Новости за 02.12.2016

AMMAN — Peacemaking should be at the heart of the mindset working to counter the spread of violence in the Middle East and the world, participants said at a conference that concluded on Thursday.

AMMAN — The Iftaa Department on Thursday issued a fatwa prohibiting the murder of women in the name of family honour.

GENEVA — About 30,000 people are receiving aid after fleeing the besieged eastern zone of Aleppo in the past few days, taking the total number of displaced people in the Syrian city to more than 400,000, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.

AMMAN — Three siblings of Muneer Merie, a Jordanian prisoner in Israel, on Wednesday received visas from the Israeli embassy in Amman to visit him, Muneer’s brother Shaheen said on Thursday.

ISTANBUL — Moscow and Damascus were not behind an air strike in Syria last week that killed four Turkish soldiers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, refuting Turkish claims. 

TRIPOLI, Libya — Gunfire could be heard over Tripoli on Thursday as armed groups mobilised heavy weapons and took up positions in several parts of the Libyan capital.

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s Islamist-dominated opposition made a strong showing in the Gulf state’s parliamentary elections, but analysts say the loose coalition must forge strong unity to become an effective political force.

FEZ, Morocco — Nestled in a labyrinth of streets in the heart of Morocco’s ancient city of Fez, stands the world’s oldest working library.

SEOUL — Battered by massive protests and an impeachment push, South Korea's president cried Thursday during her first public appearance among her citizens since a huge political scandal exploded in October, as police arrested a man accused of setting fire to her dictator father's birthplace in a nearby city.

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