Новости за 28.04.2016

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday reiterated its opposition to a planned French peace conference, calling instead for direct and unconditional negotiations with the Palestinians.

BAGHDAD — US Vice President Joe Biden held talks in Baghdad Thursday during an unannounced visit to Iraq, whose leadership has been locked in a protracted political crisis even as its forces battle extremists.

AMMAN — The new Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Society on Thursday called on members of the “illegal” MB to join the licensed group due to the recent incidents that put the existence of the mother group on the line.

AMMAN — The Israeli Salem Military Court has adjourned the trial of Jordanian engineer Thaer Hwaiti to May 25, an activist on prisoner issues said on Thursday.

AMMAN — The Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) said on Thursday that unknown assailants fired shots at the power distribution feeder in Jafer area in Maan on Wednesday night. 

AMMAN — Scores of families held a sit-in outside the Education Ministry on Thursday in protest against a decision to make students who sit for secondary school exams outside Jordan undertake a proficiency test.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Growing safety fears surrounding Israel's largest but ageing atomic research centre have provoked fresh questions over its future and a dilemma over the secrecy of the country's alleged nuclear arsenal.

DOHA — Turkey deployed soldiers to a new military base in Qatar on Thursday as part of a security agreement which visiting Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said would help counter threats to both countries.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Reconstruction aid to over 1,000 families in Gaza has been suspended due to a lack of materials, the United Nations said on Friday, after Israel banned the private import of cement over corruption claims.

LONDON/TRIPOLI — Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has ambitious plans to restore output to pre-2011 levels after years of violence and disruption, officials said.