Category: General

Rabat – The Maghreb Arab Press Agency (MAP) and the Mauritanian Press Agency (AMI) signed, here Thursday, a new partnership agreement to further promote their cooperation relations.

Signed by MAP Director-General, Fouad Arif, and AMI Director-General, Mokhtar Malal Dia, this agreement is meant to promote fruitful multifaceted cooperation, which reflects the excellent relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

Concluded on the sidelines of AMI Director-General’s visit to MAP headquarters, this agreement provides for the exchange of information and multimedia content, photos, videos, audios and infographics between the two agencies.

Both agencies will also promote the exchange of experiences between their respective editorial staff and marketing and sales departments, as well as in terms of human resources management and information systems, by organizing visits and training sessions for journalists, administrative and technical managers, as well as information technolog
y specialists.

They also coordinate their action at regional and multilateral platforms as well as within the professional federations of which they are members.

This agreement will promote the exchange of expertise and information, as well as the management of the two institutions’ human resources, Arif said.

This agreement is of great importance as it comes at a time when the media sector is facing several challenges linked, in particular, to the resurgence of media disinformation and fake news, he underlined, calling for pooling the two agencies’ efforts to take up these challenges.

MAP Director-General also stressed that this agreement is not only a big step towards consolidating cooperation between the two agencies, but also marks a new era of media cooperation between Morocco and Mauritania.

For his part, Malal Dia expressed AMI’s willingness and commitment to promote coordination relations with MAP, to reach new horizons.

This agreement is a new benchmark for cooperation between the two countries
in media, and reflects AMI’s willingness to build on MAP experience regionally and continentally, he stressed.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Amman: Culture Minister Haifa Najjar briefed the Qatari Shura Council delegation, led by Mubarak Muhammad Kuwari, Chair of the Council’s Cultural Affairs and Media Committee, during their visit Thursday to the Museum of Parliamentary Life, about Jordan’s political and parliamentary history since the state’s inception.

Najjar provided an overview of the museum’s role in fostering national awareness across cultural, political, and social domains within Jordanian society.

She emphasized the ministry’s commitment to nurturing a sense of belonging among Jordanians, highlighting Jordan’s rich historical heritage spanning millennia and its deep ties to the Arab-Islamic civilization.

Najjar underscored Jordan’s resilience in the face of challenges over the century since its establishment under Hashemite leadership, noting significant milestones achieved during this period.

Highlighting Jordan’s cultural tapestry, Najjar emphasized the country’s openness to all, guided by universal human values.

Kuwari acknowledg
ed the robust ties between Qatar and Jordan, expressing familiarity with Jordanian culture and arts, particularly Bedouin dramas, which have been broadcast on Qatari television for decades.

He also recognized the contribution of Jordanian media professionals to Qatar’s press and media landscape, including the establishment of Qatari radio and television.

Accompanied by Najjar, Kuwari and the delegation toured the museum, where they received insights into its exhibits, featuring documents, images, and artifacts chronicling Jordan’s national narrative, political life, and its evolution into a museum of parliamentary history since the era of King Abdullah I, the founding king.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Persistent warm and dry weather conditions are expected across most regions until Sunday, with temperatures forecast to exceed seasonal averages by approximately 10 to 12 degrees Celsius.

According to the latest report from the Jordan Meteorological Department, Thursday temperatures are set to rise significantly, resulting in relatively hot conditions over high mountainous areas and warmer temperatures elsewhere. Dusty conditions may prevail intermittently throughout the day, accompanied by the appearance of clouds at higher altitudes. Moderate-speed dry southeasterly winds are forecast, occasionally becoming active.

The impact of the hot and dry air mass currently affecting the region is expected to diminish by Friday. While temperatures will decrease, they are anticipated to remain above the usual norms for this time of year. Therefore, warm conditions will persist over mountainous regions, while it will be relatively hotter across other areas. Cloud cover is expected at medium and high altitudes,
with moderate northerly winds, occasionally becoming active and causing dust disturbances, especially in desert regions.

The weather outlook for Saturday and Sunday remains consistent, with warm conditions persisting over mountainous areas and relatively hot temperatures expected elsewhere.

In terms of temperatures, highs and lows today are expected to range between 36 – 21 degrees Celsius in East Amman, 34 – 19 in West Amman, 31 – 20 in the northern highlands, and 32 – 18 in the Sharah Highlands. Meanwhile, the northern Jordan Valley is expected to experience temperatures between 42 – 23, the southern Jordan Valley 43 – 26, the Dead Sea 42 – 25, and the Gulf of Aqaba 42 – 26 degrees Celsius.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Gaza – Together – The number of journalist martyrs since the start of the war last October 7 has risen to 141 martyrs.

The government media office in Gaza reported that with the martyrdom of journalist Muhammad Bassam Al-Jamal, the number of journalist martyrs rose to 141 martyrs since the start of the war.

Source: Maan News Agency

Hebron – Ma’an – The Public Relations and Media Department of the General Intelligence Service, Hebron Directorate, said that the officers of the Service in the Hebron Directorate were able, today, Thursday, to recover a car after it was burgled and stolen last Tuesday.

The director of the department, Abdel Hafeez Al-Hashlamoun, stated that from the moment the citizen Othman Sharif Abido’s complaint was received to the security services about his exposure to robbery and the theft of the car of the company where he works, on Tuesday afternoon, the officers of the agency began their search and investigations, based on the directives and sustained instructions from the director of the department. The General Administration of Hebron Governorate, Major General Muhammad Ghannam ‘Abu Daoud’, to reveal the fate of the car and find out the perpetrators.

He added, through the follow-up and investigations that were carried out, the location of the car was monitored in the Ziv area, south of Hebron, and it was brought
and will be delivered at a later time to its owner according to the rules.

He pointed out that the General Intelligence Service has incomplete information about the perpetrators who carried out the robbery, robbery, and assault on citizen Abido, and they will be pursued, arrested, and brought to justice.

Source: Maan News Agency

Amman: The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has implemented comprehensive measures to address and mitigate interference with the Global Positioning System (GPS) throughout the kingdom.

This move is a response to disruptions caused by unauthorized transmission devices that emulate GPS signals, thereby overshadowing the legitimate signals emitted from the GPS satellites with stronger, misleading signals.

These disruptive devices generate either random or structured signals that can alter the accuracy of GPS receivers. Such disturbances compromise the receivers’ ability to correctly determine geographic locations and navigate routes, resulting in significant deviations from true positions and paths.

Engineer Nidal Samara, Director of the Frequency Spectrum Department at TRC, detailed the technicalities in a statement to the Jordanian News Agency (Petra). According to Samara, the affected receivers are primarily those within the operational range of the jamming devices, influenced by specific tra
nsmission powers and frequency settings.

The TRC has successfully identified the sources of these disruptions by deploying sophisticated radio monitoring technologies. By pinpointing the exact locations of the rogue stations, the Commission is taking steps to ensure compliance with both international and local regulations governing the use of radio frequencies and the operational standards for transmission stations.

These regulations are designed to uphold the integrity of radio communications systems and various other radio-based applications, setting clear guidelines on usage rights, geographical coverage, and the technical specifications of transmitters and broadcasting stations.

Source: Jordan News Agency