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Swedish King, Queen conclude state visit to Jordan

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on Thursday left the Kingdom after a several-day state visit. Their Majesties were seen off at the Marka ...
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Boycott campaigns disrupt over 12,000 Jordanian businesses

AMMAN — Boycott campaigns over the Gaza war have had severe repercussions on the local tourism industry, leaving over 12,000 Jordanians impacted by consumers’ refraining from ...
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Internet, social media usage surges in 2025 — Int@j

AMMAN — The Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (Int@j) on Monday reported a "significant" growth in internet and social media usage in the Kingdom since the start of 2025.
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Jordan strives for 50 per cent electricity generation from renewables — official

AMMAN — Though Jordan’s energy sector strategy, announced in 2020, set a goal to raise the percentage of renewable energy contribution to electricity generation to 31 per cent by 2030, the Kingdom is ...
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Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns

DUBAI — Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has warned that an attack on Iran's Gulf coast nuclear facilities would leave countries across the region without ...
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Kingdom home to one of oldest olive tree genotypes Mehras — NARC

AMMAN — Jordan has one of the most diverse representations of plant species in the globe, according to a research by the National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC). “Jordan is privileged to have two ...
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Jordan ranks first in Arab world, 20th globally in National Cyber Security Index

AMMAN — Jordan has claimed the top position among Arab countries and ranked 20th globally in the National Cyber Security Index (NCSI), regarded as the second most significant ...
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Jordan produced 30,000 tonnes of dates in 2022 — Agriculture Ministry

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — The Kingdom’s share in date production in the global market increased to some 15 per cent, Agriculture Minister Khalid Hneifat said on Monday. Hneifat told Al ...
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Capital Intelligence maintains Jordan’s credit rating at BB-

AMMAN — Credit rating agency Capital Intelligence on Saturday affirmed Jordan’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings at "BB-", with short-term ratings unchanged at "B", maintaining a ...
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Jordan, UAE sign agreements for $2.3b railway project connecting Aqaba to mining sites

AMMAN — Jordan and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday signed four agreements to initiate a $2.3 billion railway project that will connect the Port of Aqaba to the mining sites of Shidiyah and Ghor ...
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Baja Jordan to kick off in Aqaba on Thursday

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — Baja Jordan, a major motorsport event featuring the seventh round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, the FIM World Cup for Bikes and Quads, and the ...
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Cabinet approves framework for non-Jordanian higher education institutions

Jordan Weather - WeatherWidget.io AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday endorsed the framework for accrediting non-Jordanian higher education institutions and conducting equivalency assessments for their 2023 ...