Новости за 30.09.2021

AMMAN — President of Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) Mashhoor Al Refai and Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Amman Sajjad Ali Khan met to discuss ways to promote the university's cooperation with Pakistani universities.

AMMAN — The Office of the Government Coordinator for Human Rights at the Prime Ministry, in cooperation with Lawyers Without Borders (LWB), on Thursday launched a special platform to receive human rights complaints.

AMMAN — The FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021 (Division A) promises interesting semifinals in Amman as the continents top teams duel for their final positions.

MANAMA -- Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid began a landmark visit on Thursday to Bahrain where he will open the Israeli embassy one year after the US-brokered diplomatic ties.

STOCKHOLM -- Swedish police said on Thursday they were pursuing a suspect over an explosion that injured 16 people in the city of Gothenburg, but there did not seem to be a link to gang crime as first suspected.

JARINJE, Kosovo - Serbia and Kosovo reached an agreement on Thursday to end a tense standoff at their border, EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak said.

AMMAN — Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh on Thursday met Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

AMMAN — The inclusion of Jordan’s first ever Hot Air Balloon Festival in the “Urdun Jannah” programme has evoked positive reactions among Jordanians.

AMMAN — Thirty-five artists from over 10 different countries are showcasing their talents at the International Dance Encounter Amman (IDEA) Festival, currently ongoing in Amman. 

AMMAN — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, the Civil Service Bureau, and the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions. 

BEIRUT — Hundreds of outraged Lebanese, mostly relatives of people killed in last year's Beirut Port explosion, protested Wednesday against the suspension of an investigation into the blast hampered by political interference.

BERLIN — Olaf Scholz's hopes of forming Germany's next coalition government were given a boost Wednesday with congratulations from outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and his main rival after his weekend election win.

TUNIS — Tunisia's president on Wednesday named geologist Najla Bouden as the country's first ever female prime minister-designate, to form a government with limited executive clout after the president seized wide-ranging powers two months ago.