Новости за 03.03.2021

ANKARA — Turkey is willing to negotiate with Egypt and sign a deal over maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish foreign minister said on Wednesday.

AL HOL CAMP, Syria — At least 31 killings have rocked a camp holding Daesh terror group relatives in Syria since early January, a Kurdish official said on Wednesday, with aid groups warning of a “nightmare”.

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has admitted for the first time that French soldiers murdered a top Algerian independence figure then covered up his death in the latest acknowledgement by Paris of its colonial-era crimes.

AMMAN — World Wildlife Day, which falls on March 3, this year celebrates forest-based livelihoods and seek to promote forest wildlife management models and practices that accommodate both human well-being and the long-term conservation of forests.

AMMAN — The United Nations COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi Partner Trust Fund announced $850,000 in funding to implement a new project in response to the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Jordan.

WASHINGTON/ RIYADH — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two commanders of Yemen's Houthi rebels, blaming them for civilian deaths and denouncing their ties with Iran as Washington seeks to halt the devastating war.

TEHRAN — Iran warned on Tuesday against a potential resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog condemning its suspension of some nuclear inspections, but stressed it remains committed to diplomacy.

BAGHDAD — Iraq began coronavirus vaccinations on Tuesday, inoculating medical staff hours after a military plane brought in 50,000 Sinopharm jabs donated by China.

AMMAN — Twenty-nine COVID-19 deaths and 5,124 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Tuesday, increasing the caseload to 402,282, the government announced.

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Tuesday reiterated the necessity of resuming “serious” negotiations towards a comprehensive and just peace according to the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side a secure Israel, on the basis of international law and the Arab Peace Initiative.