Новости за 17.08.2016

AMMAN – The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said that a total of 46 lists representing 246 nominees registered in the second day of candidacy registration for the September 20 parliamentary polls. 

MOSCOW — Russia launched a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting US suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a UN resolution as illogical and factually incorrect.

ISTANBUL — Turkey on Wednesday began freeing the first of some 38,000 prisoners not linked to the failed coup who are to be released in a move aimed at relieving pressure on prisons overcrowded with putsch suspects.

AMMAN — Jordan’s recent agreement to supply the industrial sector with liquefied natural gas (LNG) will benefit the Kingdom’s largest industries, but smaller companies will need help to adapt, according to a sector representative. 

AMMAN — Authorities have dismantled more than 24,500 illegal fixtures on water mains and resources since a national campaign to end water theft was launched in 2013, an official said on Tuesday.

KHAN AL AHMAR, West Bank — The Palestinian government brought foreign diplomats to a school in a strategic area of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to seek international protection against what it warned is a renewed demolition threat from Israel.

MOSCOW — Heavily-armed Russian special forces on Wednesday raided an apartment building in Saint Petersburg in an operation targeting North Caucasus militants, killing four suspects.

SEOUL — South Korea said Wednesday that North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain had defected to Seoul, in a rare and damaging loss of diplomatic face for Pyongyang.

AMMAN — Jordan Investor Confidence Index (JICI) dropped in May this year by 0.43 points to reach 95.69 points compared with 96.12 points in the previous month. 

AMMAN — Six US Congress members on Tuesday visited Jordan’s first wind facility, the Tafileh Wind Farm. Touring the project, the congressional delegation from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce commended Jordan’s development in this field, according to a company statement.

AMMAN — Jordan has provided unrivalled support for the education of Syrian children, the government said on Tuesday, after Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Kingdom to address policies that “restrict Syrian refugee children’s access to schools”.  

MOSCOW — Russia used Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants for the first time on Tuesday, widening its air campaign in Syria and deepening its involvement in the Middle East.

AMMAN — The national economy is not as bad as some think; and it is still within acceptable levels "under which we can overcome economic obstacles hindering the Kingdom's growth", Prime Minister Hani Mulki said on Tuesday.