Jerusalem – Ma’an – A commercial strike took place today, Sunday, in the city of Jerusalem, in mourning for the souls of the martyrs of the “Nour Shams” camp in the city of Tulkarm.
Shops were closed, in the markets of the Old City and outside it.
The national and Islamic forces called for a comprehensive strike in the city of Jerusalem.
Source: Maan News Agency
Ramallah: The Palestinian government received the first convoy of agricultural aid from Jordan on Sunday evening.
Hussein Hamayel, Governor of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, lauded the deep-rooted Palestinian-Jordanian ties, and commended the Kingdom’s support for the rights of the Palestinian people under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II.
The meeting was attended by Jordan’s Ambassador to Palestine, Issam Bdour, Palestinian Agriculture Minister Rezq Salimia, representatives of the agriculture sector, and farmers from areas threatened with confiscation in Jericho and the Jordan Valley.
Hamayel added that the Kingdom has always been a true supporter of the Palestinian people at all stages, “and we believe in the importance of strengthening the partnership between Palestine and Jordan in all fields.”
For his part, Minister Salimia highlighted the Palestinian government’s efforts to develop the agricultural sector in Palestine and strengthen the partnership between Palestine and brotherly count
ries, especially Jordan.
He pointed out that this grant aims to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in light of the fierce attack carried out by extremist settlers against the Palestinian people, confiscating land in favor of building more settlements, and preventing livestock breeders from exploiting pastoral lands in the Jordan Valley.
He explained that Jordan has allocated 15,000 tons of grain for areas classified “C” and areas threatened with confiscation to provide all kinds of support to farmers in those areas to strengthen their steadfastness.
Ambassador Bdour said: “Today we receive the first convoy provided by the Jordanian government under the directives of King Abdullah II to help the Palestinian people, in coordination with the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture.”
He explained that the royal gift is 15,000 tons of grain, which includes most of the West Bank governorates and benefits 266 communities, and will be distributed over 14 weeks, through the directorates of the Ministr
y of Agriculture.
Bdour added that the target group was selected according to professional criteria and precise needs by the Ministry of Agriculture staff, in partnership with the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission and civil society organizations.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Hebron – Ma’an – Police spokesman Colonel Louay Irziqat announced that a 5-year-old child was killed in a run-over accident in the town of Yatta, south of Hebron.
He added that the Public Prosecution was informed and the Traffic Police initiated investigation procedures into the accident.
Source: Maan News Agency
Amman: Acting President of the University of Jordan (UJ), Ashraf Abu Karaky, on Sunday received a delegation from the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation in the Sultanate of Oman.
The meeting covered a set of academic issues and discussed the importance of increasing the potential opportunities for cooperation between the two parties, welcoming more Omani students to the UJ.
For his part, UJ Vice President for Global Rankings and International Accreditation, Faleh Sawair, said that the UJ includes 1500 faculty members, 25 colleges, 18 centers, two deanships and 4 student dormitories, and students from 130 different nationalities.
He pointed out that UJ has recently achieved significant progress in the QS global rankings and topped the Arab world in a number of disciplines, and ranked among the top 200 universities in the world in 9 disciplines, and 300 universities in 14 disciplines.
Sawair also explained the UJ’s position in global rankings, as it was ranked in the Shanghai G
lobal Rankings last year as one of the best 701-800 universities in the world, as the only one locally and one of 19 Arab universities, and entered the list of the 500 best universities in the QS Global Rankings for 2024: First locally and 498 globally, a ranking that measures multiple aspects of graduate employability and sustainability (in which Jordan ranked 372nd globally, eighth in the Arab world, and first locally).
He highlighted the colleges and programs that have international accreditations, which amounted to 11 out of 19 colleges and 48 accredited international programs, noting that scientific research is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, in addition to practical citations in international journals, which indicates that scientific publishing is increasing compared to previous years.
Sawair added that the UJ has 102 bachelor’s programs, 120 master’s programs, 39 doctoral programs, and 22 higher specialization programs in medicine and dentistry.
For their part, the delegation discuss
ed issues related to the study of Omani students in various programs and degrees at the UJ.
There are approximately 72 students from the Sultanate of Oman currently studying at the University of Jordan, most of whom belong to the faculties of sports science, art and design, and educational sciences, and the number of Omani student graduates in the last 10 years has reached 121 students.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Hebron – Ma’an – Two young men were martyred this Sunday morning, by occupation forces’ bullets, for allegedly trying to carry out a double attack that included shooting and an attempted stabbing near the town of Beit Ainun, northeast of Hebron.
Israeli media reported that the two young men were killed, one of whom opened fire at the occupation soldiers and the other attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.
The Palestinian Civil Association was officially informed of the death of two young men by occupation forces’ bullets near the Beit Ainun Junction.
The General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the Ministry of Health that the two martyrs of Hebron were: Muhammad Majid Musa Jabareen (19 years old) and Musa Mahmoud Musa Jabareen (18 years old).
Source: Maan News Agency
Ramallah: A Palestinian woman died on Sunday, succumbing to injuries sustained by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets at the Hamra military checkpoint in the occupied northern Jordan Valley.
According to a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said the occupation opened fire on 40-year-old Manal Sawafta from Tubas in the occupied West Bank for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the Hamra checkpoint.
The statement notes that the Israeli occupation forces prevented ambulance crews from reaching Sawafta and closed the military checkpoint in both directions, which led to her death from her injuries.
Source: Jordan News Agency
