His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday was briefed on plans for establishing the new city, to be located nearly 40km from Amman’s center and 31km from Zarqa city, in line with economic and administrative modernization efforts, a Royal Court statement said.
The four-day “final phase” round of consultations between the military and civilian powers in Sudan should end with the adoption of a roadmap that delivers a non-partisan civilian government, which will prepare for general elections. Supported by the international community, the consultations, which kicked off this week, will focus on issues related to dismantling the rump regime of Omar Al-Bashir, achieving transitional justice, reforming the military and security apparatus, and dealing with the issue of Eastern Sudan.
When Portugal’s electrical system needs a boost, a signal activates a power plant buried deep in a hillside in the country’s scrubby, pine-covered north. Inside the human-made cavern, valves, nearly three meters in diameter, suddenly open, allowing water draining from a reservoir 6.5km away to begin streaming through four massive turbines.
Before Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown exploded into a sprawling metropolis eating up wooded hills and encroaching on the Atlantic Eugenia Kargbo loved it for the pristine beaches and lush forests that once enveloped the city, and for its green landscape.
Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, during a panel discussion in Manama on Thursday, stressed the importance of leveraging the cooperation opportunities available between Jordan and Bahrain in various fields, especially investment, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.