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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday she had taken a drugs test following the publication of video footage this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs, Reuters reported.

“I have today taken a drug test and the results will come within a week,” she told a news conference. “Never in my life have I used drugs.”

Marin added that her ability to perform her duties was remained unimpaired during the night in question and that she would have left the party had she been required to work.

Source: Jordan News Agency

A skill challenge for owners of KTM motorcycles will kick off Friday in al-Alouk, some 25 kilometers north of Amman, to discover the most skillful biker in Jordan.

The challenge puts drivers’ skills to the test on a rugged racing track best suited for adventure bikes.

Tamer Darwazeh, founder of Darwazeh Motors, KTM’s agent in Jordan, said he is thrilled to partner with a global company like KTM, which knows its way to winning podiums and has the trust of many motorcycle athletes across the world.

He praised the achievements of the Red Bull athlete Abdullah Sabe’, who ranked third in the world in the 2022 Baja race and is gearing up to represent Jordan in tournaments at the end of the year.

Al-Alouk was chosen for its unique nature and diverse terrain that fit this exciting and challenging sport.

The Austrian motorcycles company, KTM, was the champion of the Dakar Rally for an 18-year run from 2001 to 2019, in addition to winning first place in races like motocross, enduro, and off-road.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The hot air mass started affecting the Kingdom, yesterday, will continue until next Sunday, pushing temperatures 4 to 5 degrees above their annual average, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

Hot weather conditions are forecast in hilly areas and plains, while scorching conditions prevail in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the port city of Aqaba.

Winds will be northwesterly moderate, picking up at times, the JMD noted.

The weather department warned of direct sun exposure and low visibility due to dust formation in the Badia regions.

Temperatures in the capital Amman will range between a high of 36 degrees Celsius and a low of 24 degrees at night.

Highs in the port city of Aqaba will hike up to 42 degrees, sliding to 30 degrees at night.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Anti-Vagrancy Department at the Ministry of Social Development took a 17-year-old girl into custody after she was coerced by her father to panhandle near a traffic light in Amman.

According to a ministry statement issued on Thursday, the father was found to have 22 criminal records after an investigation.

The girl told the investigators that she wanted to continue her studies but that her father forced her to practice begging on the streets. He also reportedly stayed close to her to keep an eye on her while she was begging, according to the statement.

The ministry said the girl was taken to a rehabilitation and care center, where she receives behavior therapy as well as several curricular and extracurricular activities.

The statement stated that this girl, like many others, is exploited for vagrancy and urged people not to sympathize with beggars in order to put a stop to this negative social phenomenon.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Jordan on Thursday continues to bake in a blazing heat wave that pushed mercury levels well above annual average by almost 6 degrees Celsius and just one degree shy from the 40C threshold in the capital, Amman.

In its daily brief, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said that the Jordan Valley, 212 to 400 meters below sea level, and the Red Sea port of Aqaba are set to swelter in scorching conditions today and tomorrow with temperatures breaking into the 42-43C vicinity.

Despite the blistering conditions, cloudy skies and a weak chance for intermittent showers are expected in limited parts of the southern and eastern areas of the country, the forecasters predicted.

The department also warned the public of direct exposure to sunlight in the afternoon and of poor visibility in the Badia areas due to dust.

Excessive heat watches will persist on Friday, with clouds at medium and high altitudes and a chance for spotty showers, accompanied by thunders at times, in the southern and eastern regions, the JMD further said.

The hot spell will start to subside on Saturday, as thermometers will dip few degrees, bringing relatively hot weather in the highland, while it will remain hot in other regions, with cloudy skies, the meteorologists forecast.

In Amman and other highlands, north and south, daytime mercury levels will range between 35 and 39 degrees. In the late afternoon and evening hours, cooler weather is forecast as temperatures slide to around 25 and even 21 in the southern highlands.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Jordanians across the country, on Saturday, performed Eid al-Adha prayer in various mosques and places identified by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

Judge Zeid al-Kilani, during Eid sermon, congratulated Muslims on the holy occasion that comes after Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage).

Also, during the sermon at the Sports City, Gate No. 3, in the presence of Interior Minister and the representative of the prime minister Mazin Faraya, al-Kilani stressed the need for reform between people and the virtues of forgiveness and tolerance.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Normal summer conditions are expected in the hilly areas and plains, while it will be hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the port city of Aqaba, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

Winds will be northwesterly moderate, picking up at times, the JMD added.

Temperatures in the capital Amma will range between a high of 31 degrees Celsius and a low of 20 degrees.

Highs in the port city of Aqaba will hike up to 41 degrees during the day, sliding to 27 degrees at night.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) on Thursday concluded the 2021/2022 National Student Debate Competition, which kicked off Wednesday as part of the “I Participate” program.

The Jordan university of science and technology (JUST) took home first place, announced the CPF in a statement on Thursday. Winners of the nationwide competition, which brought together 72 participants from 12 universities, were handed trophies during the concluding ceremony at the Amman Bristol Hotel.

The “I Participate” program was implemented in 12 universities to boost the youth’s capacities, knowledge of the democratic process’s basic principles, and advocacy skills, said Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the CPF Ghassan Nuqul.

It offers a series of guided, interactive discussion sessions on democratic concepts and processes to raise awareness of Jordanian youth on political participation and create safe avenues for youth to discuss, debate, and exercise democratic principles and international best practices.

The competition, as the name implies, is a debate between student teams on a topic of public interest, in which they are expected to use the evidence-gathering and argumentation skills they acquired through the “I Participate” program to support their arguments on either side.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Canadian Ambassador in Amman, Donica Pottie, Monday inaugurated the project of the EV Charging Point in Ajloun, the photovoltaic generation system and smart bus shelters in the bus station in downtown Ajloun with a JD120,000 Canadian fund.

Pottie inaugurated the photovoltaic generation system for Ajloun Castle with a capacity of 50 kilowatts which was implemented by the Development Project Economic and Sustainable Energy in Jordan (SEED) to reduce the electricity bill.

Pottie noted that the Canadian government is looking forward to increasing its cooperation with Jordan by drumming up support and establishing eco-friendly projects in renewables.

The Mayor of Greater Ajloun Municipality, Hamza Zogoul, and the Director of the SEED Project, Mohammad Ramadan, signed an agreement according to which the management of the EV charging point project was handed over to the municipality.

Zogoul praised the pivotal role and continued support provided by Canada for Jordan, highlighting the importance of directing external grants to municipalities, as he explained that they are institutions in direct contact with local communities.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Jordan and Egypt Monday held a meeting on implementing the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of establishing, operating and developing logistic areas between the two countries.

The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the meetings of the 30th session of the Joint Jordanian-Egyptian Higher Committee last February in Cairo.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, the virtual meeting highlighted the importance of vigorous follow-up and taking all necessary measures to implement partnership projects between Jordan and Egypt with the aim of strengthening self-sufficiency, especially in food security.

The SG of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, Dana Zoubi, talked about Jordan’s successful experience in storage, especially in the horizontal storage process of grains (containers), which enabled the Kingdom to raise storage efficiency and its ability to sustain supply chains for these strategic commodities despite global challenges.

She added that the Jordanian government is planning to increase storage capacity to 24 months in 2023.

Al-Zoubi expressed the readiness of the Ministry to share its expertise with Egypt in this field.

The Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Supply of Egypt, Ibrahim Ashmawy, briefed the gathering about the successful Egyptian experience in establishing, managing and operating a number of logistical zones and strategic warehouses in partnership with the Egyptian private sector, adding that the Egyptian private sector is keen to establish partnerships with the Jordanian private sector to that end.

Source: Jordan News Agency