Day: March 3, 2024

The Islamic Resistance issued the following statement: “The Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 6:45 am on Sunday, March 03, 2024, Jal Al-Allam site with a Burkan rocket, inflicting direct hits.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Amman: The number of securities registered with the Securities Depository Center (SDC) in February amounted to 7.6 billion securities, with a total value of JD20 billion.

Domestic holdings by Jordanians accounted for 5.1 billion securities with a total value of approximately JD11.1 billion, while the aggregate holdings of the top 10 foreign nationalities comprised about 1.7 billion securities, with an estimated market value of JD7 billion.

According to the SDC, Saudi Arabia topped shareholders, accounting for JD1.1 billion.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Representing Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, Health Minister Firas Hawari on Sunday presided over a ceremony hosted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to announce the accreditation of Al-Bashir Hospitals by the Health Institutions Accreditation Council.

Al-Bashir Hospitals, including specialized units and the Laboratory Directorate, received accreditation, marking a significant milestone in Jordan’s healthcare.

Minister Hawari highlighted the government’s focus on healthcare, especially under His Majesty King Abdullah II’s leadership, emphasizing quality and patient safety. He praised Al-Bashir Hospitals’ commitment to enhancing care and thanked the US agency and donors for their support.

Ali Abdallat, Al-Bashir Hospitals’ Director, emphasized the hospital’s dedication to ongoing improvement, promising to enhance services and infrastructure.

Ruwaida Maaytah from the Health Institutions Accreditation Council commended Jordan’s healthcare standards and Al-Bashir Hospit
als’ pursuit of excellence.

Rabab Dhiyab, leading the accreditation project, outlined the hospital’s five-year journey toward accreditation, highlighting improvements in leadership and quality management.

Leslie Reed, USAID Mission Director, underscored the importance of Al-Bashir Hospitals in Jordan’s healthcare landscape and USAID’s commitment to supporting such initiatives.

The accreditation project, funded by USAID, reflects a collaborative effort between the Health Institutions Accreditation Council, Ministry of Health, and Al-Bashir Hospitals.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: France’s Ambassador to Jordan, Alexis Le Cour Grandmaison, said that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is a priority for France, stressing the importance of stopping settler violence in the West Bank.

During his meeting with the Jordanian-French Friendship Committee of the Senate, chaired by Senator Issa Murad, on Sunday, Grandmaison spoke about his country’s support for the various resolutions presented to the United Nations since the beginning of the war on Gaza.

The ambassador of France reaffirmed that his nation would continue to provide financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He expressed gratitude for Jordan’s outstanding efforts in providing medical, relief, and humanitarian aid into Gaza through airdrops, in which some of France took part.

Speaking on the depth of historical ties between the two friendly nations and their differences in a range of areas, the French ambassador lauded His Majesty King Abdullah II’s international stances on
the Palestinian issue and the Gaza War.

In addition to highlighting Jordan’s importance as a partner for France’s development and cooperative efforts to promote peace and stability in the region, he emphasized his nation’s support for the historic Hashemite custodianship of the Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem and the need for them to be preserved.

At the start of the discussion, Senator Murad stressed the significance of increasing Arab and international efforts to quickly and urgently achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.

“In order to prevent Israel from carrying out its crimes of genocide against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the international community must take responsibility for its actions,” Murad underlined.

Murad commended His Majesty the King’s efforts to eliminate the dire humanitarian conditions that Gaza is experiencing as well as the King’s efforts to ensure that medical, relief, and humanitarian aid arrives in the Gaza Strip on a sustained basis.

Murad stresse
d the importance of maintaining coordination and communication between the French and Jordanian Senates and urged all nations to support UNRWA in order for it to fulfill its humanitarian mission of alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people, particularly those living in the Gaza Strip.

The committee’s members, for their part, encouraged France to step up aid to the Gaza Strip’s residents and to exert pressure on other nations to end the war there.

