Новости за 01.03.2020

ANKARA — Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes on Sunday in an escalating offensive against the Syrian government as Ankara pressured Europe over the conflict by opening its border for migrants to cross into the continent.

BEIJING — China reported a fresh spike in coronavirus infections on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump urged calm after the first death on American soil and Australia registered its first fatality.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah and King Harald V of Norway are scheduled to hold talks in Amman on Monday, covering means of bolstering bilateral relations, expanding cooperation and a number of issues of mutual concern, according to a Royal Court statement.

AMMAN — Health Ministry officials on Saturday said that they have referred all Jordanian nationals returning from regions where the novel coronavirus has spread to a hotel that the government has rented for quarantine purposes.

AMMAN — Interior Minister Salameh Hammad on Sunday met Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif Al Saud, honorary president of the Arab Interior Ministers Council.

AMMAN — Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said that Jordan's relations with Israel “are at their lowest level” since the signing of the peace treaty between the two sides as a result of unilateral actions by Israel and its violation of the sanctity of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.

AMMAN — Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, 5G, data computing, drones, aerospace and microsatellites make up the core of Orange Jordan’s strategy for the upcoming decade, CEO Thierry Marigny told reporters during a press conference held on Sunday in Amman.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has received cables from senior officials and officers marking the 64th anniversary of the Arabisation of the leadership of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), which falls on March 1. HRH Crown Prince Hussein received similar cables on the occasion, according to a Royal Court statement.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Cleaners scrub and sterilise the floors of the holy city of Mecca's Grand Mosque after fears of coronavirus led Saudi Arabia to suspend pilgrim visas, but worshippers appear unfazed — confident of God's protection.