AMMAN – The chief of Jordan’s nuclear commission and godfather of the kingdom’s nuclear program has come under increasing pressure to resign for allegedly making an insulting reference to local tribes, putting at risk the multi-billion dollar undertaking to solve the country’s energy problems.
Khalid Touqan, a former deputy prime minister and minister of education, is accused of calling the tribal leaders and other opponents of the country’s ambitious nuclear program “donkeys" and "garbage (…)
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