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Amman is aiming to exit troubled Attarat shale oil power plant contract which left it owing Beijing billions of dollars; project interest waned after natural gas deal with Israel

The power plant characterizes China’s wider model in poorer states and serves as a cautionary tale for the region.

Jordan’s Attarat power plant was envisioned as a landmark project promising to provide the desert kingdom with a major source of energy while solidifying its relations with China. Deals surrounding the plant put Jordan on the hook for billions of dollars in debt to China — all for a plant that is no longer needed for its energy, because of other agreements made since the project’s conception. The result is fueling tensions between China and Jordan and causing grief for the...

Refugees International's latest advocacy and reporting in Europe.

Analysis in English on Syrian Arab Republic and 1 other country about Protection and Human Rights, Recovery and Reconstruction and Earthquake; published on 8 Jun 2023 by RI

News and Press Release in English on Iraq about Protection and Human Rights and Shelter and Non-Food Items; published on 20 Mar 2023 by RI

China’s diplomatic reach into heart of Middle East was an unmistakable signal to Washington. Read more in the weekly security-focused newsletter from Al-Monitor’s Pentagon Correspondent Jared Szuba.

It has taken longer for humanitarian aid to reach earthquake victims in northern Syria than almost anywhere else. Those people who dug through rubble with bare hands and lost loved ones want to know why.

It has taken longer for humanitarian aid to reach earthquake victims in northern Syria than almost anywhere else. Those people who dug through rubble with bare hands and lost loved ones want to know why.

Aid has reached both Syrian government and rebel territory in response to the disaster, but the situation remains dire.