Новости за 16.08.2021

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, August 16 (Petra)-- Firefighters the central Amman Civil Defense Directorate put out a fire that broke out in a hotel under construction in the Fifth Circle area, in western Amman.Firefighting teams of the Central...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, August 16 (Petra) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday said that the international community misjudged the situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban quickly seized power following the withdrawal of foreign...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) London, August 16 (Petra) -- The UK Monday reported a drop in the daily COVID-19 deaths, with 26 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, compared with 61 Sunday, taking the death toll to 130,979.The Department of Health...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, August 16 (Petra) - The High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy in the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, called for an emergency meeting of the EU countries foreign ministers, to discuss developments of the...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, August 16 (Petra) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday described as "bitter" the situation in Afghanistan, saying that US internal political reasons contributed to the decision to withdraw Western forces from...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Washington, August 16 (Petra) -- The US State Department on Monday said that the US military has secured the vicinity of Kabul Airport, and that the US embassy in Kabul has been completely evacuated, and the US flag has been...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) London, Aug. 16 (Petra) -- British Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, said that British and NATO forces won't return to fight in Afghanistan, after the Taliban movement took control of the country.Wallace told...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, August 16 (Petra) -- The administration of the Kabul international airport on Monday suspended commercial flights until further notice to allow civil aviation to transport the departed.Regional and international...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Biden: US will not be involved in never-ending war in Afghanistan, will not repeat past mistakes MENAFN16082021000071011013ID1102632341

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ABU DHABI, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- The UAE suspended on Monday all commercial flights with Afghanistan in light of the recent political turmoil in that country, according to its aviation authority.The UAE's General Civil...

(MENAFN) The Palestinian local authority stated that on Monday, Aug. 16 four Palestinian people lost their lives in confrontations with Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Four Palestinian men were killed by Israeli...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Serial entrepreneur and best known for being the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, Marc Randolph, will be sharing lessons from his journey – at what is now the world’s largest streaming service – with audiences in the...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, Aug. 16 (Petra) -- About 113,000 students passed the 2020/2021 General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) with an overall pass rate of 60.8 per cent, Minister of Education Muhammad Abu Qdeis announced...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, Aug 16 (Petra) –– Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh Monday received Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to discuss cementing Jordanian-Qatari ties.The...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, Aug. 16 (Petra) -- The prices of oil derivatives in global markets have inched down in the second week of August, according to data released on Monday by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.The ministry's...

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, Aug. 16 (Petra) -- A convoy carrying medical supplies and medications was dispatched by the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) on Monday to Lebanon.In a statement, the JHCO said that the convoy, which was...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISTANBUL, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced Monday death toll of floods that struck three northern states in the country last week climbed to 70.Sixty of the dead...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) ISLAMABAD, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- At least five people were killed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan's capital city as hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- The US Department of State confirmed that the "safe evacuation" of all American Embassy personnel in the Afghan capital Kabul is "now complete." "We can confirm that the safe evacuation...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) MADRID, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- Real Madrid and Thibaut Courtois on Monday have agreed an extension to the goalie's contract, which will see him remain at the club for the next five seasons, up until June 30, 2026.Courtois...

(MENAFN) A military official said to Xinhua that on Sunday, Aug. 15 an overall of 10 persons died as pro-government Yemeni forces involved in armed confrontations with the Houthi militants in Yemen–s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The local...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued Monday Amiri Decision No. 35 of 2021 appointing Misfer Faisal Mubarak Al Ajab Al Shahwani as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: The Air Cargo and Private Airports Customs Department thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics in a shipment coming from an Asian country.  The forbidden pills were found hidden inside a laptop. The total...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Doha: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) today reported 260 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 146 people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people recovered in Qatar to...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Amman: Qatar said on Monday it was doing its utmost to help evacuate diplomats and foreign staff in international organisations seeking to leave Afghanistan. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister HE Mohammed bin...