Jordan News

Cafes in various regions of the Kingdom are witnessing a remarkable economic recovery, thanks to the European Football Championship, which is currently taking place in several European countries.
The establishment of these tournaments prompted sports fans to go in large numbers to cafes to attend these matches.
The local sports street is enjoying fun times, thanks to its follow-up to the current European Championship, which is full of strong and exciting matches, waiting for the final match to be held next Sunday.
The European Nations Championship contributed to the recovery of the economic situation of cafes in various governorates, which in the past two years incurred significant financial losses, due to the Corona pandemic, which forced them to close for long periods.
The reopening of these cafes also contributed to the employment of many workers, as they witness crowds of pioneers during the evening hours, to attend the matches that are held at seven in the evening and at ten in the evening in international football evenings.
Several cafe owners confirmed that the European Nations Championship contributed to saving the difficult economic situation and improving financial income as a result of the great demand for attending European matches at these times, pointing out that the epidemiological situation improved, and facilities were allowed to work until twelve at night, encouraged followers to go to cafes to attend matches.
They added that they have recently started activating the reservation system to organize the entry of pioneers who come in large numbers to attend the matches.
Ahmed Al-Asi (cafe owner), said that the current period is witnessing an economic recovery that the owners of the establishments have not touched for nearly two years, which contributed to compensating them with part of the losses they suffered due to the Corona pandemic, which prompted the closure of cafes and the prevention of hookah.
He pointed out that the period of the European Nations Championship matches, which concludes next Sunday, is witnessing a crowding of pioneers who prefer to follow the matches in cafes accompanied by the hookah.
For his part, Muhammad Zaitoun (a café worker) stated that the financial returns of the cafés have significantly doubled in recent days, due to the current European Nations matches, and contributed to attracting new workers, thus moving the economic situation.
In turn, Uday Al-Smadi (the owner of a cafe in Ajloun) confirmed that the government’s decision to reduce the curfew hours was positive, and contributed to restoring the glamor of cafes, especially on these summer nights that push citizens to go to cafes to stay up late and enjoy.
European football lover Salah El-Din Hassan pointed out that despite his ability to follow matches at home, he prefers to go to cafes with his friends to attend matches in an enthusiastic atmosphere and friendly rivalries dominate the atmosphere.
It is noteworthy that the current crowding in cafes to attend matches is sometimes interspersed with violations by not adhering to preventive measures, which threatens the continuity of some cafes that seek to correct their conditions in order to preserve the continuity of their work, knowing that many of them are keen to implement the health protocol in order to preserve their customers and hope for Keep working. (Petra)