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Jerry
09-21-2005, 06:00 AM
21/09/2005

AMMAN — The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission has approved a JD114 million grant to Jordan for environmental damages sustained in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, a senior official said on Tuesday...

Irani said the ministry would receive JD6 million of the compensation this year, while the rest of the money will paid over a period of seven years....

Irani said the government would submit a similar compensation request to the UN body for environmental damage caused by the current war in Iraq. :mad:

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