Новости за 27.02.2024

BAALBEK, Lebanon — Hizbollah on Monday fired a volley of rockets at an Israeli military base, the Lebanese group said after Israel’s first strikes on Lebanon’s east in months of hostilities linked to the Gaza war.

AMMAN — Members of the ministerial committee formed by the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, on Monday called for holding the occupation accountable for its continued violations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

AMMAN — A recent World Bank report has sparked a call to action among experts in Jordan and the Mashreq region. The report highlights the crucial role of childcare in encouraging more women to join the labour market, emphasising the need for an increased number of workplace nurseries. 

AMMAN — Journalists staged sit-ins on Monday in front of their media outlets in solidarity with Palestinian journalists.

LAHORE, Pakistan — The daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif took control of Pakistan’s most populous region on Monday, becoming the country’s first woman to govern a province.

ABU DHABI — The World Trade Organisation (WTO) pushed for reform at a high-level ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi on Monday, warning that economic headwinds and geopolitical tensions are threatening global commerce and multilateral trading systems.

AMMAN — HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, chairman of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan (RFC) attended on Sunday the special screening of the second part of the American science fiction film “Dune”, which was partly filmed in Wadi Rum.