Новости за 23.11.2016

MOSUL — An air strike by the US-led coalition on Wednesday “disabled” the fourth bridge on the Tigris River in Mosul, leaving the northern Iraqi city with a single functioning bridge and further disrupting the Daesh terror group’s supply lines amid the government offensive against the extremists.

BAGHDAD — Iraq is willing to cut its crude oil output as part of OPEC's plan to reduce global supply and boost crude prices, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi told reporters on Wednesday in Baghdad.

SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided offices of the Samsung Group and the state pension fund as the electronics giant is dragged further into a snowballing influence-peddling scandal engulfing President Park Geun-hye. 

I do not like to be hypnotised and that is the truth. Why? The main reason is that I intensely dislike being told what to do. So any trancelike state of altered consciousness, which is induced by a hypnotist to have his suggestions readily accepted by me, is a complete no-no.

GENEVA — The first 12-goal game in 25 Champions League seasons took the spotlight from Real Madrid and Juventus advancing to the Round of 16 on Tuesday.

AMMAN — Jordanians are less optimistic about the direction of their country than they were in September, but optimists remain a majority, according to a poll.

AMMAN — Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Ziad Fariz on Tuesday announced the Kingdom's 2018-2020 national strategy for financial inclusion.

MOSUL —  The US-led coalition bombed a key bridge in Mosul Tuesday to isolate extremists whose stiff resistance in the east of the city is threatening to bog down Iraqi forces.

AMMAN — The United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator in Jordan announced the resumption of humanitarian assistance to thousands of Syrians trapped across the border with Syria, the UN said.