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New travel institute set up in JordanPetra Arab Human Resources Development & Tourism Sciences Company has established a specialised travel and tourism institute. The Petra Travel & Tourism Institute aims to educate and tra More… |
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Bahrain, US firm ink solar power station dealBahrain has signed a deal with US-based Petra Solar, a provider of smart energy solutions to the electric supply industry, towards setting up a 5MW solar energy power station in the kingdom in the next nine months. It could lead to Bahrain More… |
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BNA, Petra in strategic tie-upBahrain News Agency (BNA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan News Agency (Petra) towards exchanging technical expertise and training BNA staff at the Petra training Centre. The deal was signed between BNA’s acting directo More… |
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Mövenpick Jordan resorts win EU certificationTwo Mövenpick Resorts in Jordan become the first hotels in the Middle East to win a European Union environmental management certification. The EU's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (Emas) is a management tool for companies and other org More… |
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Mövenpick Hotels in Jordan get Condé Nast voteCondé Nast readers in the United States have placed the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea and Mövenpick Resort Petra in the top ten best resorts in the Middle East. Earlier in the year readers of Condé Nast Traveller United Kingdom voted More… |
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Top personalities attend Rolex Awards nightMore than 400 eminent personalities from the sciences, environment, government and business communities around the world attended the 2008 Rolex Awards for Enterprise prize-giving ceremony in Dubai last week. The awards ceremony, traditio More… |
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First ME winner of Rolex Award for EnterpriseRolex announced the ten winners of the 2008 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, among whom is Talal Akasheh (Jordan), who has devoted 26 years to documenting the ancient monuments of Petra. He is now creating an information system that will infor More… |
New 7 global wonders...Peru's Machu Picchu, Jordan's Petra and the Acropolis were among the top contenders to be picked as the new seven Wonders of the World with just a few hours to go in a massive poll to pick the winners. Voting in what may be the biggest eve More… |
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Medfa joins JDF celebrationsThe Middle East Duty Free Association (Medfa) recently held its annual board meeting for the first time in Jordan. Medfa’s board meeting was held in Jordan to concede with the Jordanian Duty Free Shops(JDF’s) 10th anniversary celebrations. More… |
