Новости за 29.01.2020

AMMAN — Several national institutions and departments on Wednesday expressed their rejection of the “Deal of the Century” announced by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

AMMAN — A hall has been prepared at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) to accommodate up to 400 people if passengers are found to be infected with coronavirus, while the airport's health personnel have examined over a thousand passengers so far over the past few days.

BAGHDAD — Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO at the expense of the US-led coalition, Iraqi and Western officials told AFP, after an American drone strike on Baghdad that sparked outrage.

MADRID — Spanish banking giant Banco Santander reported on Wednesday better-than-expected earnings last year despite Brexit uncertainties leading to a massive 1.5 billion euros hit on ($1.65 billion) on its British business, slashing 2019 net profit by 17 per cent.

SEATTLE — As a new type of coronavirus rages through China and spreads to other countries the public understandably has a lot of questions about the illness and how to avoid it.

BEIRUT — The Syrian army on Tuesday recaptured most of Maaret Al Numan, a semi-deserted town of symbolic and strategic importance in Syria's last major rebel-held bastion, state media and a war monitor said.

BAGHDAD — Two Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded in protest-related violence on Tuesday, as authorities suspended a television station which has broadcast intensive coverage of the months-long movement demanding regime change.

AMMAN — The World Bank Group, is launching a new, expanded phase of an advisory programme to help improve access to financing for micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), promote sustainable job creation and boost private sector-led economic growth across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. 

AMMAN — Public and party entities held a sit-in in front of the US embassy in Amman on Tuesday evening in protest against the "Deal of the Century", announced by US President Donald Trump.

PARIS — Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are polluting the atmosphere at a rate equivalent to the emissions of some large fossil fuel exporting countries, researchers said Tuesday.

AMMAN — Activists and officials on Tuesday demanded greater efforts be exerted to combat early marriage and harmful practices towards women and children in Jordan.

MANILA — Asian countries were ramping up defences against a deadly viral epidemic on Tuesday, sealing borders, shuttering public places and clamping down on visitors from China. 

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump's lawyers were to wrap up their defence at his Senate impeachment trial on Tuesday but their hopes for a swift acquittal may be in jeopardy amid calls for more witnesses.