Новости за 23.03.2016

LESBOS, Greece — More aid agencies helping refugees and migrants arriving in Greece said they were joining a boycott of detention centres on Wednesday, angered at an EU deal they say runs roughshod over human rights.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday phoned Belgium’s King Philippe and offered his condolences over the death of innocent victims in the terrorist attack in Brussels airport and another one on the metro, a Royal Court statement said.

AL TASH, Iraq — Iraqi security forces, supported by coalition air strikes, are clearing territory northwest of Baghdad along the Euphrates River valley as they continue to prepare a push to retake the Daesh terror group-held city of Mosul. But progress on the ground has been slowed by skirmishes elsewhere and by a political crisis that has prompted the government to pull some forces back from the front to secure the capital.

GENEVA — The UN special envoy on Syria said he hoped a meeting between the US and Russian foreign ministers on Wednesday would give impetus to peace talks where the divisive issue of a political transition is stalling progress.

AMMAN — Only 2 per cent of Syrians who have reached Europe or lost their lives in the sea trip to the continent come from Jordan, an expert said Tuesday.

AMMAN – Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Tuesday headed a meeting of the higher ministerial committee to follow up on the outcomes of the Jordan Compact, the document Amman produced at February’s donor conference in London.

WASHINGTON — On January 21, US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraq's prime minister in Davos, Switzerland, and handed him a personal note from President Barack Obama pleading for urgent action.

BERLIN/PARIS — Twin explosions in the departure hall of Brussels Airport prompted several countries worldwide to review or tighten airport security on Tuesday and raised questions about how soon passengers should be screened when entering terminals.

AMMAN – UN Women on Tuesday launched in New York an innovative partnership with leading media houses to galvanise attention and concrete action towards the 2030 Agenda.

GENEVA — The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday harshly criticised an EU-Turkey deal on curbing the influx of migrants to Greece, saying reception centres had become “detention facilities”, and suspended some activities in the country.

HAVANA — US President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned appeal for political liberties in Cuba, including freedom of expression and religion, as he spoke directly to the Cuban people on Tuesday in a historic speech broadcast throughout the communist-ruled island.