Новости за 09.02.2024

DUBAI — Aid groups working in Yemen are warning of rising shipping costs and delivery delays due to the Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels which threaten to aggravate one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

Geneva — Israel's reported ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the aim of creating a "buffer zone" is a war crime, the UN rights chief warned on Thursday.

BAGHDAD — Iraq on Thursday condemned a US air strike that killed a senior commander from a pro-Iran armed group accused of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region.

WASHINGTON — A majority of justices on the US Supreme Court appeared to be leaning on Thursday towards rejecting a ruling by a state court that would bar Donald Trump from running for president again.

LAS VEGAS — Travis Kelce says he is relishing the attention after being catapulted into the global spotlight via his romance with Taylor Swift.

AMMAN — The 2023 Asian Cup comes to a close on Saturday, and Jordan is playing the final!

AMMAN — Friday marks the 47th anniversary of the death of Her Majesty Queen Alia, who passed away on February 9th, 1977.

AMMAN — In partnership with Greater Irbid Municipality and under the umbrella of the global project on “Fostering COVID-19 recovery and SDGs implementation through local action in Asia-Pacific, Arab and African countrie”, funded by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) have launched the multistakeholder dialogue for the development of the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) for Irbid City. Читать дальше...

AMMAN — In mediaeval warfare, sieges of fortified cities were conducted in accordance with rules taken from five verses in the book of Deuteronomy, according to Thomas Brosset from Lancaster University, specifying that when a fortress was stormed, some tacit norms of war conduct existed.

AMMAN — Following the historic success of the Jordanian national football team (the Nashama) in reaching the final of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, and in line with the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah, who urged the government to support the Jordan Football Association (JFA), the government has decided to support the association with JD1 million.