Warm weather forecast countrywide Saturday-JMD

The weather will be warm almost nationwide and relatively hot in the Badia, Jordan Valley, Dead Sea and Aqaba regions, with often active winds causing dust, especially in the Badia regions, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update. According to the JMD report, a rise in mercury is forecast Sunday, and the maximum temperature will be about 8-10 degrees Celsius higher than their seasonal average. On Monday, the Kingdom will be affected by a state of atmospheric instability, and temperatures will drop slightly, while remaining higher than their seasonal averages, and rain showers accompanied by thunder are expected to occur in the Kingdom’s southern regions. Based on the report, rain showers will gradually cover the Kingdom’s different regions in the afternoon hours and precipitation will be often heavy in the evening hours in the Kingdom’s southern areas, often accompanied by thunder, which leads to formation of torrents in the south’s valleys and low areas, including Aqaba. On Tuesday, temperatures will drop clearly and tangibly, to become lower their seasonal levels, and light showers are likely to occur in separate areas countrywide. Today, temperatures in the capital Amman will hit 28 degrees Celsius, dipping to 15C at night, while the port city of Aqaba will see a scorching 35C, sliding to 24C during night hours.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Palestinian Injured by Occupation Forces’ Bullets, North of Hebron

A Palestinian was injured by Israeli occupation forces bullets, along with dozens of suffocation cases, during clashes in Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the West Bank.

Security sources said that the occupation forces fired bullets, stun grenades, and gas bombs at citizens’ homes during clashes that erupted at the entrance to the camp. As a result, a young man was wounded with a bullet in the foot, and dozens suffocated.

In the context, the occupation forces arrested a young man from the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.

Palestinian News Agency reported that the occupation forces arrested a young man while he was crossing the Hamra military checkpoint, which links the cities of the West Bank and the Palestinian Jordan Valley.The blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Gaza Strip, and many other towns and cities in the West Bank have been exposed, for two days, to a dangerous escalation by the occupation forces, amid international calls for calm, and not to drag the region into more tension.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Tunisia Rescues 231 Illegal Migrants

Tunisian authorities announced that 231 illegal migrants were rescued, a statement released by Tunisian National Guard said.

The statement added that the maritime units managed to thwart five operations to cross its maritime borders and rescued 231 illegal migrants, of them 172 people from sub-Saharan African countries. They also arrested 10 persons who were trying to cross the maritime borders.

Tunisia had announced rescuing more than 14,000 illegal migrants during the first quarter of 2023.

Tunisia is a transit point for thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan countries, heading to the European coasts, particularly Italy.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Saudi Arabia Begins Discussion Mechanisms for Reopening Diplomatic Mission in Iran

The Saudi technical team concerned with discussing the mechanisms for reopening the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Iran, is currently on a visit to the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The Saudi technical team headed by Nasser bin Awad Al Ghannoum met with the Iranian foreign ministry’s head of ceremonies in Tehran Hunar Dost.

During the meeting, the head of the Saudi technical team expressed his gratitude for the warm reception that his team received, whilst the Iranian official pledged to offer all necessary support for the success of the Saudi team’s mission.

The Saudi Press Agency stated that the visit comes within the framework of implementing the joint tripartite agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the People’s Republic of China, as well as a continuation of what was agreed upon by both sides during the talks session between the Saudi foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart, which took place in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on Thursday.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Tourism board launches promotional campaign in 8 European countries

The Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) launched a promotional campaign in Europe, targeting Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Greece and Cyprus. In a statement on Saturday, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JTB Makram Qaisi said that the launch aims to increase tourist numbers, stressing the importance of the campaign and its impact. For his part, Director General of the JTB Abdul Razzaq Arabiyat pointed out that the one-month long campaign was launched within the framework of stimulating tourism to introduce tourist sites in the Kingdom. The vision of the campaign, he indicated, will reach hundreds of millions of views in those countries, reflecting positively on the tourist’s desire to visit Jordan, pointing out that low-cost airlines and charter flights to Jordan from those countries will help increase the number of visitors. Arabiyat explained that the JTB published promotional materials in all the languages of the targeted countries at distinctive locations, including train stations, malls, shopping centers, means of transportation and other key locations.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Partly Cloudy Weather Expected Tonight

Weather inshore tonight until 6:00 am on Sunday will be scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report.

Offshore, it will be scattered clouds to partly cloudy at times, the report added.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly to southwesterly 05 to 15 knot.

Offshore, it will be northwesterly to southwesterly 05 to 15 knot.

Sea state inshore will be 1 to 2 feet. Offshore will be 2 to 4 feet.

Area High Tide Low Tide Mini-Max ———- —————- ————— ————- Wakrah: 12:47 01:56 19:16 06:22 21 Doha: 12.47 01:56 18:23 05:25 21 Al Khor: 13:13 01:13 18:32 05:44 19 Ruwais: 12:39 01:08 18:38 06:55 20 Dukhan: 17:56 06:22 **:** 08:00 19 Sunrise: 05:16 LT Sunset: 17:53 LT ——————

Source: Qatar News Agency