Новости за 02.12.2020

AMMAN — Both Wihdat and Jazira lost the chance to take their leads further but have a chance to make up for lost points when Week 15 of the Jordan Professional Football League (Pro League) kicks off on Thursday.

LONDON — Shoppers returned to England’s high streets on Wednesday as shops reopened following the end of a four-week coronavirus lockdown.

WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a “climate emergency” on Wednesday, telling parliament that urgent action was needed for the sake of future generations.

SIWA OASIS, Egypt — Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that clings to life despite the dominance of Arabic.

AMMAN — The National Council for Family Affairs and UNICEF launched a campaign titled “The new epidemic at the time of the pandemic” to curb the effects of cyberbullying on children. 

AMMAN — A Royal Decree was issued on Wednesday, based on the recommendation of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, approving the appointment of Samir Mubaideen as Minister of Interior.

AMMAN — The Cassation Court has upheld a July Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to eight years in prison after convicting him of attempting to murder his brother in mid-2019. 

AMMAN — Eleven professors from the Faculty of Education at Yarmouk University (YU) were featured in the list of 100 most influential authors and researchers in the Arab world, according to a report issued by the Arab Citation & Impact Factor (Arcif) 2020, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

DUBAI — Rebel shelling of government-held districts of Yemen has killed seven children over the past two days, medics and relief agencies said.

LACHIN, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.