"Amman" Chosen as the Digital Capital of the Arab World for 2025 - Jordan News
This announcement followed a review of the technical secretariat's memorandum, the report and recommendations from the 54th meeting of the Permanent Arab Committee for Communications and Information, and the recommendations from the 55th session of the Executive Office, after listening to interventions and contributions from all the Arab delegations.
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