Новости за 27.06.2016

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israelis and Palestinians not to allow extremists on either side to fan violence, as he arrived as part of a Middle East tour.

CAIRO — Egyptian lawyers opposed to the government's decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia are accusing authorities of meddling in court proceedings over the case, according to a motion obtained Monday.

MOSCOW — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologised to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over last year's shooting down of a Russian air force jet by Turkey's military, the Kremlin said on Monday, opening the way for Russia to lift economic sanctions. 

LONDON — Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has triggered a surge in applications for Irish passports, which would allow their holders to remain EU citizens, officials said Monday.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday ordered the formation of the Economic Policies Council, whose mandate is to discuss economic policies, programmes and development plans.

AMMAN — The Cabinet on Sunday discussed the impact of Britain’s exit from the European Union, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

AMMAN — Border Guards on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle large amounts of drugs through a vehicle coming from Syria, an official source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) said in a statement.