Новости за 31.01.2024

PARIS — The French government announced on Wednesday that it had slashed the crowd size for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics this July amid security and other organisational worries.

VIENNA — An unaccompanied minor refugee’s right to family reunification cannot be dependent on financial resources or curbed by reaching adulthood, the EU Court of Justice confirmed on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he had decided on a response to a deadly drone strike on US forces in an outpost in Jordan nearby the northeastern borders with Syria but said he did not seek a wider war in the Middle East.

TEHRAN — Iran on Tuesday summoned the British ambassador to Tehran to protest against London's "accusations" against the Islamic republic, state media reported.

AMMAN — Yemeni Ambassador to Jordan Jalal Ibrahim has highlighted His Majesty King Abdullah’s support for the Palestinian people and his efforts to end the war on Gaza, and provide humanitarian aid to the war-torn strip.

AMMAN — The Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme, in cooperation with the Higher Population Council (HPC) and ShareNet Jordan, launched two policy papers on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, after a meeting held on Monday with the participation of numerous organisations, United Nations agencies, as well as governmental and non-governmental bodies.

AMMAN — On Thursday, the German-Jordanian Society (DJG), led by the German-Jordanian University former professors Jochen Pleines (DJG president) and Anton Mangstl (DJG chairman of the Advisory Board), launched a Zoom conference on “Sustainable Water Management in the Jordanian Desert”. 

AMMAN — President of the Jordan and Amman Chambers of Industry Fathi Jaghbeer on Tuesday affirmed that His Majesty King Abdullah is a "staunch" supporter of the Jordanian industry.

AMMAN — Jordan ranked fourth in the Arab world and 63rd globally out of 180 countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2023, which was issued on Tuesday by Transparency International.

TRIPOLI — Libyan authorities on Tuesday began sending more than 320 irregular migrants to their home country Nigeria, an immigration official told AFP.