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AMMAN — The Jordanian National Commission for Women Affairs (JNCW) is holding a series of virtual seminars and meetings with partners from various ministries, official bodies and donors to develop the second phase of the National Plan for Women's Economic Empowerment in Jordan.

By Paul Ricard
Agence France-Presse

PARIS — A return to enjoying drinks with friends on a cafe terrace, so eagerly anticipated after seemingly interminable closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic, still poses a relatively small risk of contagion, experts warn, suggesting a variety of safeguards. 

After months of on-again, off-again lockdown, many countries have reopened their bars or plan to do so soon.

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PARIS — For the second time in three years the UEFA Champions League final will be an all-English affair, with the financial might of the Premier League and the backing of mega-rich owners helping clear the path to Istanbul for Chelsea and Manchester City.

FRANKFURT — Lufthansa's shareholders on Tuesday approved a plan for the airline to raise 5.5 billion euros ($6.6 billion) on the market, in order to start paying down state aid that has kept it aloft during the coronavirus pandemic.

AMMAN — Participants of a symposium agreed unanimously on the importance of the role of civil society organisations in development and raising awareness about rights and laws, as well as in economic and social areas.

AMMAN — The Amman Court of First Instance on Thursday heard the testimony of one prosecution witness in the case of the oxygen outage at the New Salt Public Hospital that claimed the lives of seven patients in March.

AMMAN — The rate of Jordanian women’s economic participation stood at 14.2 per cent in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics (DoS).

AMMAN — Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, secondhand and outlet stores gain popularity as more Jordanians turn away from retail stores.

DAMASCUS — Israeli air strikes carried out overnight on targets in Syria's northwestern region of Latakia killed one civilian and wounded several other people, state media and a war monitor reported on Wednesday.

AMMAN — Activists on Wednesday stressed that citizenship rights for families of Jordanian women married to non-Jordanians remain a major demand that will be continuously pursued by the women’s movement.

LONDON — The Group of Seven (G-7) wealthy democracies on Wednesday worked on plans to scale up global COVID-19 vaccinations, as calls mounted for a drastic increase in funding to help developing nations virtually shut out of early efforts.