Новости за 11.04.2021

AMMAN — Last week, Jabal Amman Publishers launched the first virtual book fair in an attempt to make up for the missed book fairs schools normally organise and attend, which have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID pandemic. 

CAIRO — The driver of a speeding Egyptian train and his assistant had both left the driver’s cabin when it crashed into another train last month, the prosecution service alleged on Sunday.

BEIRUT — During the civil war that ended over 30 years ago Abla Barotta survived shelling and clashes, but she now fears a “slow death” from Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in decades.

ANKARA — A large Libyan government delegation led by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah will travel on Monday to Turkey, a country playing a key role in the North African nation, Turkey’s foreign ministry said.

SHANGHAI — Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine on Saturday over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position.

AMMAN — The Housing Bank approved the distribution of cash dividends at a rate of 12 per cent of the share nominal value for the year 2020, according to a bank statement.

DRESDEN, Germany — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will firm up its election manifesto this weekend as Germany prepares for the post-Merkel era, with the party seeking to reverse a lag in support amid infighting and an ailing effort to capitalise on the pandemic.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has sent a cable of condolences to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, over the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

DUBAI — Fighting for the key Yemeni region of Marib has intensified, with 53 pro-government and Houthi rebel fighters killed in the past 24 hours, loyalist military officials said Saturday.

AMMAN — Sixty-two COVID-19 deaths and 3,145 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Saturday, increasing the caseload to 662,395, the government announced.

AMMAN — The Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI), in cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), has launched an employment programme under the Trade for Employment (T4E) project financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Dutch government.