Black substance in Dead Sea video not oil — ministry

AMMAN  — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Monday said that a black-colored substance shown in a video at the Dead Sea was not oil.اضافة اعلان

She said in a statement, that a geology team from the ministry visited the site on Sunday after the video was circulated on social media.

The site was examined and the team found that the color was caused by runoff of silt, mud, and salt that had dissolved in the water, according to Al-Ghad news.

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