Новости за 04.09.2016

BEIRUT — Syrian government troops renewed the siege of rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Sunday, as Washington and Moscow failed to reach a deal on stemming violence in the country's devastating war.

MISRATA, Libya — Libyan pro-government forces are facing "fierce resistance" from the Daesh terror group holdouts in Sirte, and it could take several days to gain full control of the city, a spokesman said on Sunday.

AMMAN — Crèches at workplaces are not a luxury, but a national necessity amid the “horrifying” unemployment rates among Jordanian women, according to a study conducted by the NGO Sadaqa.

AMMAN — Jordan’s wheat reserve exceeds 1 million tonnes and is sufficient to meet the country’s demands for around 14 months, a Trade Ministry official said on Sunday.

HANGZHOU, China — The United States and Russia struggled on Sunday to keep alive negotiations to end the bloodshed between US-backed rebels and Syria's Russian-aligned regime. Even as top diplomats vowed to keep trying, President Barack Obama expressed scepticism that an unlikely alliance between rivals would yield the breakthrough needed to end the 5-year-old civil war.

RIYADH — A year after the worst Hajj disaster in a generation, Saudi Arabia is issuing pilgrims with electronic bracelets and using more surveillance cameras to avoid a repeat of a crush that killed hundreds and damaged already strained ties with Iran.

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is bracing for more Zika cases, officials said on Sunday, after detecting the first locally infected patient, which could further stretch a health system struggling with dengue, another mosquito-borne virus that can be fatal.

Kuwait City — The earnings of Gulf-listed firms dropped 8 per cent in the first half of 2016 due to low oil prices and a lack of liquidity, a report said on Sunday.

Hangzhou, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged world leaders to avoid "empty talk" and confront sluggish economic growth and rising protectionism as their summit opened Sunday in the scenic city of Hangzhou.

SAN FRANCISCO — A California start-up has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go.

AMMAN — The Civil Coalition for Monitoring Elections and the Performance of Elected Councils (Rased) has said that 6.4 per cent of the tickets running for the September 20 parliamentary elections are party-based, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday.

AMMAN — Tribal leaders and experts commended the Cabinet's approval on Thursday of a draft law amending the 2016 Crime Prevention Law, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday. 

ELBEYLI, Turkey/BEIRUT — Turkey and its rebel allies opened up a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday as Turkish tanks crossed the frontier from Kilis province, making a western thrust in an operation to sweep militants from its border.

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — As US-led coalition jets from a Turkish air base began to pound Daesh targets in Syria in the summer of 2015, Ilhami Bali passed on what appeared to be an order from the militant group's leadership in Raqqa: unleash war on Turkey.