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WORLD NEWSFriday 29 January 2016
World urged to invest in Jordan to create jobs for Syrians
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — spoke to reporters ahead placed still live. of thousands of Syrian refu- and for Jordanians.
The head of the Interna- of next week’s annual Syria One of the goals of the gees to Europe over the Katamine suggested bil-
tional Labor Organization aid conference, to be held conference is to find ways past year, driven in large lions of dollars would be re-
and Jordan’s labor minis- in London. An appeal co- to improve lives of refu- part by increasingly tough quired, adding that putting
ter on Thursday called for ordinated by U.N. agencies gees in the overburdened conditions in the regional Jordanians to work would
large-scale international seeks close to $9 billion for host countries, including host countries. Ryder and be the priority.
investment in the kingdom 2016, to help war victims Jordan, by creating job Katamine did not give spe- The labor minister said Eu-
to help put Syrian refugees in Syria, as well as some opportunities. The shift in cifics, including how much rope is experiencing now
living there to work. 4.3 million Syrian refugees emphasis from previous investment would be need- what Jordan has dealt with
ILO chief Guy Ryder and Ni- and regional host coun- donor conferences came ed or how many jobs could for the past five years — a
dal Katamine, the minister, tries, where most of the dis- after the influx of hundreds be created, both for Syrians mass influx of refugees.q
Car-making deals, protests greet Iranian president in Paris
ELAINE GANLEY France’s President Francois Hollande, right, welcomes Iranian in Syria and Iraq, Rouhani by the end of 2017.
Associated Press President Hassan Rouhani, prior to a meeting, at the Elysee Pal- said during the joint confer- French and Iranian com-
PARIS (AP) — France’s gov- ace, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Iranian President Hassan ence. “We must help the panies also signed agree-
ernment welcomed Iranian Rouhani said his country is “favorable terrain” for resumed trade Syrian people so that the ments in the sectors of air
President Hassan Rouhani between East and West as he and French Prime Minister Manuel Syrian people can build a and maritime transport, air-
on Thursday with promises Valls pledged to turn the page on past tensions. sustainable future for the ports, health and agricul-
of a new beginning in an country,” he said. ture. Oil and gas company
old relationship, starting (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Rouhani decried the sanc- Total inked a deal with the
with investments to boost tions his country was previ- National Iranian Oil Com-
Iran’s flagging economy as an opportunity to draw supports the government ously under, saying history pany to purchase crude
that has been crippled by Iran into a role of crisis-solv- of President Bashar Assad, has shown that they “never oil.
decades of sanctions. ing, notably in Syria’s civil which Paris firmly opposes. worked.” He said the nucle- The French presidency said
“It’s a new chapter of our war where Iran actively “We must fight terrorism” ar deal that led to the lifting the total amount of the
relationship,” French presi- of sanctions this month can deals signed during Rou-
dent Francois Hollande serve as a model for solu- hani’s visit, including Airbus,
said in a joint news confer- tions in other crises, notably could reach up to 30 billion
ence following a two-hour in the Middle East. euros ($32.8 billion).
meeting with Rouhani at A total of 20 agreements The historic outreach trip
the Elysee palace. “I want were signed after Rou- did face some strains, how-
that relationship to be use- hani’s meeting with Hol- ever, in a reminder of the
ful, useful to both countries, lande. complexities confronting
useful to the (Middle East) Iran Air signed a deal to all sides despite the French
region affected by wars, buy 118 aircraft from Airbus, welcome mat.
crises and tragedies.” valued at 22.8 billion euros France has asked its Eu-
Hollande added that he ($25 billion). PSA Peugeot ropean Union partners to
raised the issue of human Citroen also announced a consider new sanctions on
rights and freedom during joint venture with Iran Kho- Iran for its recent ballistic
the meeting. dro to produce latest-gen- missile tests, officials told
France sees the visit also eration vehicles in Tehran The Associated Press. q
Man with 2 handguns, partner arrested at Disneyland Paris
ANGELA CHARLTON No one was hurt in the in- for trying to enter the hotel with the authorities, and rounded the hotel Thursday
cident, and the park — Eu- with arms were unclear. the safety and security of evening, and a car was
MILOS KRIVOKAPIC rope’s most-visited tour- “During a routine security our guests and cast mem- towed away from the park-
ist attraction — remained screening checkpoint at bers is our utmost priority.” ing lot,
Associated Press open after the arrests. one of our hotels, weap- The man’s partner was de- though it’s unclear whether
The man, 28, was detained ons were discovered in a tained later at the park, the car was linked to the
PARIS (AP) — A man who at the New York Hotel, part guest’s luggage through the police official said. The arrests.
of the Disneyland complex, our X-ray machine. woman didn’t appear to Employees at the New York
tried to bring two handguns according to a police offi- The police were immedi- be armed, Hotel and several others
cial who wasn’t authorized ately notified,” Disneyland and no other suspects are around Disneyland Paris
into a hotel at Disneyland to be publicly named. He Paris communications chief currently being pursued, said they continued func-
was also found to have a Francois Banon said. “We the official said. tioning as usual after the
Paris was detained Thurs- Quran. The man’s motives continue to work closely About a dozen police sur- arrest. q
day along with his female
partner,
authorities said, amid lin-
gering jitters around the
French capital following at-
tacks last year.
