Day: May 1, 2023

The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) sent a new 10-truck aid convoy to Syria for those affected by a devastating earthquake that struck the country last February. The convoy carries medical, relief, and food materials, which were donated to the JHCO by various sectors and donors to be delivered to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, according to a JHCO statement released Monday. “More than two months since the disaster, and we are still continuing assistance to ensure that Syrians recover and return to their normal lives,” said JHCO Secretary-General Hussein Shibli. A total of 172 trucks and 3 aid planes were sent to Syria, he added.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Minister of Interior Mazen Faraya and Norwegian Minister of Justice Emilie Enger on Monday discussed ways to enhance cooperation regarding the Syrian refugee crisis. During a meeting with the Norwegian delegation, Faraya underscored Norway’s support for Jordan to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis, including assistance for refugee camps and host communities’ infrastructure and national development programs and projects. Despite its limited capabilities, Jordan shouldered its responsibility of hosting Syrian refugees on behalf of the world, who only offered 6 percent of the funding required for the Jordan response plan to the Syrian refugees, stated the minister. He pointed out the need to direct governmental and non-governmental organizations in Norway to support Jordan to guarantee a response to the growing needs of refugees in camps and host communities. Jordan, he went on, will work hard to provide security, education, health care, and a decent life for refugees, pending a political solution in Syria that ends this “humanitarian catastrophe,” unites Syria, and restores its security and stability. Faraya invited Norwegian investors to visit Jordan and look firsthand at its attractive environment and government incentives provided under Jordan’s economic reform scheme for the next ten years. For her part, Enger affirmed that her country is keen to strengthen bilateral relations with Jordan, praising the Kingdom’s political and economic reforms and its shouldering of burdens of hosting Syrian refugees in light of economic difficulties.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamieh, announced in a statement today, that “participation in the workshop of the League of Arab States in Cairo on preparing a study for the development and interconnection of Arab ports and harbors falls within our vision: first for the status, role and specification enjoyed by the Lebanese ports, and secondly for the reality of regional and international political and geopolitical changes and their impact on maritime transport and its international routes.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

The Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) announced that it had achieved total profits of JD28.8 million during the January-March period of 2023. According to financial statements issued by the JPRC on Monday, the government and the National Electric Power Company’s debt for the JPRC in the first quarter of this year amounted to JD478 million. The data revealed that the company’s sales during the same period amounted to JD457 million, noting that its sales of filling gas cylinders totaled about JD20 million, while activities from the Jordan Petroleum Products Marketing Company (JoPetrol) yielded profits of JD191 million. Furthermore, JPRC’s total net assets from refining oil reached nearly JD1.5 billion, the statement noted. Abdulkarim Alawin, the company’s CEO, said that such positive financial results reflect the strength of the refinery company’s performance and its future aspirations. On the fourth expansion project, Alawin said that the company is currently completing the negotiation stage with the tender that has the best offer, consisting of Italian, Chinese and Japanese companies.

Source: Jordan News Agency