Day: April 8, 2022

Dusty weather conditions, on Friday, are expected countrywide, with southwesterly moderate winds that expected to blow, namely, in the Badia regions, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

The JMD warned of low-visibility in the Badia regions due to dust formation and fog formation in the late night hours.

Temperatures in the capital Amman will range between a high of 22 degrees Celsius and a low of 9 degrees at night.

Highs in the port city of Aqaba will hike up to 39 degrees, sliding to 20 degrees at night.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Director-General of the Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) Nizar Mhaidat confirmed Friday that the Kinder Surprise egg product sold in the local markets is not imported from Belgium, and is different from the product that was withdrawn in several countries due to its possible link to salmonella.

Mhaidat added that the JFDA examined the product available in the Jordanian market, noting that samples of the product were taken from another source as a precaution, and it was found that it was salmonella-free.

The JFDA called on citizens to contact the administration to submit any complaints, remarks or inquiries via their 24-hour toll-free line at 117114.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia, including bans on the import of coal, wood, chemicals and other products.

The measures also prevent many Russian vessels and trucks from accessing the EU, further crippling trade, and will ban all transactions with four Russian banks.

The ban on coal imports will be fully effective from the second week of August. No new contracts can be signed from Friday, when sanctions are to be published in the EU’s official journal.

Existing contracts will have to be terminated by the second week of August, meaning that Russia can continue to receive payments from the EU on coal exports until then.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Berlin could end Russian oil imports this year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, signaling the urgency driving Europe’s biggest economy to wean itself off energy from Russia following the crisis in Ukraine.

“We are actively working to get independent from the import of (Russian) oil and we think that we will be able to make it during this year,” Scholz said during a news conference in London with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Source: Jordan News Agency