As a permanent member of the Security Council, they emphasized the significance of France’s involvement in relation to the Palestinian question, the war on Gaza, and the cessation of settlement construction.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh announced Sunday the official working hours for the holy month of Ramadan, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The announcement applies to all ministries, public institutions, universities, municipalities, and government-owned companies. Exceptions will be made for departments requiring different working hours, at the discretion of department heads.

Khasawneh emphasized the importance of respecting Ramadan’s sanctity and considering the needs of fasting individuals.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Riyadh: Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Sunday participated in the joint ministerial meeting between Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to discuss cooperation and the Israeli war on Gaza.

The meeting, the sixth between the GCC countries and the Kingdom, discussed ways to enhance cooperation and the work of the joint committees to institutionalise the expansion of cooperation in vital sectors.

The meeting also discussed efforts to stop the Israeli war on Gaza and several other regional and international issues.

Safadi discussed with the GCC ministers the “importance” of the meeting, which reflects joint keenness to build on the strategic historical relations between Jordan and the GCC countries, especially during regional challenges and an ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza enclave.

Safadi said he would like to discuss enhancing cooperation between Jordan and the GCC countries, “There is a solid foundation on which to build, and over the years, we have been able to f
ramework methodologies to increase our cooperation in several economic, investment and tourism fields.”

He added, “Cooperation between Jordan and the GCC states reflects a common will, especially that our security is one, our interests are one and our ability to confront common challenges increases the more we work together.”

He added, “Today we face the gravest challenge in our region, which is the continuation of the brutal Israeli aggression against Gaza. We are all working to stop this aggression and deliver sufficient humanitarian aid to more than 2.3 million Palestinians facing famine.”

H said, “The Palestinian issue is the central issue of all of us, and we will spare no effort in working to end this aggression and do everything necessary to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace, which will not be achieved unless the Palestinians obtain all their legitimate rights, first and foremost their right to statehood and freedom on their national territory on the lines of June 4, 1967, with occupie
d Jerusalem as its capital.”

He urged the international community to “effectively” end the war on Gaza and stop illegal Israeli measures in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem by preventing Muslims from practising their religious freedom during Ramadan.

“I look forward to working with all of you not only to develop our bilateral relations, but also to end this aggression and find a real horizon for achieving just and comprehensive peace,” Safadi said, adding, “The region will not enjoy stability as long as the occupation continues, and as long as the conflict is open.”

For his part, the Chairman of the joint ministerial meeting between the Kingdom and the GCC, the Qatari Prime Minister, Mohammed Al Thani, said in his opening speech: Our meeting expresses our common aspirations to achieve fruitful achievements and outcomes in the process of relations between the GCC countries and Jordan through the joint action plan between the countries of the Cooperation Council and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Al T
hani added, “Our Arab region has been burdened by successive crises that have flared up since the war in Gaza raged and have cast their shadows on the surrounding countries, witnessing an unprecedented security escalation in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, which has added complexity to the overall political landscape of the region and destabilised its security and stability.

“Our countries have worked together since day one of the crisis to push the international community towards stopping the shedding of Palestinian blood, finding peace in our region and confronting the dangerous repercussions of this war regionally.”

He said, “The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has always been at the forefront of the countries calling for a solution to the Palestinian issue based on the firm Jordanian position towards this first Arab and Islamic issue and the Hashemite custodianship over Jerusalem and its holy sites.”

In turn, the Secretary-General of the GCC, Jasem Albudaiwi, said, “We meet today within the framework of th
e joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council and Jordan based on the common and sincere desire to strengthen the deep-rooted and distinguished historical relations of brotherhood that unite us intending to support the existing strategic partnership between the two sides and develop it in various fields.”

He said, “The Cooperation Council affirms its firm support for the security, stability and sovereignty of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its support for all measures it takes in combating terrorism, drug smuggling and other illegal activities that threaten the security and stability of the region.

Albudaiwi discussed Saudi Arabia’s initiative in September 2023 in partnership with Jordan, Egypt, the Arab League and the EU to revive the peace process and establish an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He added that the GCC condemns the armed attacks on the Jordanian border by terrorist groups and drug smugglers.

Source: Jordan News A
gency