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AMMAN (Petra) - The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) has recently signed an agreement with the Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development (EMA) to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and investment between Jordan and Germany. Signed by ACC Chairman Riad Saifi and EMA’s President Horst Siedentopf on the sidelines of the Hamburg Logistics Forum, the agreement seeks to enhance business cooperation through exchanging ex....
The General Assembly held the Annual General meeting for the Arab Orphan Committee by the president of the Executive Committee Tayseer Kna'an. The partcipants discussed the activities of the Assembly in Jordan and Palestine and the most important development projects
The Committee of Training Courses and Continuing Education at Bar Association held a seminar about the environmental legislation between the legal concepts and practical application, it was attended by a large number of lawyers and those who are interested in the environmental field.

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‘Right of Return’ activists seek to draw attention to Palestinian refugees’ plight AMMAN â€” Civil society organisations in the Kingdom on Saturday hosted organisers of a humanitarian aid convoy during a stopover in Amman en route to the besieged Gaza Strip with relief aid. See more details
Teachers Association council holds first meeting AMMAN — The Teachers Association Council held its first meeting on Thursday at the Teachers Club in Amman. See more details
Electricity workers’ strike hurting power company’s finances — Bushnaq AMMAN — (JT) - An ongoing, open-ended strike by Jordanian Electric Power Company (JEPCO) workers is hurting the company’s finances, JEPCO Director General Marwan Bushnaq said on Saturday. See more details
Now syndicate a fact, teachers want to see promises kept AMMAN — (JT) - As teachers elected Mustafa Rawashdeh as the first president of their long-awaited syndicate, expectations run high as to what accomplishments members of the syndicate want to see next. See more details
Merchants to strike today to protest Landlords and Tenants Law AMMAN — (JT) - The commercial sector, with the exception of bakeries, will go on strike today in protest against the new Landlords and Tenants Law. See more details
Contractors, agricultural engineers syndicates to hold elections on Friday AMMAN — (JT) - More than 1,200 members in the Jordan Construction Contractors Association (JCCA) will elect members of the association council on Friday, after the incumbent president retained his position uncontested, according to a JCCA statement said. See more details
Women activists accuse gov’t of neglecting their cause   AMMAN — (JT)- Rana Husseini -  Women’s rights activists on Tuesday accused the government of neglecting their cause, responding to recent remarks by Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh.   See more details

Nurses to strike again after gov’t ‘fails to meet demands’

98d198f173641cfbabf27cd930abd43ee1e280d5AMMAN — (J.T)- Public sector nurses will observe a work stoppage this week in protest against the salary restructuring plan, Jordan Nurses and Midwives Association (JNMA) President Khalid Abu Azizeh said on Sunday.

   

Women’s rights activists threaten weekly protests

77949f3c223b290e41c8c7c79de385a26fc14770AMMAN —(J.T) Activists demanding citizenship rights for their children pledged on Sunday to demonstrate every week in front of the Prime Ministry until they receive a response from the government.

   

Prince Raad announces 2 studies on integration of PWD

895_bAMMAN — (J.T)- HRH Prince Raad, Chief Chamberlain and president of the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), on Tuesday announced the launch of two studies to foster the rights of people with disabilities (PWD) and contribute to their integration into the community.

   

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