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Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Slows Following Attacks on Oil Tankers
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the beginning of the week following attacks targeting oil tankers, as…
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Parliament and Political Parties… What Are We Missing?
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Oil Prices Rise as US-Iran Talks Stall and Shipping Traffic Slows
Oil prices rose on Monday as expectations for a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran peace talks faded and tanker traffic through the…
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Gold Edges Higher as Dollar Weakens Amid Diminishing Expectations of a Rate Hike
Gold prices edged higher at the start of Asian trading on Monday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and recent…
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Wonder Kids and NADA Host International Mental Arithmetic, English Spelling and Mathematics 2026 Competition in Thailand
Pattaya, Thailand – 11 August 2026 – Thailand welcomed outstanding young learners from across Asia and beyond as NADA for…
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Africa, the Far East and Other Emerging Markets Take Centre Stage at SBC Summit
SBC Summit will equip delegates with the strategies needed to identify and capitalise on gaming’s fastest-growing regions, including Africa, Eastern Europe,…
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UAE Green Vision Takes Center Stage in Geneva: Advancing Global Green Value Infrastructure at WSIS Forum 2026 and AI for Good Global Summit
Within the United Nations-sponsored multilateral setting of WSIS Forum 2026 and AI for Good Global Summit 2026, the delegation advanced…
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Shipping Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Slows Following Attacks on Oil Tankers
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the beginning of the week following attacks targeting oil tankers, as…
Business
Oil Prices Rise as US-Iran Talks Stall and Shipping Traffic Slows
Oil prices rose on Monday as expectations for a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran peace talks faded and tanker traffic through the…
Business
Gold Edges Higher as Dollar Weakens Amid Diminishing Expectations of a Rate Hike
Gold prices edged higher at the start of Asian trading on Monday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and recent…
Business
Phenix Center: Youth Unemployment in Arab States Is the Highest in the World
The Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies warned that the Arab region is facing a deep and worsening youth…
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Jordan Ahli Bank Introduces Jordan’s First ‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ Service, Advancing Banking Innovation
Jordan Ahli Bank has launched the Kingdom’s first-of-its-kind ‘Rent Now, Pay Later’ service in the banking sector, granting customers a…
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Amman Stock Exchange Records JOD 8.4 Million in Trading Volume
Total trading volume at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) reached JOD 8.4 million on Sunday, with 3.5 million shares traded…
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Environment Protection Fund Board Approves Support for a Package of Environmental and Development Projects
The Board of Directors of the Environment Protection Fund approved, during a meeting held at the Ministry of Environment and…
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Central Bank Targets 65% Financial Account Ownership by 2028
The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) launched a workshop dedicated to the midterm review of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy…
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87% of Economic Modernization Vision Priorities (2026–2029) Underway
The government has completed 16 projects under the Executive Program of the Economic Modernization Vision (2026–2029) by the end of…
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Jordan Social Security Corporation Launches Campaign to Verify Coverage of Security and Protection Personnel
Parallel inspection campaigns targeting sites and entities utilizing the services of security companies. Mandatory deadline this week for contracted institutions…
