Новости за 03.11.2016

WASHINGTON — The Iraqi security forces' seemingly inexorable push towards Mosul saw fighting begin in the city itself this week, but it is work taking place in the skies above that has enabled such dramatic advances.

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of former billionaire premier Rafik Hariri, is a vociferous critic of Hizbollah and the Syrian regime which he blames for his father’s assassination.

DOUMA, Syria — Where you sleep. Whether your children go to school. When you can shop. The rhythm of bombardment dictates life in the besieged Syrian town of Douma, much of it spent underground.

ROME — At least 110 people are feared to have drowned off Libya when a migrant boat capsized, and more may have died in another stricken vessel, the UN’s refugee agency said on Thursday, citing survivor testimonies.

TOGLIATTI, Russia — The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar Assad’s troops in northern Syria.

AMMAN — After 14 years of teaching first graders for a salary of JD190, Nour Fayez, a holder of a temporary Jordanian passport, lost her job at a private school.

BAGHDAD/BARTELLA, Iraq — US-backed Iraqi forces moved closer on Wednesday to a town south of Mosul where aid groups and regional officials say the Daesh terror group has executed dozens of prisoners.

AMMAN — The ninth annual forum for Arab Investigative journalists is scheduled to be held at Dead Sea next month, the organisers said on Wednesday.

AMMAN — Germany announced on Wednesday a 160-million-euro (around JD126 million) grant in additional support for Jordan’s water sector.