AMMAN: King Abdullah II said Jordan’s success depends on everyone coming to sit at the dialogue table to work for the nation’s interest, regardless of the differences in viewpoints, state news agency Petra reported.
During his meeting with officials at Al-Husseiniya Palace on Tuesday, the king said the “doors are open to all proposals and different viewpoints in the reform process, on the basis of mutual respect, frankness and seriousness, in the interest of Jordan.”
The king also said that everyone’s duty is to work to preserve the parliament’s confidence and its image and reputation among Jordanians.
He was speaking two days after attacks on security forces by supporters loyal to lawmaker Osama Al-Ajarmeh, who has since been expelled from parliament for inciting the clashes.
The king said it was important to link the modernization of the political system to public administration reform and economic development, as an integrated process based on the rule of law.
He called for the need to define the ultimate goal of the political reform process, and build a comprehensive plan to reach this goal.
The king said that to achieve the desired economic reforms, work must be done to attract and encourage investments to reduce poverty and unemployment.
On the Palestinian issue, the king said his country would continue to provide all forms of support and assistance to the Palestinian people.
He said there are continuous efforts to push for a just and comprehensive solution.
King Abdullah said: “There was a conspiracy to weaken the Jordanian state and the Palestinian cause, but we were able to confront it.”
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Jordan’s King Abdullah calls for dialogue for the nation’s interest
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Jordan’s King Abdullah calls for dialogue for the nation’s interest
- The king said the doors are open to all proposals and different viewpoints in the reform process
- He said his country would continue to provide all forms of support and assistance to the Palestinian people
Syria begins circulating new post-Assad currency bills
- Presidential decree said new Syrian currency will be issued by removing two zeros from the nominal value of the old currency
- Central Bank govenor says Syrians can now exchange old Syrian pounds with new banknotes
DAMASCUS, Syria: Syria started the process of circulating new currency bills on Saturday as the nation seeks to stabilize the economy as it recovers from the fall of Bashar Assad’s government.
A decree issued earlier this week by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa said that “old Syrian currency” will be gradually withdrawn from circulation according to a timetable set by the central bank and through designated exchange centers.
Central Bank Governor Mokhles Nazer posted on X that after months of preparations, the exchange of old Syrian pounds with new banknotes officially began Saturday morning.
The presidential decree posted on the SANA state news agency stipulates that “new Syrian currency” will be issued by removing two zeros from the nominal value of the old currency. It means every 100 Syrian pounds of the old currency will now equate to one Syrian pound.
The largest denomination of the old currency was 5,000 Syrian pound, while under the new currency it is 500 pounds.
The US dollar was selling at exchange shops in Damascus on Saturday for 11,800 pounds for the old banknotes, some of which bear the images of Assad and his late father and predecessor, Hafez Assad.
At the start of Syria’s conflict in mid-March 2011, the US dollar was worth 47 Syrian pounds.
Since insurgent groups led by Al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham marched into Damascus in December 2024 to end the Assad family’s 54-year rule, work has been ongoing by the country’s new authorities to improve the economy battered by years of war and Western sanctions.
The US and the European Union have removed most of the sanctions imposed on Syria during Assad’s rule.
A decree issued earlier this week by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa said that “old Syrian currency” will be gradually withdrawn from circulation according to a timetable set by the central bank and through designated exchange centers.
Central Bank Governor Mokhles Nazer posted on X that after months of preparations, the exchange of old Syrian pounds with new banknotes officially began Saturday morning.
The presidential decree posted on the SANA state news agency stipulates that “new Syrian currency” will be issued by removing two zeros from the nominal value of the old currency. It means every 100 Syrian pounds of the old currency will now equate to one Syrian pound.
The largest denomination of the old currency was 5,000 Syrian pound, while under the new currency it is 500 pounds.
The US dollar was selling at exchange shops in Damascus on Saturday for 11,800 pounds for the old banknotes, some of which bear the images of Assad and his late father and predecessor, Hafez Assad.
At the start of Syria’s conflict in mid-March 2011, the US dollar was worth 47 Syrian pounds.
Since insurgent groups led by Al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham marched into Damascus in December 2024 to end the Assad family’s 54-year rule, work has been ongoing by the country’s new authorities to improve the economy battered by years of war and Western sanctions.
The US and the European Union have removed most of the sanctions imposed on Syria during Assad’s rule.
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