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Aqaba port. The project will create a 360km railway linking the site with the phosphate and potash production areas of Shidiya and Ghor Al-Safi. Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National

CommentJordan lays tracks for growth with $2.3 billion rail project

Aqaba Port Railway Project is being implemented through 50:50 Jordanian-Emirati joint venture

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Jordan raises fuel prices by 11% as Iran war hits economy

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AD Ports expects to formally assume operations of the port in August this year. Photo: AD Ports Group

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