Новости за 11.02.2021

YANGOUN — Myanmar's ruling general signalled waning patience on Thursday with nationwide protests over the military's takeover, ordering demonstrators to return to work or face "effective actions".

DUBAI — Dubai has had to implement a "surge" in its healthcare capacity, recruiting workers from abroad and increasing beds for coronavirus patients, as infections rise despite a vaccination rush, a senior official told AFP.

AMMAN — The Higher Education Council (HEC) on Thursday decided to adopt remote education in the second academic semester with new arrangements, except for practical and applied courses that are identified by universities' boards of trustees and students of clinical stages of medical specialisations.  

AMMAN — Local business owners said that they are pinning hopes on Valentine’s Day to boost their sales, rolling out discounts and offers.

GENEVA — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday offered its backing to the coronavirus vaccine made by embattled drug company AstraZeneca, as one of its experts exchanged barbs with the US government over a controversial mission to probe the pandemic's origins in China.

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a December 2019 State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing a man to seven years in prison after convicting him of attempting to smuggle illegal narcotics to a neighbouring country in October 2018.

AMMAN — Jordanians residing in Egypt and Turkey can apply for passport issuance and renewal electronically.

AMMAN — HIV-related stigma and discrimination constitute a major challenge faced by people living with AIDS, according to Forearms of Change Centre, a local non-governmental organisation in Amman.