MEED, the business intelligence expert in the Middle East, has announced details of its Middle East Steel 2008 conference at a critical time for this industry.

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Arab Technical Group (ATG), one of the leading commercial engineering companies in Jordan and the region, has launched the new environment friendly heating system “Altherma” in the Jordanian market.

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Citizens in Jordan will be able to continue to purchase gas cylinders at a subsidised price of JD6.5 next year, according to a senior government official.

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Several lawmakers in Jordan have sent the government a petition calling for an increase in minimum wage in order to offset the soaring costs of living, according to MPs.

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Nine new nature reserves will be established in Jordan, four of which are currently under construction and will be ready in five years, Minister of Environment Khaled Irani announced.

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The tourism industry in Jordan continued an upward trend in visitor arrivals, with revenues passing the JD1 billion mark in the first seven months of this year.

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Jordan has been a front runner in utilising the twinning instrument provided by the European Union, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Al-Ali said at a closing ceremony to announce the successful completion of a twinning project with the EU.

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Private investments among the Arab countries have totalled more than $94 billion (Dh344.9bn) over the past 12 years and the UAE has emerged as one of the top five destinations, according to official data.

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Jordan’s underground aquifers hold 75 million cubic metres (mcm) of saline water which can be desalinated and used for drinking purposes, according to a recently issued official report.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Jordan announced a 10 per cent increase in the number of students accepted in public universities.

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