The President of the Senate, Faisal Al-Fayez, received in his office a delegation from the Jordanian Transparency Center, where he reviewed the emergence of the Kingdom and the problems that afflict the Arab region in general, and neighboring countries in particular, and the economic challenges that are being dealt with and the cost borne by the state treasury as a result of the Syrian refugee crisis

Al-Fayez addressed the economic difficulties, stressing the need to address malicious rumors circulating on social media in a systematic manner, based on the legislation in force.

Hilda Ajeilat, head of the Jordanian Transparency Center, thanked the Speaker of the Senate, stressing the importance of the role of Jordanian youth, the drivers of change in the next stage.

She also touched on the “Universities Against Corruption” initiative launched by the Transparency Center in partnership with the United Nations Development Program at the beginning of 2017, which includes 12 Jordanian universities.

In the context of the answers to the inquiries of the Knights of Transparency Center, Al-Fayez affirmed that hope rests on Jordan’s role in the reconstruction projects of Syria and Iraq.

He also stressed that the state is determined to fight corruption and that many corruption cases are under consideration by the competent courts

With regard to the performance of the House of Representatives, Al-Fayez stressed that the parliament is “the mirror of the Jordanian people. If we want a more effective parliament, we must create a new national culture for the new generation based on the concepts launched by His Majesty King Abdullah II in the discussion papers, and the establishment of strong parties that start from the base.”

In response to a question about the current crisis of trust between the government and the citizen, Al-Fayez stressed the importance of sensing the problems that citizens face better through the government and other components of the state taking to the streets and intensifying communication with citizens closely to bridge this gap.

In a question about economic programs and poverty in Jordan, he stressed that he understands the burden borne by the less fortunate category of citizens in Jordanian society, and it is necessary to conduct recent studies to ascertain the extent of the poverty problem to deal with it more effectively.

He expressed his hope that the national economy would rise again after the end of the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, that the Kingdom would obtain a role in the reconstruction of neighboring countries, the reopening of European markets for Jordanian agricultural products through Syria, and the success of electricity production projects using nuclear energy, the shale oil project and other promising projects.