Новости за 19.02.2024

LONDON — A man who piloted an “unseaworthy” boat across the English Channel was found guilty on Monday of the manslaughter of four migrants who drowned during the crossing.

SANAA — Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Monday they struck a British ship in the Gulf of Aden, after a maritime security firm reported overnight an attack on a UK-registered ship.

BEIRUT — At least two Israeli air strikes hit southern Lebanon on Monday near the coastal city of Sidon, state media and an AFP photographer said.

AMMAN — The ongoing war on Gaza has significantly disrupted the local hotel industry in Jordan, leading to a substantial drop in demand for its services, according to the Jordan Hotel Association (JHA).

SINGAPORE — Aviation hub Singapore will require airlines departing from the city-state to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2026 as part of industry plans to cut carbon emissions, the transport minister said on Monday.

TULKARM, Palestinian Territories — Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinian men during a raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry said.

AMMAN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed the solid Washington-Amman relations as a "testament to a shared vision of peace, security, and prosperity for the entire region".

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation has upheld a January 2023 State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing a drug dealer to four years in prison for possessing five Captagon pills in Amman in July 2022.

AMMAN — The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) on Sunday announced the formation of a new Technical Advisory Board, chaired by HH Princess Dina Mired.

AMMAN — Traditionally, archaeological teams would go to the site, excavate, collect artefacts, analyse them and prepare reports that would be published in scholarly papers, journals and books. The involvement of the local community within the work of Jordanian and international archaeologists and their teams was minimal.