Amman: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Jordan, Hamad Rashid Al-Marri, lauded Jordanian-Kuwaiti relations as “distinguished, strong and historic.”

In an interview with “Petra” on the occasion of Kuwait’s National Day, he said these relations are based on the pr…

Amman: Media spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor, Mohammad Zyoud, said a total of 605 labor-related disputes were submitted to its Wage Authority Unit during the past year.

In a press statement Saturday, he said this unit addressed 633 labor viola…

Amman: Director General of Social Security Corporation (SSC), Dr. Mohammad Tarawneh, said results of its 11th actuarial study, launched currently to assess its financial position, in cooperation with International Labor Organization (ILO), will emerge…

Amman: Jordan and Amman Chambers of Industry President Fathi Jaghbir and Jordan Business Council Dubai (JBC) head Ahmad Hindawi Saturday discussed scopes for closer cooperation between the two sides with the aim of enhancing bilateral trade between Jo…

Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces have arrested more than 7,210 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since the start of the war on the Gaza Strtip on October 7, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and t…

Amman: Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Adel Sharkas said Saturday that the bank’s monetary policy over the past two years and keeping harmony between local, regional and international interest rates bolstered confidence in the national economy a…

Amman: Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Board and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saturday discussed prospects of enhanced cooperation and investment partnership towards a new era of relations.

The two sides pledged during a meeting to forge ro…

Amman: Three Qatari and Jordanian companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Amman on Saturday to launch the Forsa (Opportunity) initiative.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, the initiati…

Gaza: Israel on Saturday bombed the Gaza Strip, killing nine Palestinians and injuring dozens.

According to medical reports, eight people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a house in the center of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, while a chil…

Amman: The Ministry of Investment organized a special meeting for the Jordanian pharmaceutical sector with the Omani economic delegation that visited the Kingdom headed by the Omani Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, Qais bin Mo…

Amman: Prices of 21-karat gold, the highest demand at the local market, stood at JD41.5 per gram as a purchasing price, against JD39.80 as a selling price, an official said Saturday.

Jordan Jewelers Association’s Secretary General, Ribhy Allan, told …

_: The industry minister praised the ability of the local private sector to overcome any obstacles that may face the workflow, thanks to the effective partnership between the industrial and commercial sectors, in addition to the partnership with the p…

Amman: Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yousef Shamali, reiterated that there is no shortage of food items in various stores at reasonable prices, especially before the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.

During a tour of markets and stores i…

Amman: Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC), Ziad Al-Sa’aideh, received on Saturday Elena Buglova, Director of Nuclear Security Division at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The m…

_: For his part, the President of the Jordan and Amman Chambers of Commerce, Khalil Al-Haj Tawfiq, stressed during the tour that there is no increase in the prices of any food item with the nearing of the holy month of Ramadan and that there is a decr…

Amman: Secretary-General of the Ministry of Government Communications, Zaid Nawaiseh, headed the Jordanian delegation participating in the extraordinary session of the Information Ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperati…