Новости за 25.02.2020

TEHRAN — French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, jailed in Iran since last year, has been transferred to a prison hospital after her health deteriorated following a hunger strike, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

AMMAN — Amal (not her real name) has been held in detention at Juweideh Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (JCRC) for the past five years without any charges, because she left her family’s home for four days.

RIYADH — Burdened by a bank loan, Ibrahim Ahmed searched for years for a second job before opting for something once seen as menial in oil-rich Saudi Arabia — driving for a ride-hailing app.

NEW DELHI — The death toll rose to 13 on Tuesday, with at least 150 injured, from some of the Indian capital’s worst sectarian violence in years as rampaging rioters in several parts of the city set fire to buildings and vehicles, and attacked journalists.

AMMAN — The 2020 Arab Aviation Summit (AAS), one of the region’s leading aviation industry events, has announced an array of top executives for its eighth edition, to be held on March 16 & 17 at Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

AMMAN — A locust outbreak in the Kingdom is still possible in the coming period, according to Setan Al Sarhan, head of the plant protection directorate at the Agriculture Ministry.

AMMAN — The Water Ministry and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday signed an agreement valued at $11 million to revamp components of the hydraulic system in the Jordan Valley. 

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Gaza group Islamic Jihad announced the end of its "military response" against Israel on Monday after a two-day exchange of fire just a week before Israel's March 2 election.

AMMAN — Qatar has extended an offer of an additional 10,000 jobs for Jordanians in the Gulf state market, the Labour Ministry announced on Monday. 

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers on Monday scheduled a confidence vote for the government of prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi later this week, as the US called for the premier to protect its troops.

AMMAN — The Senate on Monday approved the Lower House’s decision on the public-private partnerships law during its session headed by Senate President Faisal Fayez.

AMMAN — The first regional conference for "Female military personnel and gender in the security sector" kicked off on Monday in Amman, witnessing the participation of representatives from NATO, the UN and security bodies.