AMMAN — The designation of the Aqaba Bird Observatory (ABO) as a Special Protection Area under the Protected Areas and National Parks Regulation No. 29 of 2005 marks a “significant” milestone in ...

Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the preferred gateway for the Levant region and beyond, recently carried out a series of ...

Aqaba, June 15 (Petra) -- The designation of the Aqaba Bird Observatory as a Special Protection Area under the Protected Areas and National Parks Regulation No. 29 of 2005 marks a significant step in ...

This photo taken on June 15, 2026 shows a view of the port of Aqaba, Jordan. The port of Aqaba sees significant growth in cargo volumes amid rising transit trade. (Xinhua/He Yiping) This photo taken ...

The speaker of Iraqi parliament and senior Jordanian officials discussed recently the implementation of the Basra-Aqaba oil ...

AQABA, Jordan, April 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The coastal city of Aqaba is preparing to host one of the most prominent international events in the diving and marine sports sector with the launch of ...

New study reveals that corals in the Gulf of Aqaba have withstood four consecutive and intensifying marine heat waves, including the world's most extreme 2024 event, without suffering mass bleaching—a ...

Israeli airline Arkia was forced to cancel all flight operations from Jordan’s Aqaba airport until further notice after local authorities announced a sudden change of policy leaving hundreds of ...

Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba have a unique evolutionary history that could help them survive the climate crisis. Scientists even hope to breed their resilience into other reefs. Beneath the warm, ...

AMMAN — Aqaba’s entry into Time Magazine’s list of World’s Greatest Places 2023, which was published on Thursday, brought added attention to Jordan’s only coastal city. Economists called for further ...

A new $20 billion investment scheme is turning Jordan’s once sleepy port of Aqaba into the Red Sea’s highest-wattage resort. New hotels and spas are debuting citywide, often in shiny waterfront ...

Sunday saw the reopening of a crossing connecting the southern resort city of Eilat with its Jordanian neighbor Aqaba where, according to Hebrew media reports, vacation prices that are a fraction of ...