Day: May 7, 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, on Sunday participated in the extraordinary session of Arab Council at the ministerial level, called for by Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt to discuss Syrian crisis developments. Safadi took part in the extraordinary session held at Egypt’s invitation, in coordination with Saudi Arabia, to discuss developments related to the Sudanese file, and in another session held at Palestine’s request to review developments in the Palestinian territories. On the sidelines of the meetings, Safadi held talks seperately with Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, Saudi FM, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and Morocco’s top diplomat, Nasser Bourita. Safadi also held a tripartite meeting with his Saudi counterpart, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and Kuwaiti FM, Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Media and Communications Directorate at the Royal Hashemite Court announces the opening of registration for Arab and foreign media wishing to cover events related to the wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Miss Rajwa Khalid Alseif, on June 1. Those interested may send accreditation requests to w23media@rhc.jo, and will receive a response requesting the necessary information for registration, and providing guidelines for media coverage. Only representatives of Arab and international TV channels, as well as international agencies will be considered for accreditation. Applicants must complete and submit the received accreditation form and any required documentation to be considered. All applications will undergo a review and approval process. Only a limited number of passes are available and accreditation cannot be guaranteed for all applicants. The 23rd of May will be the deadline for submitting media accreditation requests. Accredited media professionals will be notified of the dates and locations of receiving their accreditation badges via e-mail. The marriage ceremony of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Miss Rajwa Khalid Alseif will take place at Zahran Palace, after which the wedding procession will head to Al Husseiniya Palace, where the wedding reception and dinner will take place. The wedding reception and dinner banquet are closed to the media. The media accreditation pass will provide the holder with access to the Media Centre at Zahran Park, across the street from Zahran Palace, or to select locations along the motorcade route, depending on the type of badge. There will be no media access to palace grounds. Broadcast frequencies will be provided once available, while photos from the wedding will be uploaded on the RHC’s Flickr account (https://www.flickr.com/photos/rhcjo/).

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Basra Operations Command denied what was circulated by some satellite channels about the security situation getting out of control inside Al-Zubair district, south of the governorate.

The leadership of Basra Operations Command said in a statement, “This news is inaccurate and untrue, as it is a personal clan case between cousins from a clan known for the district and has nothing to do with sectarianism.”

It indicated that the security forces are extending their control in Al-Zubair district and pursuing those responsible for the quarrel that claimed the life of one of its members.

The leadership called on all satellite channels to be accurate in transmitting news.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

A fire broke out at Bani Saad electricity distribution station in Diyala Governorate. .

A local source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that “a fire engulfed parts of Bani Saad electricity distribution station, southwest of Baquba, which led to the station going out of work and power outages throughout the district.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, decided to return the Iraqi antiquities borrowed by Britain during his return to the country.

A presidential statement said that a ceremony took place in the building of the Iraqi embassy in London, on Friday the fifth of May, with the follow-up and blessing of the President of the Republic, Abd al-Latif Jamal Rashid, to receive (6) thousand antiquities from Britain that had been borrowed from Iraq for study purposes since 1923.

The statement indicated that this came on the sidelines of his visit to the United Kingdom to attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, where the President of the Republic decided to return the artifacts from London to Baghdad during his return to the country after the conclusion of his current visit to Britain, and to hand over the pieces duly to the Iraqi Museum.

The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, the Iraqi Ambassador to Britain, Jaafar Al-Sadr, the Director-General of British Museums, and the Director-General of the Museum of London, in addition to a large number of media professionals, specialists and prospectors from Iraq and Britain.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Independent MP Kadhim Al-Fayyad affirmed that reducing the budget deficit is political by a certain percentage.

He told the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: The budget deficit expected to be approved during the current month is large and needs important steps to reduce it.

Al-Fayyad added: The decline in the budget deficit rates is not entirely economic, but it has an important percentage on the political side, which is if al-Sudani is allowed to follow his reform footsteps, we will see a clear reduction of the deficit.

Parliament committees are still in continuous discussions and hosting ministers and governors in order to reach an appropriate formula for approving a general budget for the state for three years.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Syrian Center for Seismology announced that an earthquake of 3.2 degrees on the Richter scale of 9 degrees was recorded today, Sunday, east of Hama, about 77 kilometers away.

The center stated in a statement reported by the Syrian News Agency, SANA, that the tremor occurred at 37.595 longitude and 35.036 latitude, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency