Новости за 04.08.2016

SIRTE, Libya — Crouched behind a cement wall to avoid sniper fire, Libyan pro-government fighters say US air strikes on the Daesh terror group in its Sirte bastion have boosted morale.

AMMAN — The National Library Department (NLD) expects most shops selling pirated software and DVDs to close due to lack of demand, an NLD official said this week. 

AMMAN — An Israeli court on Tuesday adjourned the sentencing of Jordanian prisoner Abdullah Zeitawi to August 17, an activist on prisoner issues said on Thursday.

BEIRUT — As Syrian gymnast Ahmad Al Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too.

BUENOS AIRES — US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday defended the Obama administration’s payment of $400 million in cash to Iran, denying it was a ransom for the release of American prisoners by Tehran or tied to the Iran nuclear deal.

SHANGHAI — A string of overseas investments has shone a new spotlight on Chinese conglomerate Fosun, after the mysterious disappearance — and re-emergence — of its tycoon chairman rattled investors.

TRIPOLI — The United States has opened a new front in its campaign against the Daesh terror group, launching air strikes to support Libyan forces battling to oust the extremists from Sirte.

ISTANBUL — From the roads of Pennsylvania and corridors of power in Washington to the public squares of Cologne and EU offices in Brussels, the shockwaves from the July 15 failed coup have gone well beyond Turkey.

Trampoline parks have jumped in popularity in recent years, and so have visits to the emergency room from park-related injuries, a new study in Paediatrics found.

The number of online tasks and activities is growing, it’s understood, but how far can it all go? Of all the actions and operations we used to do manually, how many can be transformed into digital operations? What are the consequences?

BEIRUT — Syrian regime forces bolstered by Russian air strikes recaptured territory overnight in the southwest suburbs of the battleground city of Aleppo, rolling back the short-lived gains of a rebel offensive. 

SIRTE, Libya — Libyan pro-government forces battled to seize more territory from Daesh militants in their stronghold Sirte on Wednesday but their offensive was hindered by mines and snipers.

AMMAN — Thousands of Jordanians are studying medicine and engineering abroad, raising concerns about the prospects for their employment when they return to the Kingdom, officials said this week.  

AMMAN — The Jordan Times on Thursday distributes the 30th issue of Al Qibla newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Great Arab Revolt.