Новости за 27.07.2020

AMMAN — A report by the Workers’ House predicted that the number of unemployed citizens will reach 629,000 by the end of this year.

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Vatican's Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher on Monday reiterated continued action to develop Jordanian-Vatican relations and enhance cooperation towards maintaining regional security and peace.

PARIS — Recorded deaths from the coronavirus neared 650,000 on Monday as the disease surged back at hotspots in Asia, Europe and the Americas, prompting renewed restrictions, targeted lockdowns and compulsory mask wearing orders.

AL BIREH, Palestine — A mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Al Bireh was damaged by fire and Hebrew-language graffiti on Monday, in a predawn attack that Palestinians blamed on Jewish settlers.

BAGHDAD — Two demonstrators died in Baghdad early Monday after being shot in confrontations with security forces, the first victims of protest-related violence under a new Iraqi premier who had promised a dialogue with activists.

AMMAN — Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) CEO Kholoud Saqqaf said that the fund had achieved good returns at the end of June 2020 despite unprecedented challenges posed by the  COVID-19 pandemic. 

BEIRUT — United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL called for “maximum restraint” after clashes on Monday on the border between Lebanon and Israel, adding the firing had stopped.

TAEZ, Yemen — The two facades of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez bear testament to the ravages of a war that has consumed the Arabian Peninsula country.

RABAT — Morocco’s roads and transport hubs saw chaotic scenes after authorities announced snap movement restrictions affecting eight cities and towns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

MELBOURNE — Australia on Monday posted its highest number of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, even as officials expressed hope outbreaks in locked-down Melbourne may have peaked.