Section: Jordan
Dubai witnesses biggest house price fall in the world
Dubai house prices fell by the most in the world in the second half of last year with a 6.2 per cent average drop, according to Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index published today. Lithuania was next lowest with -5.1 per cent, followed by China with -4.9 per cent and Ukraine clocking a 4.3 per cent fall. This represented a big change in...
Libyan militants release 15 doctors held in Sirte
Libyan militants have released 15 Ukrainian doctors in the coastal city of Sirte, Ukrainian ambassador Mykola Nahornyi said Monday. “The doctors have been released after being abducted from a hospital in the city,” Nahornyi told The Anadolu Agency. The diplomat gave, however, no details about the identity of the abductors. …read...
Moody downgrades Russia to ‘junk’ status
Moody’s cut Russia’s debt rating by one notch into ‘junk’ territory Friday, saying the Ukraine crisis and the fall in oil prices and the ruble will further undermine Russia’s economy. Just over one month since its last downgrade of Moscow’s credit rating, Moody’s said Russia “is expected to experience a deep...
Obama budget proposes $8.8 billion to fund fight against ISIS
AMMONNEWS – Facing new security challenges in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $534 billion Pentagon base budget plus $51 billion in war funds as it urged Congress to end spending cuts which it says erode U.S. military power.In addition to the base budge …read more Source: Ammon...
Etihad Airways to hold 11 cabin crew recruitment days in February
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is holding 11 recruitment days in February 2015, seeking individuals with outstanding hospitality experience to join its World’s Leading Airline Cabin Crew. The international recruitment days will take place in five different cities around the world, including CV drop...
NATO concerned over Russian forces in Crimea
AMMONNEWS – NATO’s top military commander has said he is “very concerned” that Russia’s military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks across the whole Black Sea region.US General Philip Breedlove’s comments late on Wednesday came amid fears in Kiev that …read...
Sanctions, oil prices cost Russian economy $140 billion a year
Lower oil prices and Western financial sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis will cost Russia around $130-140 billion a year — equivalent to around 7 per cent of its economy — Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday. …read more Source: Al...
FIFA says boycott of 2018 World Cup in Russia would be ‘nonsense’
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has said that a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia would be nonsense. Some European politicians suggested European countries could boycott the World Cup over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which many Western governments accuse Russia of provoking. Valcke said that talk of a boycott was an attempt to...
Notorious ‘White Widow’ killed by sniper in Ukraine
A British woman terrorist suspect dubbed the ‘White Widow’ has been killed in Ukraine, it was claimed on Wednesday. Samantha Lewthwaite, 30, was gunned down by a Russian sniper two weeks ago, alleged Regnum news agency in Moscow. …read more Source: Al...
