Новости за 06.09.2020

SOUSSE, Tunisia — Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before three assailants were shot dead in a firefight, the security force said, labelling it a "terrorist" act.

RABAT — Delegates from Libya's rival administrations are expected to meet for talks in Morocco on Sunday, a Moroccan diplomatic source said, after the two sides announced a surprise ceasefire last month.

AMMAN — Solidarity Is Global Institute (SIGI) on Sunday condemned the alleged bullying of a woman with visual impairment, who announced her intention to run for the next parliamentary elections.  

AMMAN — Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Musa Maaytah on Sunday said that efforts are under way to secure the success of the upcoming Parliamentary elections by involving all citizens in the election process.

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday met Secretary of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Saeb Erekat and discussed latest developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. 

ALGIERS — For over a year Algeria's defiant anti-government "Hirak" protestors seemed unstoppable, but weekly demonstrations skidded to a halt due to restrictions to end the coronavirus crisis.

BERLIN — Tensions deepened between Germany and Russia over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Sunday, with Germany threatening sanctions and Russia accusing Berlin of delaying the investigation it demanded.

STOCKHOLM — While the coronavirus crisis has pushed Europe’s economies into record second quarter slumps, Nordic countries have fared better than most, with their well-oiled welfare states helping to limit the damage.

HONG KONG — At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new "Made in China" labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiralling diplomatic tensions.