Day: July 23, 2023

A 33-year-old Indonesian fitness influencer died while attempting to lift a 450-pound barbell July 15, breaking his neck. Justyn Vicky, who had amassed over 30,000 followers on Instagram, suffered a fatal accident when he was trying to stretch his legs while holding the barbell over his shoulders. He was accompanied by a spotter. The bodybuilder had previously referenced the exercise as “dangerous as hell,” in a fitness video posted July 5 on his Instagram. “The squat provides you with opportunities that are unprecedented by any other exercise you can think of. But it’s dangerous as hell,” Vicky is heard saying in the Instagram video. In a video obtained by an Indonesian TV station, Vicky is seen attempting to lift the massive barbell. He is accompanied by his spotter, who is standing directly behind him. As he tries to hold the weight, Vicky is seen falling back into a sitting position as the barbell drops on the back of his neck. His spotter also loses his balance and can be seen falling backwards during the horrifying incident. After the accident, Justyn was rushed to a local hospital with a broken neck and critical compression of vital nerves connecting to his heart and lungs. He received emergency surgery, but died shortly after. The Paradise Bali, the gym where he worked and where the accident occurred, wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post, calling Vicky “more than just a fitness expert.”

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Head of the Jordanian-Algerian Parliamentary Committee Marwa Saoub and Algerian Ambassador to Jordan Abdulkarim Behha discussed bilateral relations on Sunday. During a meeting with the ambassador, Saoub emphasized the strong relationship between the two sides and praised Algeria’s important role in the Arab arena, as well as its support for the Palestinian cause. She underlined the significance of the Hashemite Custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, as well as Jordan’s pivotal role in achieving a fair and all-encompassing resolution to the Palestinian issue. She called for enhancing parliamentary and trade ties, while also acknowledging that the Kingdom is embarking on a new phase of elections featuring parties aligned with the goal of modernizing the political system. Behha affirmed his country’s commitment to improving ties with Jordan, adding that a tax-free customs zone will be established in the near future to promote trade between Jordan and Algeria.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Lower House Energy and Mineral Resources Committee approved a draft law to abolish ratification of the production-sharing agreement to explore for oil and assess its exploration , development and production. The deal was signed by Natural Resources Authority (NRA) and Canada’s Ammonite Energy International Inc. (AMO-V) to carry out oil exploration operations in southern Jafr district and the Kingdom’s central regions for 2017. Chairing the committee’s meeting on Sunday, its head MP Talal Ensour, urged need to verify “seriousness” of companies wishing to explore for oil with the “utmost” standards of accuracy, by harnessing their previous experiences in this field. Ensour noted the mandating reasons for the decision to revoke the agreement’s ratification was due to AMO-V’s failure to implement its contractual obligations to explore for oil in Jafr region and Jordan’s central bloc, which constitutes “a material breach” of the agreement clauses. For his part, Minister of Energy, Saleh Kharabsheh, said the draft law to revoke the agreement’s ratification law was due driven by AMO-V’s failure to implement its contractual obligations according to the terms of the production-sharing agreement in Jafr region and central Jordan areas. The company, after date of the agreement’s entry into force, and its issuance in the Official Gazette on June 2, 2015, did not implement any of its contractual obligations despite the ministry’s follow-up with AMO-V, the minister said. Kharabsheh noted the ministry affirmed need to adhere to the agreement’s provisions, adding that the company justified its inability to comply with this deal by fluctuation of oil prices. In accordance with provisions of Article 32 of the oil production-sharing agreement, the government abolished the deal based on its powers, as the company failed to implement its obligations.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Lower House Speaker, Ahmed Safadi, said Parliament supports freedom of opinion, expression, and media, and accepts constructive criticism aimed to achieving the public interest, while stiffening penalties and fines against abusers and extortionists, who target the society and its safety. Safadi made the remarks while chairing a part of the House Legal Committee Committee’s meeting on Sunday, as part of its dialogues launched to discuss the draft 2023 Cybercrime Law, in the presence of experts and representatives of civil society institutions. Safdai said the high financial fines mentioned in the draft law do not target people “keen” on upholding the society’s safety and security, but rather affects offenders, who continuously harm society and spread rumors. Therefore, he noted House supports these fines against offenders who seek sedition, distortion, extortion and other irresponsible practices. Moreover, Safadi noted Parliament deals with the texts of the draft law, in accordance with the “highest” levels of national responsibility and will not be “customized to suit personal interests,” calling on civil society institutions to launch dialogue with lawmakers to come up with an agreed up legislation.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The joint Jordanian-Egyptian Land Transport Technical Committee kicked off its two-day meetings in Amman, within the framework of strengthening the current Jordanian-Egyptian transport relations. According to a statement released by Ministry of Transport on Sunday, the ministry’s Secretary-General, Wissam Tahtamoni, valued the two countries’ keenness to strengthen joint cooperation relations in the transport field and overcome related difficulties to facilitate transport and trade operations. Speaking at the meeting, Egyptian Domestic and International Land Transport Regulatory Authority CEO, Sayed Metwalli, affirmed the committee’s continuous and regular discussions aimed to serve interest of the two countries’ transport sector.

Source: Jordan News Agency