy security and stability in their country, after going through difficult and long stages of instability due to internal and regional conflicts since the 1970s, pointing out that the main goal is to stabilize security and stability in Iraq.
Rashid pointed out that Iraq is strong in its sects, religions, and economy, as it is one of the richest countries in the Middle East and has the longest history in the world.
The Iraqi president praised the strength, durability, and seriousness of Iraq’s relations with neighboring countries and the world, focusing on enhancing agricultural and environmental services. This can only be achieved with a strong administration to properly exploit all of Iraq’s resources.
He noted that there are mega projects in Iraq represented by “the railroad, the expansion of the port, and the transportation of oil abroad.”
He added that a committee has been formed
between Iraq and Turkey on the one hand, and Iraq and Iran on the other, to discuss the repeated violations and develop appropriate solutions to stop them.
Iraqi Minister of Trade and Industry, Khaled Battal presented key trade cooperation relations with Jordan, represented by “the establishment of an economic and free city between the two countries,” which was introduced since 2019, pointing out that his country has started the final procedures, and two weeks ago the tender was awarded to an Iraqi company to start work, which is built on 4,000 dunums from the Iraqi side, and 1,000 dunums from Jordan, as the first major cooperation between the two countries.
He said that an oil pipeline was constructed, the first part connecting Basra to Haditha, and the second part connecting Haditha to the port of Aqaba, with an estimated capacity of two million barrels, lauding the great cooperation with the Jordan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and work is underway to establish a Jordanian chamber in Iraq.
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Jordan News Agency
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday that Israeli attacks on Southern Lebanon and violations of the country’s airspace cannot be tolerated, and that Lebanon will lodge a protest with the Security Council in this regard.
He told a cabinet meeting that Israel is dragging the region into a regional war, and that the international community “should pay attention to this matter and put an end to this war.”
“Through the contacts we are making, it becomes clear to us how many friends Lebanon has in the world to defend it, and who are making every effort possible to pressure Israel to stop its aggression and prevent expansion of confrontations,” he told the ministers.
Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makari said in a statement that the ministers were unanimous on protecting civil peace “in these delicate circumstances,” and praised security bodies for maintaining Lebanon’s security.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor condemned the Israeli army’s targeting of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians as they tried to return to their homes in Gaza City and its north, with artillery shells and live bullets, which resulted in the martyrdom of dozens and numerous wounds, forcing the rest to return to their places of displacement and preventing them from returning to their residential areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
The occupation continues to implement and entrench the crime of forced displacement against Palestinians by preventing forcibly displaced civilians, including women and children, from crossing from the center and south of the Gaza Strip and returning to their residential areas in the northern areas, despite the cessation of hostilities in most of those areas, the Monitor said in a press release on Monday.
The serious crimes carried out by the Israeli army, especially the crime of forced displacement, are aimed at destroying the lives of Palestinians in the
Gaza Strip and are part of the crime of genocide that Israel has been committing for more than six months, the Monitor added.
The Monitor has documented consistent testimonies of Israeli forces firing artillery shells, machine guns from naval boats, live bullets, and tear gas directly and deliberately at thousands of civilians as they attempted to return.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: Head of the Jordanian National Center for Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Control (JCDC), Adel Bilbisi, emphasized the imperative of concerted efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance as outlined in the national action plan spanning 2023-2025.
Bilbisi underscored antimicrobial resistance as a critical public health challenge and a leading cause of global mortality in the 21st century during the launch of a training workshop aimed at crafting a monitoring framework for the national action plan.
Over the course of the four-day workshop, organized by the center in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and supported by the World Health Organization, Bilbisi noted the center’s oversight of strategy development and implementation, stressing the need for tangible indicators within a participatory, One Health approach.
Representing the WHO office in Jordan, Jamila Al-Raiby affirmed Jordan’s commitment to formulating and executing a comprehensive national action plan to combat antimicrobial resi
stance, urging prompt action across sectors and rigorous monitoring and reporting of interventions.
Echoing these sentiments, Ayman Maqaba, Director of the Epidemiology Department at the Ministry of Health, positioned the workshop as part of ongoing national efforts to address antimicrobial resistance.
He outlined the Ministry’s strategy focusing on treatment efficacy preservation and healthcare program enhancement through increased awareness, robust data, infection control, sanitation measures, judicious medication use, and investment in research and innovation.
Source: Jordan News Agency