Day: April 24, 2024

Amman: The Jordan-Iraq Economic Forum, dedicated to fostering financial, industrial, and commercial collaborations, is scheduled to commence on May 5th, with a focal point for regional economic dialogue.

Organized by the Iraqi Business Council in Amman, the event has garnered considerable official attention and widespread participation from key stakeholders in both the public and private sectors across the two countries and the wider region.

Announced in a statement by the council on Wednesday, the Forum, organized in conjunction with the Jordan Chamber of Industry and Amman Chamber of Commerce, is set to take place at the King Hussein Convention Center located in the Dead Sea region. Anticipated attendees include Jordanian and Iraqi ministers of Industry and Electricity, as well as business leaders, investors, and representatives from Arab and international corporations.

Contributing entities to the Forum include the National Investment Commission of Iraq, the Federation of Arab Businessmen, the Multilate
ral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the International Finance Corporation, among others. Also participating are key Jordanian bodies such as the Information and Communication Technology Companies Association (INTAJ), the Iraqi Private Banks Association, the Association of Banks of Jordan, Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), and the Jordan Free and Development Zones Group.

Over two days, the Forum, convened by the council, will feature a comprehensive program including company exhibitions and bilateral meetings with decision-makers from both Iraq and Jordan. The event coincides with Jordan’s commemoration of the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King Abdullah II’s reign.

Key themes for discussion during the Forum’s sessions will include highlighting investment opportunities in both Jordan and Iraq, exploring trade and industrial prospects, outlining economic modernization strategies, and spotlighting investment potentials within Jordan’s free and development zones.

Furthermore, sessions will del
ve into the pivotal role of the banking sector in facilitating financial support across various industries including energy, mining, transportation, and infrastructure. They will also address the involvement of international institutions in providing financial backing for investment endeavors and showcase success stories from Jordanian and Iraqi investment enterprises.

The overarching goal of the Forum is to promote regional integration through the establishment of economic ties, foster collaboration across diverse sectors, forge enduring partnerships, facilitate sustainable collaborations, deepen mutual understanding among participating nations, and collectively envision a prosperous economic future for the region.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Cairo: The Arab Parliament welcomed the decision of the government of Jamaica to recognize the State of Palestine.

In a statement on Wednesday, the parliament emphasized that this decision comes at a time when the Palestinian cause is going through a serious stage, as the Palestinian people are subjected to a genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in addition to ethnic cleansing and forced displacement against civilians, including children, women, and the elderly, and crimes against humanity.

The Arab Parliament affirmed that this decision constitutes a first step in the right direction towards the recognition of the State of Palestine by many countries in the world in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost of which is the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

The Arab Parliament renewed its call on countries that have not yet recognized the Palestinian state to take this step as soon as possible, ca
lling on the international community and all countries to correct past mistakes and stand with the Palestinian right, the Palestinian people, and their just cause.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Jerusalem – Together – The Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, published on Wednesday a video message from one of its Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, Hersh Goldberg Poulin.

Bolin said that no one protected him or anyone else on October 7, 2023, calling on Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his government to be ashamed of themselves, because they neglected thousands of settlers, left the prisoners for 200 days, and rejected all the deals offered to them, and because the Israeli Air Force raids killed 70 of them. Captive.

Bolin asked Netanyahu, members of his government, and members of the war cabinet: ‘Don’t you want to end this nightmare?’ Asking them, while they were eating lunch with their families, to think about the prisoners who are underground without water, food, sun, or medicine.

‘Do what is expected of you and return us to your homes immediately,’ Bolin said, asking, ‘If this has become too much for you,’ adding, ‘It is time to hand
over the keys, vacate the ministries, and sit in your homes.’

Source: Maan News Agency

Cairo: The Arab League Council called on all countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to quickly recognize it in order to save the chances of peace and achieve security and stability in the region and the world.

The Permanent Delegates also called on the Security Council to adopt a resolution under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to ensure that Israel, the occupying power, complies with the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the entry of humanitarian aid and forces it to stop its aggression against the Palestinian people and provide them with protection.

The resolution issued by the League Council on the continuation of Israeli crimes of aggression against the Palestinian people and the US veto in the Security Council condemned the use of the US veto against the State of Palestine obtaining its right to full membership in the United Nations.

The Council called on the United States and the European Union countries to stop exporting arms and ammunition and to stop funding the prod
uction of drones that Israel, the occupying power, uses in the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people, including the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, most of them children and women, and the destruction of their homes, hospitals, schools, universities, mosques, churches, infrastructure and all their capabilities.

Source: Jordan News Agency

New York – Together – Late tonight, the UN Security Council will hold a briefing session followed by closed consultations on ‘the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine.’

Members will hear a briefing on Gaza from the Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator in Gaza, Sigrid Kaag. Council Resolution 2720, under which Kaag was appointed, required her to submit an initial report on her work to the Security Council within 20 days, and thereafter every 90 days until September 30 of this year.

Resolution 2720 called on the parties to the conflict ‘to allow, facilitate and enable the immediate, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance on a large scale directly to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip.’

He also called on it to ‘allow and facilitate the use of all available roads leading to and throughout the entire Gaza Strip, including border crossings, in order to provide humanitarian assistance.’

Source: Maan News Agency

Gaza: Palestinian journalist and writer Amna Hamid and her two children were martyred on Wednesday evening, when the occupation warplanes bombed her family’s house in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of the Gaza City.

A citizen was also martyred and others were injured when the occupation warplanes targeted a house in Yabna refugee camp in Rafah, south of Gaza Strip.

A number of citizens were also injured when the occupation bombed a land in Shaboura camp in Rafah.

Source: Jordan News Agency