Mohammed Rasoul, a 12-year-old Iraqi boy whose right leg was blown off during a car bomb attack, gingerly stands on his new prosthetic limb and then struggles to walk using parallel bars to help with his balance.

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AMMAN: Iraq plans to phase out next year its decades old state monopoly over the import of wheat and rice and allow the private sector to enter the market to improve deliveries of basic commodities, officials and traders said.

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Rising sea levels predicted as a result of global warming could have severe environmental, economic and political implications for the already water-stressed Middle East, a new study published on 10 December warns. -IRIN

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“Jordan has limited local energy resources and depends heavily on imported crude oil for its energy use”

The third day of Ekar Invest and Project Jordan 2007 shows focused on presenting the latest energy efficiency technologies and the use of environment-friendly techniques in real estate and construction. via AME Info

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Tel Aviv, Dec.19 (ANI): Israel and holy sites in the West Bank are experiencing a renewed surge of tourism this year, just in time for Christmas. ethlehem, where the Church of Nativity is located and the place in which Christians believe Jesus was born, is particularly busy with Christmas preparations this year. The town's mayor, Victor Batarseh, expects to welcome 65,000 tourists this …

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Newsstands will be empty for three days during the Eid Al Adha holiday. Access to news only will be through online editions (Photo by Abdullah Ayoub)

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Children look at a sheep bought to be slaughtered ahead of Eid Al Adha in the Sahab area, south of Amman. According to Islamic tradition, two-thirds of the udhiya’s (slaughtered animal) meat goes to t…

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By Linda Hindi AMMAN - As expected, Aqaba hotels are fully booked for the holidays, with tour operators attributing this to the limited number of rooms in the resort city. This and other reasons promp…

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By Mohammad Ghazal AMMAN - Preparations are under way for the terrestrial and satellite launch of the country’s first independent channel, ATV, expected during the first quarter of 2008, ATV Vice Cha…

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By Dalya Dajani AMMAN - The Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) is in the midst of extensive promotional campaigns designed to enhance tourist arrivals to the Kingdom by targeting various source markets. JTB…

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