Новости за 01.01.2024

HODEIDA, Yemen — The US military said on Sunday its Navy helicopters fired at Iran-backed Houthi rebel boats off Yemen that were attacking a cargo ship, with Yemeni sources reporting 10 rebels killed.

AMMAN — Welcoming approximately 212,000 visitors in 2023, the Baptism site observed an increase by 36 per cent compared with 2022, according to Director General of the Baptism Site Commission Rustom Mkhjian.

AMMAN — Hallabat complex includes a mosque, nearby baths, other building and structures. Located 60 kilommetres northeast of Amman, it was a strategic site in 2nd and 3rd centuries when the Roman Empire started to crumble and suffered a series of defeats from Sassanid Empire. 

AMMAN — The government’s fuel pricing committee on Sunday lowered the prices of diesel, unleaded 90- and 95-octane gasoline for 1-31 January.

BEIRUT — More than 4,360 people, including combatants and civilians, were killed in Syria's civil war in 2023, in the thirteenth year since fighting began, a war monitor said on Sunday.

NAIROBI — The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday visited Djibouti, which is leading regional efforts to broker a ceasefire after more than eight months of war.

NEW YORK — Boeing shares fell Thursday after the US aviation giant said its 737 MAX aircraft should be inspected to check for loose hardware on plane rudder control systems.

LONDON — British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to buy a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United is the latest twist in the remarkable story of one of the world’s most famous football clubs.