Day: April 22, 2023

The Speaker of the Palestinian National Council (PNC), Rawhi Fattouh, held the Israeli occupation government and the Israeli Prison Services (IPS) fully responsible for the life of the Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan.

Fattouh called on the international community to put pressure on Israel and oblige it to respect international law and to release Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 77 days, and suffers from a very serious health condition.

Source: Palestine News & Information Agency

Weather today is partly cloudy to clear and mild in daytime and slightly to relatively cold in nighttime, particularly in the mountains, with a rise in temperature, which approaches 2°C below the seasonal average, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD).
Light to moderate northwesterly wind blows. Sea waves are low to medium.
Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 23°C and a low of 13°C and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 22°C and a low of 12°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley temperature is expected to reach a high of 32°C and a low of 20°C, while it is expected to reach a high of 25°C and a low of 16°C in Gaza and the coastal areas.
Sunday’s temperature is set to remain steady with cloudy to partly cloudy and mild conditions in daytime and relatively cold conditions in the night, particularly in the mountains.
No significant change is expected in the weather conditions on Monday and Tuesday.

Source: Palestine News & Information Agency

His Majesty King Abdullah, in a phone call on Saturday, exchanged Eid Al Fitr wishes with Morocco King Mohammed VI.

Source: Jordan News Agency

An increase in temperatures on Saturday is forecast bring them back to their annual average for this time of the year, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said. The weather will be generally warm, springy and moderate in most regions, and relatively warm in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, the JMD added. On Sunday, the weather is forecast to remain springy, moderately hot in most regions, and relatively warm in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, and clouds to appear at medium and high altitudes. Scattered showers of rain are expected in the evening in parts of the southern and eastern regions, with northwesterly moderate winds in the Badia area. On Monday and Tuesday, spring weather is expected to prevail in most regions, and relatively warm in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, and the wind will be northwesterly moderate. Temperatures will hover between a low of 13 degrees Celsius and a high of 24 in eastern Amman, a low of 11 degrees Celsius and a high of 22 in western Amman and a low of 20 and a high of 32 degrees Celsius in Aqaba.

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

H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, today evening received Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General, and Eid Al Fitr well-wishers.

ccompanied by Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain, Sheikh Saud received greetings from a number of Sheikhs, senior officials, dignitaries, citizens and residents.

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Source: Emirates News Agency