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Jordan’s exports to Iraq: Strong growth in 2024
Shafaq News
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2025-06-27T15:09:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Erbil/Amman Jordan’s exports to Iraq rose sharply in 2024, increasing by 44% compared to the previous year, according to a new report by the Iraq Future Foundation...
Jordan: IMF Executive Board approves 3rd review of Jordan’s EFF Programme
Zawya
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AMMAN — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of Jordan’s four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), enabling the Kingdom to draw an additional $134 million, the Fund announced on Wednesday. The latest disbursement...
Jordan: Hot weather expected on Friday — JMD
Zawya
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AMMAN — A slight rise in temperatures is expected on Friday, bringing hot weather to most parts of the Kingdom, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department. Conditions will be especially intense in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba,...
Iraq top importer of Jordanian goods despite lower trade value
Shafaq News
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2025-07-02T22:43:59+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Amman Iraq maintained its position as Jordan’s leading export destination in the first half of 2025, despite a drop in total export value compared to the same period last...
Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 47.7%, Of Which 32.8% For Institutional Investors
Mondovisione
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Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in June 2025 was JD19.9 million, representing 11.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD31.2...
Syrian, Jordanian discussions to enhance cooperation in energy and water sectors
SANA
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July 2, 2025
Amman, SANA- The Minister of Energy, Eng. Mohammad Al-Bashir met Wednesday, with the Jordanian Ministers of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dr. Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, and Water and Irrigation, Engineer Raed Abu Soud, in the Jordanian capital, Amman....
PM: National economic indicators are encouraging
Jordan News
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July 2, 2025
Prime Minister Jafar Hassan said on Tuesday that figures on national economic indicators are encouraging, reflecting improved performance in growth, trade and investment.اضافة اعلان During a meeting with the Progress Party's parliamentary bloc,...
Enabel launches $7.6mln employment initiative for youth, women in Jordan
Zawya
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AMMAN — The Belgian development agency (Enabel) on Tuesday launched the Employment and Livelihood Programme (ELP) in Jordan, aiming to promote decent job opportunities and entrepreneurship in partnership with local and international institutions....
Jordan will not tolerate airspace violations, regional proxy wars — Safadi
Zawya
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AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi on has reaffirmed that Jordan's top priority remains its national interest and the security of its citizens and territory. In an interview with Al Mamlaka TV on Tuesday,...
Jordan, Syria sign agreement to boost trade, passenger transit, goods movement
Zawya
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AMMAN — The Jordanian-Syrian Joint Technical Committee for Land Transport on Wednesday signed an agreement to streamline the movement of passengers, goods and transit vehicles, including trucks and buses, between the two countries. The agreement...
Jordan: Airspace disruptions, regional escalation cloud summer outlook local businesses
Zawya
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AMMAN — As July and August draw near, businesses across Jordan are preparing for the country’s traditionally busiest season. Sectors such as tourism, real estate and retail are hoping for a much-needed boost, driven by the return of Jordanian...
Jordan: APC pays over $1.5blb to Treasury since 2019 — Chairman
Zawya
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AMMAN — Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Potash Company (APC) Shehada Abu Hdeib on Wednesday stressed that the company has developed an industrial and development "model" to be followed in Jordan and the region. During a dialogue...
Jordan: Natural gas resumes after disruption caused by Iran-Israel war - NEPCO
Zawya
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AMMAN — A source at the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) on Wednesday announced the resumption of natural gas supplies used for electricity generation. The source said that the flow of gas resumed after a temporary suspension caused by...
Jordan condemns Israeli settlers' violence in West Bank
Xinhua News Agency
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AMMAN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Thursday condemned recent attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, including a raid on the town of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah, that left...
Cairo Amman Bank Issues 2024 Sustainability Report Following Global Best Practices
Jordan News
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July 1, 2025
Cairo Amman Bank announced the release of its 2024 Sustainability Report, prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and the sustainability reporting guidelines issued by the Amman Stock Exchange. This underscores...
Gov’t approves new citizenship incentives including shares purchase in Jordanian companies
Ammon News
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July 2, 2025
Ammon News - The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a broad package of economic, investment, and regulatory reforms, including an updated framework for granting citizenship and residency to investors, new mechanisms for green hydrogen development, and...
FAO, Norway conclude agrifood systems transformation project in Jordan
Zawya
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AMMAN — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of Norway, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan, on Monday held the closing ceremony for the “impactful” project,...
Orange Jordan and Future Skills Fund Launch Fiber Academy to Boost Telecom Sales Talent
The Fast Mode
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July 2, 2025
Orange Jordan, in partnership with Future Skills Fund, is preparing to launch the “Fiber Academy” program, an initiative designed to build and enhance participants’ core skills in the fiber sales sector. This step reflects the company’s ongoing...
Custodial death sparks political storm in TN, DMK on damage control
Mangalorean
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July 2, 2025
Custodial death sparks political storm in TN, DMK on damage control Chennai: The ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu is grappling with growing public outrage following the alleged custodial death of a 28-year-old youth, Ajith Kumar, in Sivaganga...
Grant worth $7.5 million to support Jordan Reform Management Project
Ammon News
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July 2, 2025
Ammon News - The Cabinet, in its session held Wednesday, headed by Prime Minister Dr. Jafar Hassan, approved a €5.5 million cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Health and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation to...