Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh
Arab World Many Jordanians Still Hesitant to Get  COVID-19 Vaccine

Many Jordanians Still Hesitant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Jordan's Health Ministry signed deals with vaccine manufacturing companies that have already started supplying the kingdom with vaccines after receiving…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Abdul Monem Odat Elected Jordan’s Parliament Speaker

Abdul Monem Odat Elected Jordan’s Parliament Speaker

Lawyer Abdul Monem Odat has become the newly elected Speaker of Jordan’s House of Representatives. Lawmakers had called for consensus on Odat, but MP…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World Early Results Show New Candidates Taking Over Jordan’s Parliament

Early Results Show New Candidates Taking Over Jordan’s Parliament

Jordanians elected Tuesday 130 new representatives, 100 of whom will sit for the first time, amid the absence of the most prominent lawmakers and a decline in…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World Election Silence in Effect in Jordan ahead of Parliamentary Polls

Election Silence in Effect in Jordan ahead of Parliamentary Polls

Election silence took effect in Jordan on Monday ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for Tuesday. Jordanians will head to polls despite the…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World Jordan Records Highest Daily Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Jordan Records Highest Daily Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Jordan on Monday recorded 5,877 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily spike in the country so far, raising the tally to 81,743. Up to 3,361 cases were…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World Jordan Announces One-Day Lockdown on Friday for the Rest of the Year

Jordan Announces One-Day Lockdown on Friday for the Rest of the Year

Jordan announced a one-day lockdown on Friday until the end of this year, and the extension of the night curfew by two hours, to become between 11 pm and 6 am,…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World Curfew to End in Jordan as COVID Cases Drop

Curfew to End in Jordan as COVID Cases Drop

Fifteen COVID-19 deaths and 1,227 infections, were recorded on Saturday, bringing the caseload to 23,998, the Jordanian government announced. The new…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World King of Jordan Appoints Palace Advisor Bisher Khasawneh PM

King of Jordan Appoints Palace Advisor Bisher Khasawneh PM

Jordan’s King Abdullah on Wednesday appointed veteran diplomat and palace aide Bisher al Khasawneh as the country’s new prime minister, days after accepting…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)