Director-General of Aqaba Company for Ports Operation and Management Mahmoud Khleifat refuted reports on Sunday that Jordan’s Aqaba seaport has been evacuated due to unspecified threats. “Aqaba seaport is working normally; it has not been evacuated”, he said. Earlier, the US embassy in Amman said that Jordanian authorities evacuated the airport and the seaport in the coastal city of Aqaba, citing a threat that was not immediately specified. "Due to a specific and credible threat, Jordanian authorities evacuated the international airport and seaport in Aqaba. We strongly advise all Americans to refrain traveling to either the airport or seaport," the embassy said in a statement.
