Qatar has extended a helping hand towards Jordan, which is going through some hard times at home.

The country will provide 10,000 jobs for Jordanian youth to help them achieve their aspirations and contribute to the economy of their homeland. Qatar has also announced a $500m investment package earmarked to support infrastructure and tourism projects in Jordan, reported Gulf Times.

Qatar’s offer will see the establishment of an investment fund for infrastructure and tourism projects.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the move comes in light of the difficult economic situation in Jordan. 

“Qatar is focusing its support on projects of a sustainable nature to create a foundation on which the Jordanian economy has been based for years, and focuses on supporting young people who’re the hope of the future and the driving force of production, as demonstrated by the experiences of a number of emerging economies,” Qatar Tribune reported the Ministry as saying in a statement.

HH The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani earlier sent a verbal message to Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein, pertaining to bilateral relations and means of boosting them.

The message was conveyed by HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, during a meeting with the king.

Jordan plays a strategic, historical and popular role, especially in the preservation of Islamic and Arab rights in the Holy City of Jerusalem, which fall under the Hashemite Custody and the support of Qatar to Jordan at this time is a support for this firm stand and steadfastness.

In recent days, Jordan had witnessed protests against price rises and a proposed tax hike as the government pushes austerity measures to slash the country’s debt.

Jordan blames its economic woes on instability rocking the region and the burden of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-torn Syria, complaining it has not received enough international support.