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Kerry back in Israel for peace push
MIDEAST DIPLOMACY. US Secretary of State John Kerry walks between meetings during the London Eleven Plenary in Amman, Jordan, on May 22, 2013. US State Department photo/ Public Domain AMMAN, Jordan - US Secretary of State John Kerry flew in to Israel Thursday, May 23, as he kept up a push to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to peace negotiations amid a growing skepticism over his efforts. ...
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World Bank proposes $150m loan to Jordan
The World Bank has proposed a $150m loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on ...
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U.S. may arm rebels if diplomacy fails Kerry says
John Kerry said. "In the event that we can't find that way forward, in the event that the Assad regime is unwilling to negotiate in good faith, we will also talk about our continued support and growing support for the opposition in order to permit them to continue to fight for the freedom of their country," Kerry said in Amman, Jordan, before a Friends of Syria meeting with key ...
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Saudi envoy says no word on citizens in Syria
Fahed Al-Zaid, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Jordan, said that his embassy has confirmed that they do not have information related to Saudis who have entered Syrian territories. The statement came in response to requests from Saudi families to search for missing relatives in the country. "No one has contacted the embassy yet," he was quoted as saying to a local newspaper, adding ...
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Aqaba taking Jordan along for the ride
Aqaba is now officially the site of one of the largest infrastructure developments in the Middle East region, and certainly the largest development ever undertaken in Jordan’s history. Marsa Zayed is a mammoth project worth $10 billion and on its own is expected to more than double Jordan’s tourist revenues. Marsa Zayed is one in a long list of significant developments taking place in Aqaba, which is set to become the premier tourist destination of the country and a leading destination in the Gulf, but this project is notable for its sheer size.
Marsa Zayed envisions a marina development with room for 300 yachts and a cruise ship terminal all surrounded by a mixture of hotel, resort and luxury apartment complexes. The entire project is slated for completion in several years time, when Jordan first signed the development deal with Al Mabaar, a UAE-based real estate firm, in 2008, Jordan news media reported that it would be completed in 2013. Read more
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