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Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al Fayez, on Friday, said that the Jordanian pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 would be a chance to showcase the Kingdom’s tourism products and sites as well.

He told Petra that the ministry is exerting huge efforts to have tourist polarization for Jordan archaeological sites, voicing his appreciation for the United Arab Emirates in this regard.

Organizers said 192 nations will be represented at the event, which will run for 182 days.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Jordan’s tourism revenue spiked by 14.3 per cent in the first eight months of 2021 to a total of $958.8 million compared to the same period of last year.

According to data released Wednesday by the Central Bank of Jordan, the growth in revenue was mainly driven by a 10.3-percent, or 108,000, increase in the number of tourists, reaching 1.16 million tourists in the first eight months of 2021 compared to the same period of last year.

In August, and for a fifth consecutive month, the tourism sector continued to bounce back driven by an improved epidemiological situation and a higher turnout for vaccination. The tourism revenue during August of 2021 increased by $289 million reaching $310 million compared to the same month of last year, the bank indicated.

The figures indicated that the number of tourists to the Kingdom stood at 384,000 in August, 45.7 per cent of whom were non-resident Jordanians and 41.3 per cent of Arab nationals.

Jordanians’ expenditure on travel during August picked up by JD75 million to reach JD80.5 million, while the overall expenditure during the first eight months of 2021 rose by a whopping 73.6 per cent to $365.5 million compared to the same period of last year.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Culture Minister Ali Al-Ayed met Wednesday with his Palestinian counterpart, Atef Abu Seif, for a discussion on cultural ties between the two brotherly countries.

Al-Ayed lauded ties between the two peoples, and said “Jerusalem will remain our first cause, and the Palestinian cause will always be present in the Jordanian policy approach.”

He added that Jordan constantly seeks to bolster these ties by activating and developing cultural relations, and by its permanent presence in Palestinian cultural events to support them against attempts to wipe the Palestinian Arab identity.

For his part, Abu Seif reaffirmed Palestine’s keenness to build cultural bridges with the outside world, as culture constitute a civilized gate for human relations, and that developing the culture sector will protect the Palestinian national identity, commending the Jordanian Culture Ministry’s role in supporting this endeavor.

The two ministers discussed organizing a Jordanian cultural week to celebrate of the Jordanian state centennial, as part of activities of Bethlehem, the capital of Arab culture for this year.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The fourth International Edition of Arab Mining and Minerals Conference kicked off on Tuesday, showcasing the outstanding potential on mining, minerals and materials in the Middle East and North Africa.

In remarks during the opening ceremony, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Hala Zawati said that Jordan’s subsequent governments have been making sincere efforts towards achieving innovation capacity for long-term sustainable development, stressing that mining needs the use of novel technologies to support the world’s Sustainable Development Goals.

“Most countries realize the urgent need to consider alternative and innovative development processes for mining, along with alternative energy-producing sources, which will reduce dependence on fossil fuels in order to manage climate change risks, global warming, wildfires, floods and many other natural disasters,” she added.

The minister indicated that the coming annual UN climate change conference (COP26) will gather heads of state, climate experts and campaigners to agree on a coordinated action to tackle climate change. Policy makers will place attention on the wellbeing of the planet and of people, which means cutting fossil fuels, reducing air pollution and improving health worldwide.

Zawati also pointed to the importance of silica for solar panels, and the need for copper, nickel, lithium and rare-earth elements in the manufacture of energy storage equipment and batteries, saying “mining will help us reduce the carbon footprint of fossil fuels”.

As for the mining industry in Jordan, the minister said that the sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) ranges around 7.6 percent, with about 19 percent of the Kingdom’s exports as one of the largest producers and exporters of phosphate, potash, bromine, fertilizers and chemical acids in the world.

“In addition, the Dead Sea region and its environs provide distinctive opportunities for investment in mining industries, along with many other locations that are rich with strategic minerals such as copper, gold, zircon, rare-earth elements, and a group of industrial rocks like basalt, pure limestone, dolomite, silica sand and zeolite,” she added.

Held in London over the past few years, the 2-day meeting is returning to the Arab region, bringing together regional mining companies, government decision makers, mining-focused investors, and expert service providers, interested in truly the last mining frontier from Jordan, Iraq, Mauritania, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France and Australia.

Source:Jordan News Agency

Jordanian-Syrian ministerial meetings kicked off in Amman on Monday to discuss means to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, transport, electricity, agriculture and water resources.

The meetings aim to revitalize the economic relations between the two countries and restore trade exchange to achieve common interests.

On the Jordanian side, the ministers of Industry, Trade and Supply, Water and Irrigation, Transport, Agriculture, Energy and Mineral Resources participated in the meetings, while on the Syrian side, the ministers of Economy, Foreign Trade, Water Resources, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and Electricity took part in the meetings.

Source: Jordan News Agency