Category: General

Amman: Anti-Narcotics Department’s (AND) Director Hassan Qudah, said that the National Anti-Drug Strategy came in implementation of the Royal directives during His Majesty’s visit to AND’s headquarters on May 22, who directed to find a comprehensive preventive strategy for the drug phenomenon.

In a statement Thursday, Qudah said a higher committee was formed, comprising technical committees of Public Security Directorate (PSD) personnel to outline this recently-announced strategy, in partnership with official and private bodies and civil society institutions.

Qudah added that this strategy aims to orchestrate efforts with a “comprehensive and participatory” approach to integrate roles with all relevant institutions.

This drive seeks to achieve several goals, primarily building an anti-drug culture, raising level of community awareness of addiction treatment services and integrating the recovered addicts, he pointed out.

The strategy, he noted, is based on two main goals, mainly raising level of drug-relat
ed awareness, aimed to strengthen role of the family and educational institutions and investing in media in this field.

Meanwhile, he said the second deals with rehabilitating addicts and reintegrating them into society, stressing importance of the “key” role of the media in this regard.

Additionally, he pointed out that the strategy features competitions, initiatives, awareness programs and films, adding that it also aims to activate media role, train preachers, and raise family awareness.

Source: Jordan News Agency

BEIJING: China’s electricity consumption, a key indicator of economic activity, experienced strong growth in the first two months of 2024, China Central Television reported.

Power consumption rose by 11 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 1.53 trillion kilowatt-hours.

Specifically, the power consumed by primary and secondary industries increased 11.1 percent and 9.7 percent yearly, respectively, while the power used by the tertiary sector soared 15.7 percent.

The data revealed that from January to February, China’s residential power use registered a 10.5 percent increase from the same period last year.

Source: Emirates News Agency

Ramtha: Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to implement a project to support global health security and identify diseases arising from antimicrobial resistance in Jordan.

During the signing ceremony, JUST President Dr. Khaled Al-Salem said the university gives the agriculture, food and veterinary medicine sectors a “special priority.”

According to the agreement, he said activities related to common diseases, epidemiological reproduction, and capabilit-building of national laboratories will be implemented.

For his part, FAO Representative in Jordan, Nabil Assaf, pointed out that the project aims to enhance coordination between health sectors to manage zoonotic diseases by establishing national “One Health” platforms and operating them sustainably.

Assaf added that this initiative also aims to improve implementation of measures to prevent and control endemic animal diseases by promoting and adopting good
husbandry practices, biosecurity and other health measures.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Nine Palestinians lost their lives in a targeted Israeli airstrike on a residential home west of the Nuseirat camp, central Gaza Strip on Thursday.

According to Palestinian sources, the assault extended to residential areas along Al-Rashid Street and the Al-Mina locality, located to the west of Gaza City.

The relentless aggression by Israeli forces against Gaza has now persisted for 167 days. The Israeli occupation’s tactics aim to subdue the Palestinian populace and wrest control of their land. It is also barring aid from reaching Gaza’s cities, particularly in the north, leading to alarming consequences, including fatalities due to starvation.

The Ministry of Health’s daily report documented multiple massacres perpetrated against families in Gaza. In the past 24 hours alone, 93 individuals have perished, with a further 142 sustaining injuries. There are still bodies trapped beneath the rubble or on the roads, beyond the reach of rescue teams.

The toll of this genocidal war is staggering, with ove
r 31,819 lives lost and more than 73,934 individuals wounded since October 7.

Israel launched a military operation termed “Operation Iron Swords.” The ensuing violence has resulted in hundreds of fatalities and thousands more wounded, alongside extensive destruction of residential buildings, towers, institutions, and critical infrastructure.

Israeli casualties reached 594 soldiers since October 7, including 251 fatalities since the initiation of ground operations on October 27. Over 3,090 Israeli soldiers have been injured, with varying degrees of severity ranging from critical to minor.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military on Thursday set ablaze numerous buildings surrounding the Al Shifa Medical Complex, while also reportedly rigging several others with explosives. Numerous patients were forced to evacuate, although reports indicate that some vulnerable individuals, including the elderly and those with serious medical conditions, were unable to be moved to safety.

Israeli shelling of the hospital’s vicinity
did not stop since dawn. Earlier in the day, an Israeli airstrike decimated one of the largest buildings within the Al Shifa complex. There remains uncertainty regarding whether the structure, which had been sheltering displaced persons, was evacuated prior to its destruction.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Youth and Sports Minister in the caretaker government, Muhammad Hussein Al-Muaydi, inspected the work of the final phase of rehabilitating and turfing Al-Zarafi Stadium in the capital secretariat.

The executing company has begun work on the asphalt layer of the stadium floor, in preparation for installing the turfing process, and the work is almost complete, and it is expected that the stadium will be ready and prepared to hold sports competitions and host competitions between clubs and sports teams at the beginning of next April.

During the visit, Minister Al-Muaydi stressed the necessity of adhering to quality standards and technical specifications during the implementation process, pointing to the sporting and historical value represented by Al-Zarafi Stadium, which hosted the first generation of pioneers of the sports movement.

At the conclusion of the visit, Minister Al-Muaydi directed the project team and the implementing agency to intensify efforts to complete the remaining work as quickly as possib
le.

Source: Yemen News Agency