AMMAN- Minister of State for Media Affairs and Jordan Government Spokesman, Mohammad Al Momani, confirmed that the government is in the final stages to decide whether to keep or lift bread subsidies.During Radio Fann’s Wast Al Balad Dialogues” which broadcasted from the Middle East University on Tuesday, and attended by MEU’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Yacoub Nasereddin, in addition to faculty members and a number of students, Al Momani addressed various local, regional and international issues in political, economy and media fields.
These issues included the government stance from Israeli embassy team returning to Amman, the location of the new city project, combating corruption, Jordanian media and the new electronic crimes law, in addition to the new television station that was established. The program, which hosts prominent figures, intellectuals, academics, politicians, economists and cultural figures on monthly basis, is managed by Dr. Hani Al-Badri, a member at the Faculty of Media at MEU. It aims at broadening the horizon of transparent scientific dialogue between students, professors, academics and public figures.
The Middle East University was founded in 2005 as a Graduate Studies University with twelve specializations. Towards the beginning of the academic year 2008-2009 the university opened twenty specializations for both Graduate and Undergraduate students with the ongoing growth in staff and students.