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Sharia justice palace inaugurated in Aqaba
By JT - Mar 23,2017 - Last updated at Mar 23,2017
AMMAN — Chief Islamic Justice Abdul Karim Khasawneh on Thursday laid the cornerstone of Sharia justice palace building in Aqaba, 330km south of Amman, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. During a ceremony at the building’s site, Khasawneh said that Aqaba’s growing population needed a suitable Sharia (Islamic law) court corresponding to the demographic developments of the city.
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