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Foreign ministry condemns Israeli demolition of Palestinian house, shop in Jerusalem’s Silwan

AFAQ NEWS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli authorities’ demolition of a house and commercial facility belonging to Jerusalemites in the neighbourhood of Silwan in the occupied Jerusalem. The ministry warned that demolitions and displacements are rejected and condemned, and constitute a violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and Israel’s …

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Lecture offers a glimpse into Gerasa, Philadelphia under Roman times

AFAQ NEWS 28 JUNE   Following the intervention of Roman general Pompey the Great (106 BC-48 BC) in the Levant, Gerasa (Jerash) and Philadelphia (Amman) were integrated into a new province in the autumn of 63 BC, noted a French scholar during a lecture titled “Philadelphia-Amman: the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine City” recently organised by …

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PM checks on major projects in southern Jordan Valley

AFAQ NEWS 27 JUNE Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh on Saturday toured the southern Jordan Valley as part of his recent field visits and tours to a number of regions in the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Khasawneh was accompanied by the Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad Najjar, …

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UN urges Israel to ‘immediately’ halt settlement expansion

AFAQ NEWS  The United Nations accused Israel of flagrantly violating international law by expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The global body urged the country’s new government to halt their enlargement immediately. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland reported on the implementation of a 2016 Security Council …

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Czech Republic: Deadly tornado sweeps through villages

AFAQ NEWS A tornado has swept through several villages in the Czech Republic, killing five people and leaving more than 150 others injured. Thursday night’s storm blew the roofs off buildings in the south-eastern Breclav and Hodonin districts, uprooting trees and overturning cars. Winds of at least 219km/h (136 mph) were recorded and the worst-hit …

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Kingdom imports 2.258 million oil barrels, 2074 thousand tons of crude oil in 2020

AFAQ NEWS The Kingdom imported 2074 thousand tons of crude oil through the southern port of Aqaba, while the total quantities of Iraqi oil imported in 2020 amounted to about 2.258 million barrels of oil through the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JOPetrol). The strategic stockpile owned by the government and stored in Al-Madhuna was enhanced …

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Canada: 76.5% of Ontario’s population received Covid-19 vaccine

AFAQ NEWS Ontario’s Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, announced that 76.5 percent of the province’s population will be vaccinated with at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines, and 26 percent of its population will be vaccinated with two doses. “Ontario will move to the second stage of reopening the province on July 2, after the …

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Adaileh stresses importance of bolstering partnership between Arab world, China, 1st, final add

AFAQ NEWS Chaired from the Arab side by Qatar, president of the current session of the Arab League Council, Adaileh pointed out that holding this meeting reflects the commitment of Arab countries and China to move forward in cooperation based on mutual respect, and represents an opportunity to complement the coordination and efforts made at …

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SSC hears 5 prosecution witnesses in its first hearing into “sedition” case

afaq news The State Security Court (SSC) on Monday opened its first hearing into what has become publicly known as the “sedition” case in which Bassem Awadallah, a former minister of planning and finance, and Sharif “Abdulrahman-Hassan” bin Zaid face charges of incitement and sedition. The two defendants arrived at the court building this morning …

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