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To strengthen its presence in the US and extend its reach, Primus officially established an office there in 2015, headed by Chas M. White, the managing partner.

“Having worked with Primus in the Middle East for nearly 20 years, first utilising the company’s services as an IT support contractor and later as a business engagement partner, we developed a strong friendship and trust relationship.

When Primus decided to engage in executive consulting, both in the region and with US organisations having operations in the Middle East, it seemed a natural fit for us to partner with one another”, White said.

Today…our services enhance operational efficiency and effectives through proper emphasis on strategy, governance, security, and financial optimisation,” he added. Early engagements by Primus USA were with DAI, founded in 1970 as one of the largest USAID contractors.

Founded in and operating from Jordan since 1996, Primus specialises in providing software solutions, IT infrastructure and consultancy services to public and private entities.

It serves clients throughout the Middle East, USA and North Africa through offices in the USA, Bahrain, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The company has representative offices in Qatar, Kuwait and Lebanon.

Amman Rotana Hotel on Wednesday hosted the local organisers of the upcoming Women’s World Cup in Jordan as well as representatives of local and regional media outlets.

The event, which also featured the tournament’s official mascot (Aseela), marked the start of the countdown to the international tournament that will kick off in 50 days.

Amman Rotana Hotel will host several international delegations that will take part in the under 17 World Cup that will be held in Amman between September 30 and October 22.

“We are very grateful for the effort you have exerted to host this international event which was a catalyst for showcasing Jordan’s security in a region rife with conflict. This event also managed to put the Kingdom on the world’s tourism and sports map,” Amman Rotana’s General Manager Atieh Hamarneh said during the ceremony.

Ayla Oasis Development Company (Ayla), a tourism and real estate development company in Jordan and developer of the Ayla project in Aqaba, on Tuesday announced the hand-over of the first phase of the Island Apartments, located within the Marina district, to their owners.

The apartments are situated at the heart of the Ayla project that includes residential apartments, commercial units and luxury hotels. The announcement follows the completion of the first phase of the Island Apartments that comprise 150 units in five buildings, spread across two islands overlooking the Marina.

The Island Apartments feature a host of specialised services and amenities such as swimming pools, children playgrounds, shaded parking slots, pontoons and berths, private beaches, Triple Play Services (Telephone – Internet – TV) and Smart Access Control. Sahl Dudin, managing director of Ayla, said: “We are delighted with this significant achievement and the transition to the operational phase of the Ayla Project.

Offering trendy and unparalleled urban living, the island apartments give residents the unique advantage of locating themselves within the Marina area — an integrated space that enables convenient access to all means of comfort.”

IKEA has received customer reports where PATRULL safety gates have opened unexpectedly and children have fallen down stairs.

Some of the incidents have required medical attention. A third party investigation has shown that the locking mechanism is not reliable, posing a risk for small children, despite approved tests to applicable standards.

“At IKEA, we have a zero tolerance regarding child safety. We want to offer safe and healthy products and we think that children are the most important people in the world.

Whenever we get indications of a possible safety issue with any of our products, we act. We cannot accept that there is a risk of injury while playing and as an immediate and precautionary action we recall all PATRULL safety gates,” says Maria Thörn, the acting business area manager at Children´s IKEA.

IKEA is not willing to risk children´s safety and, therefore, urges all customers that have a PATRULL safety gate to immediately stop using it and to bring it back to any IKEA store for a full refund. 

Orange Jordan recently extended its support of a conference held by the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA) entitled: “Women Engineers and Entrepreneurship”.

The conference which was attended by HRH Princess Sumaya,  hosted a series of panels led by a group of experts, focusing on a host of topics related to engineering and entrepreneurship.

The conference targeted  organisations within Jordan that support entrepreneurship, especially women engineers.

Through its different activities, it provided these organisations them with  necessary tools and resources that can help them empower women and embolden their aspirations.

Commenting on the occasion, Chief Enterprise Officer of Orange Jordan Sami Smeirat said: “We highly value our dedicated partnership with JEA, one of our corporate clients.

Supporting Its recent conference regarding aspiring women engineer entrepreneurs  is in line with our company values and goals and it is part of our corporate social responsibility strategy.” 

In cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality, Royal Jordanian  (RJ) organised an environment day on Sunday, during which volunteers worked to clean areas surrounding the Queen Alia International Airport.

Employees from different RJ departments volunteered to participate in this effort; they cleaned part of Ghamadan Park and other places near the airport road that people usually frequent at this time of the year to enjoy their time.

The initiative comes as part of the company’s national and social role, and its keenness to maintain a clean environment.

The airport road is a gate into Jordan, and the first place guests see; moreover RJ’s employees and passengers are the main users of this road.

RJ implements similar initiatives all around the year through its Media and Corporate Communication and Social Responsibility Department.

With a focus on advocating women’s empowerment and social justice for women and refugees in Jordan, the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) – Legal Aid and Al Marji’ Publications have recently renewed their partnership agreement for the third consecutive year.“Our role as a civil society organisation will only have an impact on the ground with the support of the media. Our partnership with Al Marji’ Publications over the years has been a crucial pillar in engaging the public with issues facing our country and understanding the context, said ARDD-Legal Aid Gender and Media Unit Manager Lana Zananiri at the signing.

“Access to justice is a basic right for everyone, but financial, cultural and political challenges often make it difficult or impossible,” said Laura Haddad, the manager-in-charge at Family Flavours parenting magazine.

“This partnership with ARDD-Legal Aid is thus very important to raise public awareness so that families all over Jordan are safe and able to thrive.” Under the agreement, readers of Jordan’s only parenting magazines, Family Flavours and Nakahat ‘Ailyieh, can find out about success stories of women rising above their challenging circumstances and becoming productive members in their families and society.