Ma'an: The Cabinet session will have an impact on strengthening Ma'an's economic role and encouraging investment

Kreishan added that the Cabinet's decisions will have their impact over the coming years, considering that the Aqaba-Ma'an dry port will contribute to creating an economic shift and providing better job and living opportunities for the people of the governorate and in all communities.

Kreishan praised the government's role in implementing important projects to support infrastructure in the health, education, and various service sectors in the governorate's regions, which will improve the level of service provided to citizens and strengthen the service system.

The CEO of the Ma'an Development Company, Engineer Mohammed Abu Tayeh, considered that laying the foundation stone for the natural gas supply project to the Rawda Industrial Estate will have an important role in encouraging and supporting investment, and enabling the estate to achieve the goals for which it was established.

Abu Tayeh confirmed that the decisions the development zone received, which included reducing land prices by 50% and electricity by 75% for the first two years for projects, in addition to incentives for employing Jordanian labor, will have a major impact on supporting industries and encouraging investment in the development zone.

The head of the Ma'an Governorate Council, Dr. Mousa Al-Shalabi, explained that the government support received by the various sectors of the governorate will contribute to accelerating the comprehensive development process and improving the economic reality.

Al-Shalabi pointed out that the inauguration of the new expansion project for the Ma'an Public Hospital by the Prime Minister, and the support provided by the Cabinet to the health sector, will reflect positively on the level of services provided to the residents and offer them better medical care, in addition to the important role the military hospital will play once it is operational in serving the governorate and its residents.

Activist Salem Al-Maraiya stated that the Cabinet's decision to establish a development zone in the Al-Shidiya area (Abu Amoud Al-Sharqi) comes in line with the Bedouin regions' need for real development and employment opportunities, confirming the role of this project in enhancing economic activity for the region and providing new job and living opportunities for the residents.

The head of the Petra Hotels Association, Samih Al-Nawafleh, praised the government's support for the tourism sector in Petra, which has been greatly affected by the repercussions of the surrounding geopolitical conditions and the resulting decline in the number of foreign tourists, noting the importance of this support in helping establishments operating in the city to retain their employees and reduce the losses they incurred due to low occupancy.

Citizen Ali Al-Toura considered that holding the Cabinet session in Ma'an Governorate for the second time during the current government's tenure is an indicator of its keenness to understand the needs of all regions of the Kingdom and address the demands of the various sectors within them.

He pointed out that the important decisions Ma'an Governorate received are capable of improving the economic reality of the governorate and reducing poverty and unemployment rates there, expressing his hope that the entities responsible for implementing these projects will accelerate bringing them to fruition.

Holding the Cabinet session in Ma'an allowed the governorate's officials in various sectors to communicate directly with the Prime Minister and his team, and to present their achievements, needs, and the demands of their sectors.