Новости за 14.07.2020

KIEV — Ukraine said on Tuesday it was too early to conclude that a Kiev-bound passenger plane was shot down by Iran in January because of human error as Tehran has claimed.

BENGHAZI, Libya — The Libyan parliament aligned with strongman Khalifa Haftar has passed a motion supporting an Egyptian military intervention if needed against what it termed a Turkish "occupation".

AMMAN — World Youth Skills Day, which falls annually on July 15,  this year will take place in a challenging context due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the UN.

AMMAN — Livestock merchants expect prices of cattle during Eid Al Adha to be less than they were last year coupled with a drop in demand due to the current economic conditions people are facing in light of the COVID-19 crisis. 

BEIJING — Chinese trade enjoyed surprise growth in June as the world slowly emerges from economy-strangling lockdowns, though officials warned of headwinds for recovery owing to the spread of the pandemic.

NEW YORK — Wall Street stocks edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday following mixed earnings reports from large banks as markets assessed the economic hit from the US coronavirus resurgence.

TOKYO — The Tokyo art exhibit opened to enthusiastic visitors, but many of those circulating weren’t just there to soak in some culture — they were casing the joint for a midnight raid.

MOSCOW — Three Russian and several Turkish soldiers were wounded on Tuesday in Syria's restive Idlib province when a joint military patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device, Russia's defence ministry said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A coalition of rights groups said Monday that "repression" and "intimidation" are threatening free speech in Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown and months of angry protests.

WARSAW — Polish President Andrzej Duda has squeezed past his europhile rival to win reelection, official results showed on Monday, but the narrow victory puts his allies in the populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party government on the back foot.

AMMAN — The majority of Jordanians, at 97.4 per cent, encourage achieving self-reliance in energy, according to a recent opinion poll.

AMMAN — The early inhabitants of Lisan Peninsula, on the southern corner of the Dead Sea, explored the potential of the spring waters for irrigation, according to a Palestinian scholar. 

AMMAN — Unionists in the agriculture sector on Monday called on the government to facilitate the return of foreign agriculture workers to the Kingdom to protect the industry in the coming years.