Aqaba recorded the highest temperature in the world on Friday, registering 44.6°C, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which collects temperature data from countries’ meteorological stations. The temperature recorded surpassed those in Gulf countries as well as countries in the southern hemisphere, where summer is about to start. On September 4, temperatures in the port city of Aqaba, located some 330 kilometres south of the capital, reached a peak ...