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

AD Ports signs 30-year deal to operate Jordan's Aqaba port

Company will invest $38.4m in joint venture with Aqaba Development Corporation under agreement

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President Sheikh Mohamed talks by phone with Jordan's King Abdullah II

Queen Rania celebrates King Abdullah and Prince Hashem’s birthdays

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Jordan's King Abdullah orders structural changes to the military

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Jordan's King Abdullah II met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Al Husseiniya Palace. AFP

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UAE ride Hamad Al Meqbaali heroics into Fifa Arab Cup semi-final against Morocco

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Israel to reopen crossing between Jordan and West Bank

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Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi listens to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during talks in Moscow in August. AFP

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'Outlaw' brothers killed after using mother as human shield in Jordan

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Syria thaws relations with Druze ahead of President Al Shara's US trip

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Killing of Syrian Druze bus passengers undermines US efforts to end hostilities

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Jordan 'will not accept' Israeli violations in West Bank

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