Jordanian political expert interviewed on TV without pants ... goes viral

It was just too damn hot.

It's really hot in Jordan during the summer, so hot that some can't be bothered to wear pants ... even when they go on television.

Jordanian political analyst and journalist, Majid Asfour, was interviewed by Al Jazeera via Skype last week, and he wasn't wearing pants. This probably would have gone unnoticed had it not been for his prankster son.

From the live interview, Asfour appears dressed smartly in a formal suit

But then we go behind the scenes ...

Asfour's son, Manaf, initially sent the video to friends in Spain, according to Jordan Times. Then it began circulating online.

Asfour, is a respected journalist and formerly served as the editor-in-chief of Al Rai Arabic daily. But for his part, he's taking the incident with a good sense of humor.

"The temperature in Amman was above 30 degrees Celsius and I was at home, so I decided to wear a jacket, a shirt and go on air like this," he explained, according to Jordan Times.

The journalist went on to joke that although he has written hundreds of articles, gone on TV numerous times, and was even jailed once, he has never received so much attention before.

Saying that he was surprised by the number of shares, Asfour's son said this incident "shows the power of social media."

Watch the full 12-second clip below

Farida Osman is the first Egyptian to win at this int'l swimming competition

She broke the African record.

Two-time Egyptian Olympic swimmer, Farida Osman, won her country the bronze medal in the women’s 50-meter butterfly finals in Budapest on Saturday. 

Achieving a 25.39s swim, Osman became the first-ever Egyptian to claim a medal in the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINAWorld Championships.

"Osman broke the African record for the third time in this event, topping her previous number at the semi-final by 0.25s," The Egypt Independent reported.

The 22-year old is the first Egyptian to qualify as a finalist in any FINA World Championship. 

She missed the silver by 0.01s to Ranomi Kromowidjojo from the Netherlands; as for the gold medal, it was claimed by Sarah Sjoestroem from Sweden who finished at 24.60s. 

Osman shared the good news with her fans on Facebook

"Thank you all for your support. The best is yet to come."

Many Egyptian tweeps and media outlets are celebrating her

"Congratulations champ"

Her fellow athletes in Egypt and beyond are just as excited

"We're all proud of you. Congratulations!"

Mohamed Salah, an Egyptian footballer who also happens to be the most expensive player in Liverpool's history, also congratulated the champ: 

"A thousand congratulations to the Egyptian champion Farida Osman for making history. We are all proud of you"

"Well done!"

Just 4 months ago, Osman, also known as The Golden Fish, became the third fastest female swimmer of all time in the 100-yard butterfly race. 

In addition to her achievements, she has represented Egypt at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016.

Now she is preparing for competing at the Tokyo Olympic games in 2020

Farida brought the medal home