Новости за 13.12.2020

AMMAN — Secretary General of the Islamic Christian Commission for supporting Jerusalem and holy sites Hanna Issa said on Sunday that the Hashemite Custodianship reaffirms the Hashemites’ continuity in safeguarding and rebuilding of the sacred places.

AMMAN — Swiss Ambassador to Jordan Lukas Gasser and Khalid Toukan, director of SESAME, inaugurated the Swiss Lounge at the research institution’s guesthouse.

AMMAN —  Owners of domestic worker recruitment agencies are demanding that the Ministry of Labour “take immediate and serious measures” to support the sector.

AMMAN — The progress of implementing the second phase of the EU-funded SwitchMed/MED Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology (TEST) III project was introduced on Thursday to representatives from ministries, the Chambers of Industry and the Delegation of the EU to Jordan at a virtual meeting organised by the Royal Scientific Society (RSS). 

Being grateful means being mindful of the blessings we daily take for granted. This mindset is a doorway that leads all of us desperate dieters to a safer place. A place where we can sit still long enough to actually see what’s on our plate and be thankful for it.

Dance Dance Dance

Haruki Murakami

Translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum

London: Vintage, 2003, 393 pp

This is Murakami’s sixth novel, written just as he was becoming famous in Japan. Taken out of context, the title seems to be about having fun; it is, in fact, named after an American pop song, one of numerous musical references in the book. Yet, the first appearance of the word, dance, in the story is more ambiguous. It seems to be more about just getting through life and doing what you have to do. Читать дальше...

AMMAN — Contradictory laws and policy loopholes are perpetuating lifelong discrimination against girls and women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as found by Plan International’s new regional analysis.

AMMAN — Former judiciary officials and activists called for the introduction of laws that are gender-sensitive, especially for women who are standing trial on major criminal charges.

AMMAN — Representative of the plastic industry at the Jordan Chamber of Industry Alaa Abu Khazneh on Saturday said that the sector enjoyed positive indicators amid the challenges posed by the spread of COVID-19, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

LONDON — Britain on Saturday readied armed Royal Navy ships to patrol its fishing waters if tempers flare after a "no-deal" Brexit as a make-or-break deadline approached for talks with the European Union.

LONDON — UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged world leaders to declare a "state of climate emergency" and shape greener growth after the coronavirus pandemic, as he opened a summit marking five years since the landmark Paris Agreement.

ADDIS ABABA — The first international aid convoy arrived Saturday in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region since fighting broke out more than a month ago, triggering a refugee crisis and humanitarian disaster.