Новости за 01.02.2020

AMMAN — Jordan completely rejects any unilateral Israeli measures seeking to annex the Jordan Valley, an official source said on Saturday, underlying that the Kingdom will deal with such schemes in accordance with its national interests and historical constants. 

BEIJING — China faced deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic on Saturday as the death toll soared to 259, with the United States and Australia leading a growing list of nations to impose extraordinary Chinese travel bans.

BAGHDAD — Anti-government demonstrations that erupted in Iraq on October 1 have escalated into its deadliest protest movement in decades, with more than 480 dead.

UNITED NATIONS, United States — Yemen's Houthi rebels are in possession of new weapons similar to those produced in Iran, according to a UN report obtained by AFP on Friday, in potential violation of a UN arms embargo.

AMMAN — The topics of marine biodiversity in the Gulf of Aqaba and plastic waste management across the Kingdom took centre stage at the Night of Ideas conference in Amman, which was held on Thursday under the theme “Being Alive”.

AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) has issued a total of 351 licences for home-based businesses since regulations were amended in 2017, which reduced costs and simplified procedures to allow more people to start businesses. 

AMMAN — Citizens have expressed mixed sentiments regarding the closing of the road connecting Safut to Sweileh for construction by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM).

AMMAN — The Arab Bank Group closed 2019 with a net income of $846.5 million after tax compared with $820.5 million in 2018, recording a growth of 3.2 per cent.