Jordan Archives

Air Arabia adds new Sharjah to Amman City Airport route

iraqbulletin.coOctober 9, 2026October 9, 2026

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026

– Air Arabia will launch nonstop flights between Sharjah International Airport and Amman City Airport on November 15, 2026. The new route will operate four times each week and expand the carrier’s network between the United Arab Emirates and Jordan....

Business

World Bank approves US$700 million loan for Jordan jobs

iraqbulletin.coJuly 2, 2026July 3, 2026

July 2, 2026July 3, 2026

The World Bank approved a US$700 million loan for Jordan to support private investment, job creation and economic reforms. The financing falls under the Jordan Growth and Competitiveness Development Policy Financing II program. It supports steps linked to the country’s...

Loans worth €4.5 billion approved for Egypt and Jordan by EU

iraqbulletin.coMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

The European Parliament's International Trade Committee has endorsed two separate macro-financial assistance (MFA) packages aimed at supporting Egypt and Jordan, with proposed loans of €4 billion and €500 million respectively. The approvals were granted during a vote held on 21...

News

Jordan and Bahrain Kings hold bilateral meeting

iraqbulletin.coApril 2, 2023

April 2, 2023

King Abdullah of Jordan and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a high-level meeting to discuss bilateral ties and current international and regional developments. During the meeting, which was held at Al Sakhir Palace and attended by other...

Business

UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain sign $2 billion in industrial deals

iraqbulletin.coFebruary 27, 2023

February 27, 2023

During the third meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development's Higher Committee, companies from the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain signed industrial agreements worth more than $2 billion. Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry...

News

GCC, Egypt and Jordan leaders meet with Sheikh Mohamed

iraqbulletin.coJanuary 19, 2023

January 19, 2023

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday held a fraternal consultative meeting with leaders of a number of brotherly countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed held the meeting with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman; King Hamad...

Business

Japan provides $110 million soft loan to support the energy sector in Jordan

iraqbulletin.coDecember 9, 2022

December 9, 2022

The Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a 15 billion JPY ($110 million) soft loan provided by the Japanese government to support the general budget of Jordan. As part of Japan's pledge...

Business

Iraqi crude imports by Jordan total 405k barrels in October

iraqbulletin.coNovember 8, 2022

November 8, 2022

In October, Jordan imported about 405,550 barrels of crude oil from Iraq, an average of 13,000 barrels per day. This is according to Dr. Saleh Kharabsheh, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan. As he stated in a...

News

Jordanian anti-narcotics department foils Captagon smuggling attempt

iraqbulletin.coAugust 13, 2022

August 13, 2022

An attempt to smuggle one million Captagon pills was foiled by the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) of Jordan. Four alleged drug traffickers were arrested, but the fifth, who lives on a farm in Karak, remains at large, a spokesperson for the...

Technology

TRC signs agreement to roll out 5G services in Jordan

iraqbulletin.coAugust 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

As part of preparations to introduce 5G cellular technology services, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Jordan signed an agreement with Jordan's mobile telecom companies (Orange, Umniah) in the presence of Ahmed Hanandeh, Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship. A...