AMMAN — The government denied having sold
land and rights to operate and manage archaeological sites in the south for
billions of dollars, Jo24 reported.
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Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority stressed that it did not and will not
sell any centimeter of the archaeological city of Petra, and that it will
protect and preserve it as a global cultural heritage.
The authority denied allegations that it is sold
2,700 acres of the city’s archaeological land to a foreign religious tourism
company for $3.2 billion, including the right to operate and manage it for 100
years.
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) also
denied allegations that Aqaba land was sold to a Gulf investment fund in a $2
billion deal, or that Aqaba airport was sold to a Kuwaiti investment company
for $2 billion.
Maan Development Area said that none of its
territory was sold to a Kuwaiti investment fund for $1.3 billion, adding that
there has been no discussion in this regard.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities confirmed
that the site of the archaeological castle of Karak is managed by the
Department of Public Antiquities, which has denied having granted a Catholic
Italian enterprise the right to operate it for 50 years for $200 million.
The Ministry of Tourism denied selling the right to
operate Mount Nebo to the Vatican, saying that the site of Mount Nebo is a
Christian endowment guarded and managed by the Holy Land Franciscan Institute.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources denied
allegations that it gave mining concession in Tafileh to an anonymous company
registered in Cyprus for $1.5 billion, stressing that there are no mining
concessions in Tafileh.
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