Новости за 26.02.2020

AMMAN — The scheduled visit of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall from March 21 to March 25 celebrates the strong bond between the UK and Jordan and the personal warmth between the two Royal families, said British Ambassador to Jordan Edward Oakden on Wednesday.

AMMAN — In order to support merchants and importers in the Kingdom, the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) has called for finding alternative markets for trade in light of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.

AMMAN — HRH Princess Sumaya, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), on Wednesday congratulated the two winning teams of the Crown Prince  Foundation Award for Best Government Service Mobile Application at its first edition.

CAIRO — Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi paid his respects on Wednesday at the military funeral of former president Hosni Mubarak, whose three decades of rule ended in the Arab Spring protests of 2011.

VIENNA — Iran said on Wednesday it was open "to any initiative" as Western powers stepped up efforts to save a 2015 deal to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions — on life support since a 2018 decision by the US to withdraw its backing and reimpose sanctions.

 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has sent a cable to Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, expressing condolences over the passing of former president Hosni Mubarak, according to a Royal Court statement.

AMMAN — Media Minister Amjad Adaileh on Tuesday affirmed that the Kingdom is free of any cases of the new coronavirus.

CAIRO — Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for three decades before he was ousted amid the Arab Spring protests in 2011, died Tuesday at age 91.

DUBAI/ TEHRAN — Gulf countries announced new measures Tuesday to cut links with Iran to prevent coronavirus spreading after the confirmation of 20 new cases, all of them people returning from the Islamic republic.

TALTUNAH, Syria — In a field dotted with olive trees in embattled northwestern Syria, Shamseddeen Darra steps down into the gloomy underground shelter he and his family now call home.