Новости за 14.05.2016

AMMAN — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made “an exceptional decision” to provide Jordan with a share in a 100-million-euro grant extended to support countries affected by the Syrian crisis.

BEIRUT — Lebanese Shiite group Hizbollah on Saturday blamed extremists for killing its top military commander in Syria and vowed to keep fighting to defend President Bashar Assad's regime.

TUNIS — Four days after militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of people suspected of links with the gunmen.

AMMAN — More efforts are needed to acquaint the public with the benefits and necessity of using e-services, the government said, as figures showed that 48 per cent of Jordanians have not used any e-government service.

AMMAN — The Jordan Media Institute (JMI), in partnership with UNESCO, has launched a project to contribute to the capacity building of national educational institutions in media and information literacy (MIL).

WASHINGTON — First a ceasefire in Syria, then aid and then — who knows — perhaps a political transition? Don't bet on it, analysts warn, saying Washington has put too much faith in Moscow. 

BARCELONA — Barcelona won their second straight Spanish league title after defeating Granada 3-0 on Saturday with a hat trick by Luis Suarez in the final round.

PARIS — The French league will be missing its most charismatic player next season after Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced on Friday that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain.

REDZIKOWO, Poland — The United States and Russia on Friday accused each other of mounting an aggressive military presence in northern Europe, with Moscow vowing to "end threats" posed by a US missile shield near its border.

ABUJA — Regional and Western powers gathered in Nigeria on Saturday for talks on quelling the threat from Boko Haram as the UN warned of the militants' threat to African security and ties to the Daesh terror group.