Новости за 15.01.2024

AMMAN — A menhir is an upright stone that can be found across the globe: Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America and Asia. Whether as an individual standing stone or a group of upright stones, their function was cultic and/or related to funerary practices.

AMMAN — Director General of the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) Raed Khattab on Monday said that the central and northern regions of the Kingdom witnessed rainfall between January 5 and 15 of the 2023/2024 “marbaniyeh”, the local name given to the 40 coldest days of winter.

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a May 2022 State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing a drug dealer to over three years in prison after convicting him of possessing illegal narcotics in Irbid in November 2021.

AMMAN — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the continuation of the Israeli war against Gaza for more than a year and its expansion could lead the Kingdom's economic growth to slow down to less than 2 per cent.

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s new President Bernardo Arevalo promised early on Monday to fight corruption and stand firm against global authoritarianism, in his first speech after being sworn in.

MADRID — Passenger traffic at Spain's airports hit a record high in 2023, official figures showed on Monday, the latest sign the key tourism sector has rebounded strongly from the pandemic.

RIYADH — Vinicius Junior admitted he was “no saint” after inspiring Real Madrid to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday with a hat-trick in a 4-1 thrashing of rivals Barcelona in Saudi Arabia.

AL JAZIRA STATE, Sudan — Bombardments by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) killed seven civilians on Sunday in the White Nile state village of Al Qutaynah, activists said.

COPENHAGEN — Denmark turned a page in its history on Sunday as Queen Margrethe abdicated the throne and her son became King Frederik X, with more than 100,000 Danes turning out for the unprecedented event.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli troops on Sunday killed four militants who crossed in from Lebanon at a disputed border area, the army said as tensions surge on the 100th day of the Israeli war on Gaza.

CAIRO — China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Sunday for the establishment of a Palestinian state and a ceasefire in Gaza, where 100 days of the Hamas-Israel war have killed thousands.

MILAN — Black flowed once again down the runway for Dolce & Gabbana’s men’s show in Milan on Saturday, in an homage to both meticulous tailoring and noble Italian materials and heritage.

AMMAN — Jordan plays Malaysia on Monday evening in their first match at the  2023 AFC Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the tournament which kicked off in Doha, Qatar on January 12. 

AMMAN — Jordan’s long-term annual average hit 42.1 per cent, compared with 39 per cent in the same period last year, the Ministry of Water’s spokesperson Omar Salameh said on Sunday.