Al Hoh remains a symbolic thread connecting contemporary Aqaba with its maritime heritage (Petra photo) AMMAN — As Ramadan starts across Jordan, the southern port city of Aqaba revives one of its most ...

The brine pools, located in the Gulf of Aqaba, are up to ten times saltier than normal seawater and lack oxygen, causing any marine creature that enters them to either be anesthetized or die ...