Новости за 21.05.2020

PARIS — Thirty years after unification, Yemen is on the verge of fragmentation as a result of armed conflicts, regional rivalries and foreign interference.

DAMASCUS — In a Damascus flea market, Sham Alloush rummaged through a pile of clothes for something nice to wear for Eid Al Fitr that was not too expensive.

CAPE TOWN — The speaker of Tunisia's house of representatives, Rached Ghannouchi, has congratulated Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) for recapturing the key Al Watiya airbase, reported online daily newspaper the Libya Observer.

BASRA, Iraq — Several dozen foreign workers were evacuated from Iraq following protests at a gas facility in the southern province of Basra, industry sources confirmed to AFP on Thursday.

AMMAN — A circular will be issued in the next week regarding May and June salaries according to Defence Order No. 6, Labour Minister Nidal Bataineh said on Thursday.

AMMAN — Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi on Thursday signed a grant agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) of up to 2 million euros to provide consultancy services to support the Jordan Valley Water Resources Project.

NICOSIA — Rival Cypriot leaders agreed on Thursday to gradually reopen crossing points along the island's UN-patrolled ceasefire line from June 8 after successfully containing coronavirus outbreaks on both sides, officials said.

OTTAWA — Nearly half of Canadians subscribe to coronavirus conspiracy theories -- including debunked miracle cures, notions of a 5G cover-up or that the virus was engineered in a Chinese lab, according to a new study.

TUNISIA — Tunisia on Tuesday launched a contact-tracing mobile phone app that identifies and alerts users who may have had contact with others infected with the new coronavirus.

AMMAN — Twenty-three new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the Kingdom on Wednesday, bringing Jordan’s caseload to 672, according to Health Minister Saad Jaber.