Weather: Low-pressure front continuesHouse Speaker receives Algerian counterpart

RAMALLAH: Palestine continues to be affected by the low-pressure cold front today, with rainy, cold and stormy conditions expected in most areas, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department. Temperature is expected to slightly drop again. Scattered rain showers, potentially heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms and occasional hail, are expected across most regions. Winds are moderate to brisk, southwesterly to westerly, and occasionally gusting strongly. Sea waves are medium to high. In the evening and night hours, the weather will remain cloudy and intensely cold, with rainfall, thunderstorms, and occasional hail across most areas. Weather on Tuesday is expected to be partly to mostly cloudy, with a slight rise in temperature, which yet remains cold to very cold. A chance of scattered rain showers are expected over some areas. Moving on to next Wednesday, the weather is forecasted to be partly cloudy, with an additional rise in temperatures, maintaining a cold to very cold atmosphere. Thursd ay's weather is expected to be partially cloudy to clear with slight rise in temperature. People are warned about the risk of flash floods and flooding in valleys and low-lying areas, strong wind speeds, the danger of slippery roads, and reduced horizontal visibility. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA Amman: Lower House Speaker, Ahmad Safadi, received on Monday the Speaker of the Algerian People's National Assembly (APN), Ibrahim Boughali, President of the Parliaments of the Union of Councils of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the accompanying delegation of members of the APN, in the presence of Algerian Ambassador to Jordan Abdulkarim Behha. Safadi and Boughali will hold official talks at the Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday, which will cover ways to boost bilateral relations, especially parliamentary ones, and the prospects of joint cooperation between the two countries. Safadi said that Jordan and Algeria have strong relations led by His Majesty King Abdullah II and his brother, His Excellency President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and that it is important to build on the outcomes of the summit that brought together the two leaders about a year ago in Algeria, which laid the foundation for a close stage of cooperation in all fields. Safadi added: "We welcome the visit of Sp eaker Boughali and the accompanying delegation, and we look forward to coordinating common positions in the service of the two brotherly countries and peoples." The Algerian delegation was received by: First Deputy House Speaker Abdul Rahim Al-Maaytah, Assistant House Speaker Mayada Shreim, Chair of the Jordanian-Algerian Parliamentary Brotherhood Committee MP Marwa Al-Saoub, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Khaldoun Hina, and Member of the Jordanian-Algerian Parliamentary Brotherhood Committee MP Mejhem Al-Suqur. The Algerian delegation includes members of the APN: Mouloud Habnasi, Deputy Speaker, MP Abdel Majid Meshri, MP Abdelkader Aziz, MP Tahar Ben Ali, MP Sassi Harizi, MP Aicha Ben Turki, MP Al Wardi Braji, Abdel Malek Grin, Advisor to the Speaker, and Mahfouzi Chaker Abdel Razzaq, Director of International Relations and Parliamentary Cooperation. Source: Jordan News Agency