The Awqaf Authority now has the authority to invest any funds from real estate assets placed under its control after being seized or stalled, according to the state news agency (SPA). The statement does not provide any further information on the decision or the value of the funds at the authority’s disposal.

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The Council of Ministers also signed off on a raft of agreements, including:

  • A headquarters agreement with UN Habitat;
  • A tourism cooperation MoU with Tunisia;
  • A cooperation memorandum between the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) and Jordan’s Enterprise Development Corporation;
  • An MoU on increasing investments with Costa Rica; and
  • An MoU on economic and planning cooperation with Bahrain.
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