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AMMAN/SANAA, Jun 17 (NNN-PETRA/SABA) – Negotiations started in Jordan’s capital, Amman yesterday, between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebel group, under the patronage of the United Nations.

In the two-day talks, the delegations from the two sides will discuss the issue of exchanging prisoners and seek solutions to the obstacles to the implementation of a previous agreement in this regard, a well-informed Yemeni source, said.

AMMAN, Jun 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Egypt, yesterday, inked an agreement, aimed at bolstering cooperation in the realm of gas infrastructure.

As per the deal, Egypt will utilise the floating storage vessel, located at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Port in Aqaba, Jordan, for gas processing. In return, Jordan will receive liquefied natural gas from Egypt and will, when required, pump back a portion of the natural gas through existing pipelines between the two nations.

AMMAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and Egypt Saturday inked an agreement aimed at bolstering cooperation in the realm of gas infrastructure.

As per the deal, Egypt will utilize the floating storage vessel located at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Port in Aqaba, Jordan for gas processing. In return, Jordan will receive liquefied natural gas from Egypt and will, when required, pump back a portion of the natural gas through existing pipelines between the two nations.

The signing ceremony was attended by Jordanian Energy Minister Saleh Kharabsheh and his counterpart Tarek El-Molla.

AMMAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced on Thursday that Jordan is a regional center and destination for medical tourism in the Middle East.

The announcement was made by its Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili during the opening of the UNWTO Medical and Hospital Tourism Conference at the Dead Sea, according to a statement by the Jordan Tourism Board.

Jordan's Tourism Minister Makram Qaisi said that the announcement is a source of pride through recognizing the status of the kingdom on the map of the region and the world.

01 June 2023; MEMO: Jordan's unemployment rate declined to 21.9 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared to 22.8 per cent at the end of 2022, the Department of Statistics said.

In a statement issued yesterday, the department said the unemployment rate among males reached 19.6 per cent, compared to 30.7 per cent for females, in the first quarter of 2023.

The unemployment rate among university degree holders is about 25.8 per cent.

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s highly anticipated royal wedding day got underway on Thursday with the surprise announcement that Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate had arrived to witness the nuptials of Crown Prince Hussein and his Saudi Arabian bride.

The attendance of the British royals had been kept under wraps, and was only confirmed by Jordanian state media a few hours before the start of the palace ceremony.

AMMAN, May 5 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Iraq reached a deal yesterday, to renew the export of Iraqi crude to the kingdom under preferential terms, Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said, in a statement.

The deal was signed by Jordan’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Al Kharabsheh, and Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, in Baghdad.

Under the deal, Jordan will start importing 10,000 barrels of crude per day for a period of a year, starting from June, the Jordan News Agency reported, citing an Iraq Ministry of Oil statement.

AMMAN, April 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Jordan is weighing the possibility of building low-power nuclear reactors and is analyzing offers from specialized companies, including those from Russia, authorities said in this capital.    

Khaled Tukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), told the Sputnik news agency that his institution is comparing technologies and expects to receive government approval to start negotiations soon.

14 Apr 2023; MEMO: The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs yesterday warned Israel against restricting Christian access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied Jerusalem and reducing the number of those able to take part in the Holy Saturday festivities.

09 Apr 2023; MEMO: Jordan late Saturday warned of "catastrophic" consequences of Israel's ongoing violation of the historical and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu reports.

Recent Israeli acts violate the sanctity of the holy places and the right of Muslims to perform their religious rituals during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sinan Majali said in a written statement.