Новости за 28.01.2016

AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, accompanied by several ministers, is scheduled to visit the Azraq Refugee Camp on Saturday, a government source said on Thursday.

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait, a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), projected a record budget deficit for the fiscal year starting April 1 on the sliding price of oil, the finance ministry said on Thursday.

LONDON — British economic growth slowed sharply last year, dented by global financial turbulence, but showed modest signs of recovery in the final quarter, official data showed Thursday.

UNITED NATIONS — Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renewed his criticism of Israel's "stifling" occupation of Palestinian territories, a day after similar hard-hitting remarks by the UN Secretary-General angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

STOCKHOLM — Sweden said it expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants whose asylum requests will likely be rejected, as another 24 people including children drowned off Greece Thursday in a desperate bid to reach Europe.

AMMAN — After the government located a boy seen selling magazines to support his family in a video circulated on social media sites, many citizens made donations to help him through the Public Security Department’s (PSD) radio channel Amen FM on Thursday, according to the department officials.

AMMAN — Abdullah Abu Jaber, a Jordanian prisoner in Israel, suspended his hunger strike on Tuesday after 78 consecutive days, following promises to meet some of his demands, an activist said Thursday.

AMMAN — The Jordan Press Association (JPA) said on Thursday it has not received any information about the whereabouts of journalist Tayseer Al Najjar, who was detained in Dubai in December.

PARIS — President Hassan Rouhani hailed a "new relationship" between Iran and France during a visit Thursday that saw the signing of a host of post-sanctions business deals.

BAGHDAD — The United States is monitoring Iraq's largest dam for signs of further deterioration that could point to an impending catastrophic collapse, US army officers said on Thursday.