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Gov’t announces April 30 public holiday for Workers’ Day

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Wednesday issued an official circular declaring Thursday, April 30, a public holiday for ministries, official departments, ...
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PM directs institutions to raise flag on Flag Day

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan has instructed all ministries, government departments, public institutions, official universities, municipalities, the Greater ...
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Jordan grants visa-free entry to Vietnamese citizens

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — The Ministry of Interior on Monday announced that Vietnamese citizens are now allowed to enter Jordan without prior approval, effective immediately. The ...
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Lebanon-Israel talks open amid widening gap between diplomacy, war

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday for the first direct ...
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Russia eyes deeper economic, political engagement with Jordan – ambassador

AMMAN — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Jordan Gleb F. Desyatnikov has voiced his c ...
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Jordanian Air Force intercepts missiles, drones over national airspace

AMMAN – Royal Jordanian Air Force jets and air defence systems intercepted several missiles and drones that entered Jordanian airspace Friday morning, a se ...
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National exports rise 11.2%, deficit narrows by 25.7% in January — DoS

AMMAN — National exports rose by 11.2 per cent in January compared with the same month in 2025, while re-exports fell by 11.9 per cent, according to the Department of Statistics’ (DoS) monthly foreign ...
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Crown Prince honours winners of Al Hussein bin Abdullah II Award for Voluntary Service

AMMAN — HRH Crown Prince Hussein honoured the winners of the third edition of Al Hussein bin Abdullah II Award for Voluntary Service on Tuesday, during a ceremony held at the Palace of Culture in Al ...
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King attends inauguration of Barbados president

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah attended the inauguration ceremony of President of Barbados Jeffrey Bostic on Sunday, according to a Royal Court statement. Held at ...
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Capital Intelligence maintains Jordan’s credit rating at BB-

AMMAN — Credit rating agency Capital Intelligence on Saturday affirmed Jordan’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings at "BB-", with short-term ratings unchanged at "B", maintaining a ...
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'Health spending in Jordan reaches JD2.67b, exceeding int'l, regional averages'

AMMAN — Health Minister Firas Hawari on Thursday said that spending on Jordan’s health sector reached JD2.67 billion, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the Kingdom’s GDP.
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Makmoora: Taste of Irbid loved across the region

IRBID — Once a humble village speciality known mainly in Jordan’s north, makmoora has emerged as one of the most iconic dishes in Jordanian cuisine, beloved by locals and ...