Новости за 21.04.2024

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel's war in Gaza following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said.

LONDON — Britain will avoid implementing most post-Brexit checks on EU food imports due to start this month so as to prevent major disruption at ports, The Financial Times (FT) reported recently.

AMMAN — Busts are among the most widespread forms of funerary depictions of a deceased individuals. During his research on funerary sites, Bilal Annan, from the University of Paris, found around 130 busts from the Roman period in Jordan.

AMMAN — The Baptism Site of Jesus Christ welcomed a total of 20,060 visitors during the first quarter of 2024, showing a drop of 65.5 per cent compared with the same period last year.

AMMAN — On World Heritage Day, observed annually on April 18th, the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority reduced the ticket prices for all non-Jordanians entering the famous rock-cut archaeological site.

LONDON — Mark Robins scored the goal that helped launch Manchester United’s era of dominance. Now he is plotting to deepen their misery in the FA Cup semifinal on Sunday as Coventry boss.

RUFISQUE, Senegal — Members of a 200-strong audience struggle to hold back tears as the credits roll on the film “Io Capitano” in a small auditorium in the outskirts of Senegal’s capital Dakar.

JAKARTA — The threat from an Indonesian volcano that has erupted more than half a dozen times this week is not over, the archipelago’s top volcanology official told AFP, as the crater belched another ash tower on Saturday.