The West Bank is witnessing some of the worst violence between Israelis and Palestinians in years. It’s an explosive mix, observers say, as the Palestinian Authority appears unable to rein in militants while the Israeli military is doing little or noth…
Day: 26 June 2023
PSD launches summer-related guidelines, measures
The Public Security Department (PSD) on Monday launched a set of guidelines and preventive measures to be followed in the summer, especially with the start of official holidays and picnicking seasons. The PSD urged the public to follow proper behavior…
Newspapers Review: Israeli settler terrorism in Ramallah-area villages focus of dailies
The three Palestinian Arabic dailies published today continued to focus on the government and army-backed Israeli settler terrorism in the occupied West Bank, particularly Ramallah-area villages. ‘Settlers continue in their terrorism and the occupatio…
Edraak, Crescent Petroleum launch Career Compass Pathway to empower youth
Edraak, the Arab World’s leading nonprofit platform for online skilling and training, has expanded its partnership with Crescent Petroleum, the oldest and largest privately held oil and gas company in the Middle East, to launch the Career Compass Path…
Minister receives report on journalism graduates training project
Minister of Government Communication and government spokesperson Faisal Shboul received on Monday from Director General of the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) Amal Arefej a report on a health media training joint project for journalism and media…
Trade deficit down by 2.7pct in first tertile of 2023
Jordan’s trade deficit, which is the difference between the value of imports and total exports, in the first tertile of 2023 slightly dropped by 2.7 percent to JD2.94 billion against JD3.023 billion in the same period of 2022, according to official fi…
Israeli bulldozer level large tract of Palestinian land south of Nablus
Israeli occupation bulldozers Monday evening leveled large tracts of Palestinian land belonging to the villagers of Qaryout, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to a local activist. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors Israeli settlemen…
Cancer-stricken Palestinian patient denied early release from Israeli imprisonment
Cancer-stricken prisoner Walid Daqqa was today denied early release from Israeli imprisonment. The Israeli Occupation Parole Committee rejected an attorney’s request to grant Daqqah, 61, early parole, claiming that the ‘Prevention of Terrorism’ law ap…