House of Jordanian ambassador attacked in Khartoum

The Jordanian foreign ministry said ambassador Saed Radaideh and his embassy staff were at Port Sudan at the time. (Twitter/@RHCJO)
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Updated 27 May 2023
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House of Jordanian ambassador attacked in Khartoum

  • Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries condemn the attack

AMMAN: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs said on Friday that the house of the Jordanian ambassador in Khartoum was attacked and vandalized.

It also confirmed that ambassador Saed Radaideh and his embassy staff were at Port Sudan at the time, and that none of them were harmed in the attack.

The Ministry affirmed Jordan’s condemnation and denunciation of all forms of violence and vandalism, especially those that violate the sanctity of diplomatic buildings.

It also stressed the need to respect the rules of international law and relevant international agreements, especially the Vienna Convention.

Saudi Arabia condemned the attack amid the ongoing fighting between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces.

In a statement, the Saudi foreign ministry said the Kingdom reiterates its denunciation against any forms of violence against diplomats. It also called for commitment to the temporary ceasefire agreement in Sudan and support to humanitarian interventions.

Bahrain also condemned the storming and vandalizing of the ambassador’s house, calling it “a criminal act” that violates international law.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Bahrain’s position on the need to stop the violence in Sudan. It called for full protection of diplomatic missions and punishment to the perpetrators.

Bahrain also urged the rival parties to adhere to the Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan, which was signed in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, and to return to dialogue to end the current crisis and bring peace, stability and security for the people of Sudan.

Earlier this month, the embassy of Jordan in Khartoum was stormed and vandalized, which prompted condemnation from Arab neighbors including Saudi Arabia.

On Friday, a joint statement from the Kingdom and the US said the situation in Sudan had improved since Wednesday, when there had been serious breaches of the ceasefire in Sudan.

 


Kurdish official says Kurds committed to deals with Damascus despite Aleppo violence

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Kurdish official says Kurds committed to deals with Damascus despite Aleppo violence

  • Ahmad said that “we are committed to peace and to resolving problems through dialogue”
  • She accused Syria’s authorities of “choosing the path of war” by attacking Kurdish districts in Aleppo

BEIRUT: Syria’s Kurds are committed to agreements reached with the government, a senior official from their administration told AFP on Friday, despite days of violence in the northern city of Aleppo.
The government and Kurdish forces have traded blame over who started the fighting on Tuesday, which came as they have struggled to implement a deal reached last March to merge the Kurds’ administration and military into the country’s new government.
Elham Ahmad, a senior official in the Kurdish administration in Syria’s northeast, said that “we are committed to peace and to resolving problems through dialogue. But until now, the government... does not want a solution.”
She accused Syria’s authorities of “choosing the path of war” by attacking Kurdish districts in Aleppo.
“With these attacks, the government side is seeking to put an end to the agreements that have been reached. We are committed to them and we are seeking to implement them,” she said.
The government announced a truce early Friday after days of deadly violence that has forced thousands to flee, and granted Kurdish fighters a deadline to leave two districts they control.
But the fighters were refusing to leave the Ashrafiyeh and Sheikh Maqsud areas and intended to “resist” the Syrian army encircling them, a statement by the local councils of the two neighborhoods said.
Ahmad said that “the United States is playing a mediating role... we hope they will apply pressure to reach an agreement.”
A diplomatic source told AFP on Friday that US envoy Tom Barrack was headed to Damascus.