ALBAWABA - A quarter of the population in Jordan lives below the poverty line. The news is trending.
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Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Al Shraideh says the percentage of poverty in the Kingdom stands at 24.1 percent of the population.
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He clarified that this figure relates to the first quarter of 2022. His Thursday announcement is now breaking news on different websites made available on the social media.