Jordan News » Aqaba News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Aqaba’s date palm sector emerges as driver of economic diversification
AMMAN — Aqaba’s date palm sector is emerging as a promising driver of agricultural growth and economic diversification in southern Jordan, with expanding orchards creating opportunities for food ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: ACT says it sets 2nd consecutive monthly record with 104,000 TEUs
AMMAN — The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) said it had handled more than 104,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August, setting a monthly record for the second consecutive month despite ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Iran war casts shadow over Jordan's economic hopes for Aqaba
Summer has been mild in Jordan, the American ally under renewed Iranian aerial strikes. Najwa Salem, a mother of two in Amman, wanted to take advantage of the weather. This week, she called a relative ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Aqaba Date Palm Cultivation Tops 10,000 Dunums As Output Nears 800 Tonnes
Aqaba Date Palm Cultivation Tops 10,000 Dunums As Output Nears 800 Tonnes. Aqaba, Sept. 6 (Petra) -- Aqaba's date palm industry is expanding across more than 10,000 dunums, with nearly 100,000 trees n ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Jordan's Free Zones Strengthen Kingdom's Productive Capacity, Global Footprint
Jordan's Free Zones Strengthen Kingdom's Productive Capacity, Global Footprint. AMMAN - Jordan's free zones have developed into a major economic force supporting the Kingdom's efforts to expand its ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Are Regional Shifts Redefining Jordan's Economic Advantage?
Shifts in regional trade and energy flows show that the economic value of location is not fixed; it is reshaped whenever access to markets changes. For Jordan, the current moment matters because it ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Iraq working to expand oil exports via Türkiye, Syria, Jordan: PM
Iraq is working to expand oil exports through Türkiye's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan and develop export routes via Syria's Baniyas ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: Aqaba Container Terminal Sets New Record for Second Consecutive Month, Handling More Than 104,000 TEUs in August 2026
Jordan’s preferred gateway to the world, the Levant and beyond, set a new record for the second consecutive month in Aug ...
News Jordan » Aqaba » Economy: ‘Community engagement was key to Aqaba reserve’s recognition’
AMMAN — Jordan's newly inscribed Aqaba Marine Reserve (AMR) is entering a new phase in which global recognition must be matched by stronger conservation, scientific monitoring and responsible tourism.