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Monday, January 21, 2019
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Jordan hits out at Israel’s new Red Sea airport
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJordan hits out at Israel new international airport along their shared border close to the Red Sea, saying it would threaten the kingdom’s airspace.
“Jordan rejects the establishment of the Israeli airport in its current location,” head of Jordan’s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission Haitham Misto says, according to state media.
Misto says the airport violated “international standards regarding respect for the sovereignty of airspace and territory of other countries.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the opening ceremony for the Ramon Airport earlier today, meant to boost tourism in the Jewish state and serve as an emergency alternative to Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion airport.
— AFP
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