Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 8/4/1997
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of August 4, 1997
- Jordanian parliament elections on November 4
The Jordanian government announced that Jordan will hold parliamentary elections on November 4. Jordan, Politics, 8/6/1997 - Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan to visit Israel
Jordan's King Hussein will send Crown Prince Hassan to Israel for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Jordan, Politics, 8/6/1997 - Twenty-one new factories in Jordan
The ministry said investment in the factories will total 46 million US dollars. Jordan, Economics, 8/5/1997 - Jordan urges Israel to keep door open for Middle East peace
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Fayez Al Tarawneh urged Israel to keep the door open for the peace process in the Middle East by keeping talks with the Palestinians alive. Jordan, Politics, 8/5/1997 - First issue of Jordanian newspaper Al-Nahda confiscated
The Jordanian government confiscated the first issue of "Al-Nahda" newspaper, affiliated with the National Constitutional Party which has recently been formed by a number of parties. Jordan, Politics, 8/5/1997 - King Hussein hopes Israel will succeed in serving the cause of peace
Meanwhile a group of 13 Israeli deputies met with king Hussein in Amman on discussing security cooperation and ways to reactive the Middle East peace talks. Jordan, Politics, 8/4/1997