Новости за 25.11.2021

AMMAN — As the olive harvest season gets underway, significant numbers of citizens and residents are flocking to farms and mills to experience first-hand olive picking and the oil extraction process, according to farmers and olive producers.

AMMAN — Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh on Thursday issued Defence Order No. 35 of 2021, regulating entry to public and private institutions, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

AMMAN — Jordan starts its Asian qualifiers for the Basketball World Cup — the world's premier basketball competition — when they host Saudi Arabia at Prince Hamzah Arena on Friday evening.

HONG KONG — Gently unwrapping clingfilm covering the old man's damaged feet — skin darkened and cracked, nails lumpen and deformed — the Hong Kong beautician doesn't flinch. Instead she picks up her tools and starts working.

AMMAN — The Disi pipeline resumed pumping water as of Thursday, after five days of water pumping suspension for annual maintenance works.

AMMAN — Thirty COVID-19 deaths and 4,283 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Thursday, increasing the caseload to 932,539, the government announced.

LONDON — Leading stock markets mostly rose on Thursday following data confirming a strong US economic recovery.

AMMAN — Airport International Group (AIG) announced that Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed 3,619,894 passengers (PAX) during the first 10 months of 2021, registering a 100.1 per cent increase and 52.6 per cent decline against 2020 and 2019 figures, respectively.

KHARTOUM — Sudan's newly reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday ordered a halt to sackings and a review of all appointments made after his detention in last month's military coup.

AMMAN — Deputising for HRH Prince Hassan, former minister Hala Lattouf on Wednesday inaugurated the “Prospects of Building Peace in Arab Societies” conference, which was co-organised by the Royal Institute for Inter Faith Studies (RIIFS) and Egypt’s Coptic Evangelical Organisation for Social Services. 

AMMAN — Two rare bird species were spotted in the Aqaba Bird Observatory (ABO), one of the sites affiliated with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), during the previous few days.

AMMAN — Truck movement from Jordan to Syria has risen by more than 850 per cent this year compared with previous years, according to the Association of Owners of Clearance and Transport Companies.