Новости за 12.02.2024

VATICAN CITY — Argentina’s top political and religious leaders — President Javier Milei and Pope Francis — met for the first time on Sunday in Rome, amid the explosive economic situation in their native country.

AMMAN — Revda Wardeh visits Jordan and the Dead Sea a few times a year with her Greek Cypriot husband. Running away from her hectic work at a brokerage company in Limassol, she chills and trills by hiking, riding, paragliding and camping.

AMMAN — The value of certificates of origin issued by the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in January of 2024 amounted to JD108 million, compared with JD99 million in the same period of the previous year.

AMMAN — Jordan and Iraq signed the first amendment document to the electricity supply contract on Sunday, which will provide Iraq with 40 megawatts of electric power at 132 kilovolts to meet the demand in the Ratba region.

GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — Hamas on Sunday warned that any Israeli offensive in Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah would scupper talks about the release of hostages seized in the October 7 sudden attacks.

ISLAMABAD — Police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday after his party urged protests outside election offices where they said rigging had taken place in last week's national vote.