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Press association urges greater role for social security fund in Ad Dustour
By Petra - Mar 02,2015 - Last updated at Mar 02,2015
AMMAN — Jordan Press Association President Tareq Momani on Monday said the Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) has taken several measures to address challenges facing Ad Dustour daily.
At a meeting with SSIF President Suleiman Hafez, he noted that journalists and employees at the paper look forward to a “greater” role by the majority shareholder to solve the paper’s problems.
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