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- ↑ "New Amman mayor pledges 'fair and responsible' governance". Jordan Times. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ↑ globa0yvjsy (2018-06-08). "New Member: Yousef Al-Shawarbeh - Amman, Jordan". Global Parliament of Mayors. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Shawarbeh appointed Amman mayor". Jordan Times. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ↑ Local and Regional Engagement, Action and Multi-Level Cooperation Are Vital to Rescue SDGs and Contribute to Topics under the Summit of Future United Nations, press release of 6 October 2023.
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