September 27, 2024

Cold weather continues, new depression forecast for weekendPresident El-Sisi Speaks with the President of France

Amman: Cold weather conditions are expected, on Friday, in most parts of the Kingdom, as a chance of light showers is forecast due to a new depression that will affect Jordan as of night hours, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

The depression will bring scattered showers in Jordan’s northern and central regions accompanied by thunderstorms and hailstones.

Winds will be southwesterly brisk, the JMD noted.

The department warns of slippery roads stemmed from the depression, and low-visibility due to dust formation in the Badia regions.

Temperatures in the capital Amman will reach a high of 9 degrees Celsius and a low of 4 degrees.

Highs in the port city of Aqaba will reach 21 degrees during the day, sliding to 10 degrees during evening hours.
Source: Jordan News Agency

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Friday 22/12/2023 a phone call from President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said President Macron extended congratulations to President El-Sisi on his re-election as President of Egypt for a new term. The French President confirmed that France will continue its persistent efforts toward strengthening the outstanding cooperation with Egypt, which was appreciated by President El-Sisi. President El-Sisi underscored the profound Egyptian-French relations and stressed the importance of the ongoing endeavors to foster closer cooperation across all fields.

During their phone call, the two Presidents also discussed regional issues. France’s President was keen on getting a better understanding of President El-Sisi’s vision with regard to the crucial necessity to end the military operations in the Gaza Strip, so as to protect civilians and allow the unfettered access of the largest amount possible of humanitarian aid that m
eets the urgent needs of the inhabitants of the Strip. The two Presidents concurred about the need to exert the relevant intensive joint efforts. They also reiterated the importance of averting what might expand the scope of the conflict in the region, in order to preserve the resources of the peoples, which requires solidifying regional stability. President El-Sisi and President Macron were also aligned with regard to the need to act, in earnest, at the level of the international community to advance efforts toward achieving a settlement to the Palestinian issue in a just and comprehensive manner, through the implementation of the two-state solution.
Source: State Information Service Egypt