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UAE: Jordan club withdraws from championship over Israel’s participation
Amman: The Jordanian Al-Wehdat sports club has withdrawn from Al Ain International Volleyball Championship following Israel’s participation. The championship is scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The club…
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Yemen’s warring factions agree to consolidate truce during Eid al-Adha: UN
Sanaa: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced that the war-ton nation’s warring factions agreed to consolidate the current truce in the upcoming Eid al-Adha. “The parties agreed to consolidate their…
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Houthi delegation in Jordan to resume Yemen truce talk
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has sent a delegation to Jordan’s capital Amman to resume the UN-sponsored truce talks with the Yemeni government, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The delegation would discuss the…
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Jordan port: 12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak
Amman: Twelve people were killed and 251 others injured in a toxic chlorine gas leak from a container at Jordan’s Aqaba port, state media reported. Jordan opened a large field hospital in…
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When is Eid Al Adha 2022? Dates for 6 countries revealed
The festival of Eid Al Adha 1443 AH corresponding to 2022 AD, will likely fall on Saturday, July 9 in most Islamic countries, the International Astronomical Centre has announced, the Emirates News Agency…
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Jordan intends to buy water from Israel
Amman: Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation, Muhammad Al-Najjar, announced that his country’s government intends to purchase quantities of water from Israel, to compensate for the water shortage that Jordan is going…
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Saudi Crown Prince heads to Jordan after Egypt as regional tour continues
Amman: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman departed for Jordan after wrapping up a visit to Egypt on Tuesday following talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. The two leaders discussed…
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Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan leaders discuss regional, int’l issues
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has held a meeting with visiting Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on…
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Jordan signs $38mn agreement with Kuwait to support education
Amman: Jordan secured a $38.3 million loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development to finance Jordan’s public educationt infrastructure. The loan given on Wednesday is part of a new bilateral…
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Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi militia have started their second round of talks over the opening of blocked roads in Taiz city, an official said. “Delegations representing the Yemeni government…
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Jordan underlines importance for UN to support Palestinian refugees
Amman: Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has highlighted the importance for the United Nations to continue its full mandate of a body to provide essential services to Palestinian…
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UAE to invest $10 billion in projects with Egypt, Jordan
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt have launched the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development to implement industrial projects worth $10 billion. Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency reported that under…
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Talks on reopening of Taiz roads concludes without agreement
Aden: Representatives from the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia concluded an initial round of discussions without reaching an agreement on opening roads around the besieged province of Taiz, said UN Special…
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Yemen’s warring sides negotiate on lifting siege on Taiz
Sanaa: Representatives of the Yemen government and the Houthi militia have started meetings in Jordan’s capital Amman to discuss lifting of a siege on Taiz city, which holds strategic significance in the…
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Jordan to end defence law enacted to fight COVID-19
Amman: Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced that the kingdom’s defence law enacted to fight the COVID-19 spread will be deactivated in the coming months, adding that the pandemic is declining. The King…
