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Police nab ‘dangerous’ suspect in downtown Amman

AFAQ NEWS: Police arrested on Saturday a ‘dangerous’ suspect, of whom many arrest warrants had been issued against, in downtown Amman. The Public Security Directorate (PSD) said that police officers had raided the house of the suspect, who had tried to escape and seek refuge at his cousin’s home. He resisted the security officers, which …

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Syria records 56 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

AFAQ NEWS: Syria announced on Saturday, it has recorded 56 new Covid-19 cases, and 3 virus-related deaths. Meanwhile, 31 patients have recovered during the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative recovery cases to 1456, the Syrian News Agency “SANA” quoted the Ministry of Health as saying. To date, the total caseload recorded in Syria has …

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Iran: Government bodies on alert for cyber attacks

AFAQ NEWS: Iran’s information security service (MAHER) urged various government institutions to stay vigilant in anticipation of imminent cyberattacks. The notice came after two government agencies earlier this week came under a severely disruptive cyberattack. “The incidence of major cyber attack was related to two government organizations and the concerned authorities are dealing with the …

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Libya: Flights between Tripoli, Benghazi to begin

AFAQ NEWS: Commercial flights between Tripoli and Benghazi will resume later this month after they were suspended for more than a year, a Libyan official said Friday. Flights between Benina International Airport in Benghazi and Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport will begin Oct. 23, state-owned Libyan Afriqiyah Airways official Milad al-Hecrasi told Libya Panorama television. The …

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COVID-19 cases in Latin America show signs of decline

afaq news: As daily cases of the coronavirus reach record highs in Europe and the US, some Latin American nations showed a decline in numbers Friday. The region has registered more than 10.3 million cases, although 80% of infections are from five countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Mexico. Those countries are still in the …

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Chinese company ditributes UVC disinfection lamps in Aqaba

AFAQ NEWS: – Bareeqtech, a Chinese company operating at the Aqaba International Industrial Estate, has provided 500 UVC disinfection and sterilizing lamps to the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority ASEZA, in order to maintain a clean environment in light of the global spread of the coronavirus. A statement by ASEZA Chief Commissioner, Nayef Bakhit, on …

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Tax committee receives 2,349 settlement applications

AFAQ NEWS: Individual and corporate taxpayers lodged 2,349 applications with an Income and Sales Tax Department (ISTD) committee in the first nine months of the current year seeking settlements with the department over their tax balances. Of the total, 1,650 applications were related to the income tax while the remainder (699) were sales tax settlement …

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Al-Ayed stresses importance of participatory relationship with media outlets

AFAQ NEWS: Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government spokesperson, Ali Al-Ayed, underlined the importance of the participatory relationship between the government and media outlets, especially in light of the circumstances the Kingdom is going through, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its impacts on various important economic and vital sectors. “We are …

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