Day: April 22, 2023

The German authorities have decided to massively expel Russian diplomats, thus Berlin is pursuing a course to destroy the entire range of Russia-Germany relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS on Saturday.

“The authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany have decided on another mass expulsion of members of the Russian diplomatic missions in Germany. We strongly condemn these actions of Berlin, which continues to demonstratively destroy the entire range of Russia-Germany relations, including in their diplomatic dimension,” the ministry pointed out.

Russia to ‘mirror’ mass expulsion of its diplomats from Berlin. “As a response to Berlin’s hostile actions, the Russian side has decided to mirror the decision and expel German diplomats from Russia, as well as to significantly limit the maximum number of employees of German diplomatic missions in our country. On April 5, 2023, the Russian Foreign Ministry officially notified German Ambassador to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr of this decision,” the ministry pointed out.

“It is indicative that the German side, despite its repeated assurances of unwillingness to make the story public, violated them by making representatives of the media regularly used to organize ‘controlled leaks and information’ issues aware of its plot,” the ministry said.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Based on royal directives, the evacuation of Jordanian citizens from Sudan has begun on Saturday. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ambassador Sinan Majali, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the evacuation includes about 300 Jordanians, explaining that there is permanent and continuous cooperation with the UAE and Saudi Arabia for this purpose.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Lower House Speaker, Ahmad Safadi, on Saturday mourned the passing of former Prime Minister, Mudar Badran, who passed away earlier today. Safadi paid tribute to Badran’s efforts in public service and diplomacy. The House Speaker expressed his condolences to the former Prime Minister’s family.

Source: Jordan News Agency

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a letter to Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council, President of the Republic of Chad, which included an invitation to COP28, that will be held in Dubai Expo City this November.

The letter was delivered by Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Chad.

Source: Emirates News Agency

The death toll from the coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cucunuba municipality has gone up to seven, according to Colombian media report.

La FM radio, cited by Sputnik news agency, reported that a total of eleven people were under the rubble following the blast, four of them have been rescued. The bodies of three miners were brought to the surface earlier this week, while another four bodies were discovered on Friday.

The explosion at three linked coal mines in Cucunuba occurred on Thursday, April 20. Rescue workers have temporarily stopped their operation in order to ventilate the mines following the accumulation of gasses.

There are over 10,000 mines in Colombia, a lot of them illegal. Safety violations have led to numerous incidents at mining sites in the country.

Source: Emirates News Agency