Новости за 01.11.2016

DIDYMOTEICHO, Greece — “I want to go back to Syria. There is war in my country, but we’ve been living for seven months in Greece like prisoners.” 

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The secretary general of the Saudi-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has resigned after making a joke about the purportedly frugal ways of Egypt’s president, the group said.

CINCINNATI, Ohio — With one week to go until Election Day, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were barnstorming battleground states Tuesday, as the Democratic nominee tried to pivot away from attacks on her protection of US secrets.

BEIRUT — Lebanese lawmakers ended a two-year political vacuum on Monday by electing as president ex-army chief Michel Aoun, who promised to protect the country from spillover from the war in Syria.

BEIRUT — A rebel assault to break the siege of Syria's Aleppo slowed on Monday amid fierce resistance from regime forces, as the UN said it was "appalled" by opposition fire on civilians.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday sent a cable to Michel Aoun, congratulating him for his election by the parliament as the new Lebanese president.

AMMAN — The Jordan Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) has referred new cases of suspected graft to the prosecutor general's office, a JIACC source said on Monday.

AMMAN — Another breakaway group from the Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm the Islamic Action Front (IAF) have applied to register a political party. 

AMMAN — A $1.5 billion tourism project will be established on 2,000 dunums of land at the Dead Sea under an agreement signed on Sunday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

AMMAN — A training academy was launched at the Dead Sea on Monday to address challenges faced by local communities within the Jordan Valley area in finding employment in the hospitality industry, the project’s stakeholders said in a statement. 

MADRID — Mariano Rajoy was sworn in for a second term as Spain's prime minister on Monday, but his minority administration may struggle to govern effectively and heal scars left by 10 months of political deadlock.

LONDON — Western and some Middle Eastern powers expressed support on Monday for Libya's UN-brokered unity government and Prime Minister Fayez Seraj's push to restore order across the chaotic country and revive its oil-based economy.