Day: April 19, 2023

Her Royal Highness Princess Rym al-Ali, founder of the Jordan Media Institute (JMI), met with a delegation from the Norwegian Institute of Journalism, led by its Head Siri Skaalmo. Her Highness and the delegation discussed a cooperation agreement they had previously signed and explored future projects aimed at journalism training. The meeting tackled the critical role of the press in promoting values of justice, dialogue, openness to others, and acceptance of difference in order to push democracy forward, in addition to artificial intelligence challenges in newsrooms and the importance of journalists’ critical thinking and analytical skills in using new technologies. Torry Pederson, a trainer at the Norwegian institute and an expert in digital transformation, held a 2-day training workshop for JMI’s master’s students in journalism and media.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The solution to international disputes should be based on the principle of indivisibility of security, and on the basis of the principles of the United Nations Charter, including the situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed.

Lavrov’s remarks came at a press conference with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto in Caracas cited by RT website.

“Let us recall the recent statements of representatives of the Zelensky regime who demanded the return of Crimea and threatened, or rather gladly vowed, that as soon as this happens, they will destroy the Russian language and Russian culture in Crimea, and make Ukrainian and world culture dominate there,” Lavrov said.

Lavrov added ” I am convinced that these demagogic statements are understandable, and their purpose and meaning is understandable.”

Lavrov stressed that no country should enhance its security at the expense of others and create threats to anyone.

On the other hand, Lavrov said: “Washington has flagrantly misused the status of the host country for the United Nations headquarters after hesitating to issue entry visas to all members of the Russian delegation that will participate in a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York.”

Lavrov made it clear that Washington did not explain in any way its actions in the issue of visa issuance.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

An earthquake measuring 4.6 magnitudes on the Richter Scale struck Bengkulu province, off the southwest coast of Sumatra Indonesian island.

“The tremor occurred at a depth of 48.8km, 62km west of the province’s capital, without any human casualties, material damage, or tsunami warnings,” the US Geological Survey stated.

Indonesia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire (an area with a high degree of tectonic activity) where a majority of the world’s earthquakes occur.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The National Earthquake Center has announced that the stations of the National Seismological Network recorded 7 weak tremors, ranging between 1.5 and 3 magnitudes on the Richter Scale in the past 24 hours.

The center stated in a statement on Wednesday, that two tremors were recorded in Liwa Iskenderun, two others 12 km southeast of Hama while a quake was recorded 48 km southwest of Idleb, and two tremors in Turkey.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

An Emirati aid plane arrived at Lattakia International Airport at dawn on Wednesday.

“The plane is carrying 8.7 tons of relief aid for those affected by the earthquake,” Director of Lattakia International Airport, Eng. Ziyad al-Tawil said in a statement to SANA’s reporter.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

One person was killed and two others were injured after the Ukrainian army targeted Nova Kakhovka City with mortar shells, the local authorities in Kherson region said.

“Causalities were reported among the civilians as well as material damages to the houses and the buildings due to the Ukrainian shelling which targeted on Wednesday morning the residential areas in the city with 120 mm mortar shells,” RT website quoted Deputy Governor of Kherson Province, Vladimir Saldo, as saying.

Two explosions of gas supply pipes and a partial power outage were also recorded, according to the authorities.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, the authorities in Nova Kakhovka reported that Ukrainian forces had begun heavy shelling of the city, and appealed to people to stay in shelters.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency