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Jordanian PM inaugurates China-funded road project

STORY: Jordanian PM inaugurates China-funded road project SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: AS-SALT, Jordan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony 2. various of the road 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN CHUANDONG, Chinese Ambassador to Jordan 4. various of the road 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAHER ABU AL-SAMEN, Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing 6. various of the road STORYLINE: Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated a China-funded road project in the western region of the country. The inauguration ceremony, which was held in As-Salt, a city about 30 km northwest of the Jordanian capital Amman, was also attended by Jordanian Minister of Public Works and Housing Maher Abu Al-Samen and Chinese Ambassador to Jordan Chen Chuandong. In September 2018, China and Jordan signed an agreement to renovate and expand the 12.5-km mountainous road, connecting the Jordan Valley with As-Salt, the capital of the

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles pass a sign of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan, on May 27, 2024. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 27, 2024 shows part of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 27, 2024 shows part of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh (C) attends an inauguration ceremony of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan, on May 27, 2024. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Jordanian Ministry of Public Works and Housing/Handout via Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 27, 2024 shows part of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles pass a sign of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan, on May 27, 2024. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AS-SALT-CHINA-FUNDED ROAD PROJECT

(240527) -- AS-SALT (JORDAN), May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 27, 2024 shows part of a China-funded road project in As-Salt, Jordan. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Monday inaugurated the China-funded road project in the western region of the country. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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Egypt, Jordan warn against humanitarian catastrophe of Israeli attacks in Rafah

STORY: Egypt, Jordan warn against humanitarian catastrophe of Israeli attacks in Rafah SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi meeting Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Thursday in Cairo (courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency) STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Thursday warned against the humanitarian catastrophe of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the Palestinian city of Rafah, according to the Egyptian presidency office's statement. The two leaders made the remarks during a meeting in Cairo, where they reiterated the two countries' "full rejection" of the Israeli invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city of the besieged enclave, said the statement. "The Israeli operation impedes the only safe exit of the wounded and sick Palestinians and hinders the delivery of humanitarian and relief aid," they emph

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Jordanian prime minister in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) holds talks with Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2024.

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Jordanian prime minister in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh before their talks in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2024.

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Jordanian king approves cabinet reshuffle

STORY: Jordanian king approves cabinet reshuffle DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of sworn-in ceremony STORYLINE: King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday approved a reshuffle in the government of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, according to a Royal Court statement. A Royal Decree was issued to approve the cabinet reshuffle. The ministers of the new cabinet were sworn in before the king. On Monday, Jordan's cabinet ministers submitted their resignations in preparation for the seventh cabinet reshuffle in the government of Khasawneh, who was tasked by King Abdullah II to form a government on Oct. 7, 2020, succeeding former prime minister Omar Al-Razzaz. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman. (XHTV)

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Saddam's defense counsel calls for Japan's help

TOKYO, Japan - Ziad al-Khasawneh, a spokesman for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's defense counsel, urged the Japanese government March 1 to pressure the United States to allow Saddam to see members of his family and defense counsel more often. He made the remarks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo.

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Jordan's PM reshuffles cabinet

STORY: Jordan's PM reshuffles cabinet DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of new ministers taking oath before King Abdullah II STORYLINE: Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday. According to a royal court statement, King Abdullah II approved the reshuffle. The latest cabinet reshuffle changed nearly a third of cabinet ministers. The finance, foreign and interior ministers were kept in place. Of 11 new ministers, three are women. The new ministers were sworn in before King Abdullah II. It was the fifth cabinet shakeup under al-Khasawneh, who had been appointed by King Abdullah in 2020. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman. (XHTV)

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5 killed in residential building collapse in Jordan

STORY: 5 killed in residential building collapse in Jordan DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers searching for survivors after a residential building collapsed in Amman 2. various of Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh supervising rescue work STORYLINE: The death toll in a residential building collapse in Jordan's capital Amman on Tuesday rose to five, the Public Security Department (PSD) said in a statement. Search for more survivors is still going on, the PSD added, as its earlier statement said two were killed in the incident. A security source told Xinhua that the building collapse injured seven, at least one of whom is in critical conditions. The power supply of the old four-storey building inhabited by about 25 people was already cut, the source said on condition of anonymity. Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh rushed to the site in the Jabal Al-Weibdeh area and ordered an investigation into the incident, state-run Petr

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Jordan's king calls for transparent explanations on Aqaba port gas leakage

STORY: Jordan's king calls for transparent explanations on Aqaba port gas leakage DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of the chemical gas leakage at the port in Aqaba 2. various of Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh's inspection of the accident site 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BISHER KHASAWNEH, Jordan's Prime Minister 4. various of Jordanian King Abdullah II STORYLINE: King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday underlined the need to provide transparent explanations to the public about the gas leak incident in Aqaba port, said the Royal Hashemite Court in a statement. The king made the remarks as he chaired a meeting at the National Center for Security and Crisis Management, where he called for identifying the shortcomings and holding those responsible to account by law. He also called for taking necessary precautions to avoid a repeat of such incidents in the future. Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Tuesday said th

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Jordan plans to create 1 mln jobs in 10 years

STORY: Jordan plans to create 1 mln jobs in 10 years DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the Economic Modernisation Vision STORYLINE: Jordan on Monday launched a program aimed at creating one million jobs over the next decade. The program, called the Economic Modernisation Vision, entails 366 initiatives in various sectors to drive economic growth and generate jobs, according to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court. The program will boost public-private partnerships and strengthen efforts to attract investments in several sectors to realize its objectives, the statement said. Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said the program's two main pillars focus on unleashing Jordan's economic potential to achieve comprehensive sustainable growth, and improving the quality and standard of living for all Jordanians, by enhancing various services such as education, health care, transport, and infrastructure. Xinhua News Agency

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Saddam's defense counsel calls for Japan's help

TOKYO, Japan - Ziad al-Khasawneh, a spokesman for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's defense counsel, urged the Japanese government March 1 to pressure the United States to allow Saddam to see members of his family and defense counsel more often. He made the remarks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. (Kyodo)