Jordan to reimpose night curfew after parliamentary elections

A night curfew will come into effect in Jordan after parliamentary elections on Tuesday, the government announced.

The curfew will start at 9 p.m. for businesses and 10 p.m. for individuals and will end on Sunday November 15 at 6 a.m., state news agency Petra reported.

Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said the curfew will begin immediately after the voting process has been concluded and the ballots closed.

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday in an election focused on the country’s economic crisis which has been heightened by the pandemic.