Новости за 10.10.2016

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Monday announced the official launch of the production phase of the Shams Maan Project for generating electricity from photovoltaic cells, according to a statement by the company.

AMMAN — The corridors of the Lower House have been busy recently, witnessing non-stop meetings of the newly elected MPs over the formation of blocs and the election of the chamber's speaker.

ISTANBUL — Russia and Turkey on Monday signed an agreement to build a gas pipeline under the Black Sea, as President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to intensify relations after a bitter crisis.

AMMAN — The Labour Ministry has issued around 29,000 work permits for Syrians residing in the Kingdom since the beginning of the year, a ministry official said on Monday. 

RIYADH — Two missiles fired from rebel-held territory in Yemen fell short of a US warship patrolling the Red Sea off the coast of the war-torn country, the US navy said on Monday.

CAIRO — Close allies and Arab powerhouses Egypt and Saudi Arabia are having their first public spat since Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi took office two years ago, a quarrel over Syria that points to a wider, but mostly muted, divergence in the handling by Cairo and Riyadh of regional issues.

RABAT — Morocco’s King Mohammed on Monday named moderate Islamist leader Abdelilah Benkirane as prime minister for a second term after his party won the most seats in last week’s election, a senior party member said.

SHANGHAI — China's central bank set the yuan's central parity rate weaker than 6.7 to the dollar for the first time in six years on Monday, the first day of trading after it joined the IMF's "special drawing rights" reserve currency basket.

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Commerce President Issa Murad on Monday commended the Cabinet’s “positive” response to the chamber’s demands for partial exemptions of fines for late tax payments. On Sunday, the government approved a partial exemption for taxpayers who have not paid their dues on time, a decision Murad described as “positive and excellent”.

AMMAN — Amman Chamber of Industry exports during the first nine months of this year exceeded JD3 billion, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Monday. The chamber’s exports were 1 per cent less than those of the same period last year as they went down to JD3.029 billion from JD3.069 billion, according to the chamber’s monthly report.