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Jordan News
4 days ago
- Business
- Jordan News
571,000 Tourists Visited Jordan by End of May, Marking 27% Increase – Details - Jordan News
Director General of the Jordan Tourism Board, Dr. Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat, announced that the tourism sector has experienced a significant boost over the past two months (April and May), with a noticeable improvement in performance reflected in rising figures. He made the remarks during a meeting held on Tuesday at the Government Communication Forum, attended by Zaid Al-Nawaiseh, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Government Communication, to discuss the future outlook of tourism in Jordan. اضافة اعلان Arabiyat stated that the total number of tourists increased by 27% in May compared to the same period last year, reaching 571,000 visitors during the current month. He also confirmed that from the beginning of the year until the end of May 2025, the number of tourists rose by 25%. This growth is largely attributed to the resumption of air travel, including the full return of Royal Jordanian Airlines' routes, the launch of new routes, and the comeback of low-cost carriers, which introduced 14 new routes since April 1. These include 27 weekly flights from European countries such as Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, and Romania. Additionally, Wizz Air has launched six new routes to Amman from four European countries and one from Abu Dhabi. Arabiyat highlighted that the number of passengers arriving via low-cost airlines reached 102,000 by the end of May 2025, across 578 flights, with the vast majority being tourists — as only 14% of them were Jordanians.
Ammon
4 days ago
- Business
- Ammon
JTB: Jordan welcomes 571,000 tourists last May
Ammon News - Director-General of Jordan Tourism Board (JTB), Dr. Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat, announced a 27% rise in total tourist numbers for May, reaching 571,000. During his statements during the Government Communication Forum, Arabiyat said that 14 new low-cost airlines have returned to Amman since last April from 10 Arab countries.
Jordan News
15-05-2025
- Business
- Jordan News
Gov't forum reviews Public Service and Administration Commission achievements - Jordan News
Gov't forum reviews Public Service and Administration Commission achievements The Government Communication Forum held a meeting with media representatives on Wednesday on the Public Service and Administration Commission's achievements and aspirations in its second Year. اضافة اعلان The commission's chairman Fayez Al-Nahar said his institution carried out its new role in drawing up policies, technical and advisory support, and oversight and compliance. He went over the stages of the commission's establishment, the reasons for change in its roles, and areas of work, which include leadership, human resources, government services, joint services, corporate culture, organizational structures, and institutional planning and development. Al-Nahar said the new public sector recruitment strategy primarily relies on open advertisements, noting that the commission has carried out 70 percent of recruitments through open adverts and only 30 percent were via the available competitive inventory, which will be canceled entirely by 2027 with the aim of ensuring fairness and equal opportunity for all. The public sector recruitment strategy, he said, currently adopts an integrated approach to keep pace with transformations in human resources management and ensure optimal utilization of national competencies, as it starts with proactive planning of job needs through the Human Resources Planning Committee. Job openings are then announced on official websites and daily newspapers, ensuring transparency and equal opportunity, he added. Government entities, he said, screen applications and identify a list of candidates according to the job requirements, and competencies are then assessed using specific tools and criteria, including tests and personal interviews with a focus on skills needed, knowledge, and behaviors. Interviews are conducted by specialized committees, while the Competency Assessment Center offers various tools to objectively evaluate applicants, enhancing selection accuracy, added Al-Nahar. Ministry of Government Communication Secretary General Zaid Nawaiseh said the Public Service and Administration Commission was established after implementation of the public sector modernization roadmap began, and that its outcomes are in line with the political and economic modernization scheme as a gateway to the second centennial of the Jordanian state. The commission, he said, began work on the human resources system and amendments to the civil service system, which he called "a historic transformation" in Jordanian public administration. //Petra//SS
Ammon
09-04-2025
- Business
- Ammon
New Amman Customs Center inspects 192 trucks daily, Customs Director says
Ammon News - Director-General of Jordanian Customs, Ahmad Akalik, said that the department processed more than 900,000 customs declarations in 2024. During a press statements at the Government Communication Forum on Wednesday, Akalik explained that the new Amman Customs Center "land port" is one of the largest customs yards in the region, extending over 950 dunams and handling 192 customs trucks. Akalik pointed out that the Department is committed to implementing strategic plans, programs, and projects to enhance an institutional culture that supports development and modernization, boost the country's public revenues, and facilitate procedures for service recipients, investors, and business owners, in line with national objectives and the vision for economic modernization.
Sharjah 24
11-02-2025
- Business
- Sharjah 24
World Governments Summit opens with record global participation
Running until 14th February, the 12th edition of the summit brings together heads of state and government, international and regional organisations, global institutions, and leading experts to explore key future trends in governance and critical sectors. The opening day features multiple forums, including the Future of Work Forum, Government Experience Exchange Forum, Government Services Forum, Future of Government Communication Forum, Artificial Intelligence Forum, Future of Education Forum, Future of Mobility Forum, and Gender Balance Forum.
