Jordan
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Zain Sponsors the Desert Screening of “Shadow of the Falcon” in Wadi Rum
Amman, August 27th, 2026: Zain Jordan sponsored the desert screening of the film “Shadow of the Falcon”, held in Wadi Rum in cooperation with the Royal Film Commission – Jordan, as part of the activities of Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film. The screening was attended by HRH Princess Rym Ali, HRH Prince Abdullah bin Ali, and HRH Princess…
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Prime minister, ADFD chief discuss expanding Jordan-UAE cooperation
AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Wednesday received Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Director-General Mohamed Suwaidi, who is visiting the Kingdom to sign agreements to finance projects in vocational and technical education and energy, as well as to support the general budget. Hassan highlighted the deep relations and strategic partnership between Jordan and the UAE, expressing appreciation for…
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Jordan condemns terrorist attack in Nigeria
AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack targeting Niger State in central Nigeria, which left dozens of people dead, injured, or abducted. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Fouad Majali reaffirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with the government and people of the friendly Federal Republic of Nigeria, reiterating Jordan’s rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism…
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JMD activates new rainfall station to improve precipitation data collection
AMMAN — The Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) on Wednesday operated a new rainfall observation station in Amman’s Wadi Saqra area as part of efforts to enhance the Kingdom’s weather tracking network. The new facility aims to improve precipitation data collection and map rainfall distribution across the capital, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. JMD Director-General Raed Khattab said that activating…
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Agriculture Ministry, FAO launch climate-smart training for farmers in 4 governorates
AMMAN — The Ministry of Agriculture and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at enhancing farmers’ capacity to adapt to climate change through specialised training programmes based on the climate-smart farmer field schools methodology, while promoting water-saving agricultural technologies. Minister of Agriculture Saeb Khreisat and FAO Acting Representative in Jordan Paul Opio signed…
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Experts examine Jordan’s renewable energy challenges, regional transition
AMMAN — Institute Français Proche Orient, in partnership with the Centre for International Studies (CERI), Sciences Po, the Council for British Research in the Levant – Amman Institute, and the Arab Centre for Research-Amman, has recently organised a conference entitled “Energy Across Scales: City, Transition, Region”. The conference’s public sessions explored three main themes: energy in the urban context, covering…
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Jordan, China sign MoU to enhance environment, climate change cooperation
AMMAN — The governments of Jordan and China, on the sidelines of His Majesty King Abdullah’s visit to China, have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in environment and climate change. The signing took place among several agreements aimed at expanding bilateral partnership across various sectors during the visit, which featured a meeting between King Abdullah and Chinese President…
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Children from Gaza, cancer centres join 2,600m2 ‘Canvas of Hope’
AMMAN — More than 1,000 children from cancer treatment centres, refugee communities, Gaza medical evacuation programmes and low-income families across Jordan spent three days this week painting a 2,600-square-metre canvas in what organisers described as “one of the largest participatory children’s artworks in the Middle East”. The “Canvas of Hope” event ran from Sunday to Tuesday at the Dunes Club…
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20 sick children return to Gaza after treatment in Jordan
AMMAN — A number of sick children and their companions returned to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through the King Hussein Bridge after completing treatment at hospitals in the Kingdom under the “Jordanian Medical Corridor” initiative, which was launched to provide medical care to 2,000 children from Gaza. The returning group included 20 children accompanied by 48 family members, according…
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Energy Ministry, ADFD sign agreements to supply gas to Muwaqqar, Rawda industrial estates
AMMAN — Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh on Wednesday signed contracts for the implementation of pipeline projects to supply natural gas to Al Muwaqqar and Al Rawda industrial estates, funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). TAQA Arabia CEO Pakinam Kafafi signed the contract for the Al Muwaqqar project, while Petrojet Chairman Walid Lotfy signed…
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