Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 9/22/1997
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of September 22, 1997
- Electrical link between Egypt, Syria and Turkey
The cost of the project of electric connection between Egypt and Jordan is $250 million, financed by the Arab Social and Economic Development Fund Egypt-Jordan, Business, 9/27/1997 - Hamas threatens to avenge assassination attempt on its leader
Hamas threatened to take vengeance within Israel and abroad for an attempt made on the life of Haled Mishal, director of the organization’s political department in Jordan. Jordan, Politics, 9/26/1997 - Two guards wounded in the Israeli embassy in Jordan
Two guards at the Israeli embassy in Jordan were shot yesterday in Amman. "The Islamic Resistance in Jordan," a fundamentalist organization, has announced its responsibility for the operation. Jordan, Local, 9/23/1997 - Increase in Jordanian tourism
The Jordanian Tourism Minister Aqil Beltagy stated that the tourism sector contributed 11% of the Jordanian gross product through the first 7 months of the current year with a 4% increase. Jordan, Economics, 9/23/1997 - Amman aviation conference Jordan, Local, 9/23/1997
- Jordanian-Egyptian power grid to operate in December
Power Grid unification between Jordan and Egypt will start next December within the project of unifying the eastern Arab countries in one electric network. Jordan, Economics, 9/22/1997 - $63 million from the World Bank to Jordan
The World Bank announced that it will offer Jordan two loans worth a total value of $63 million to help Jordan pave roads and restore tourist and archeological sites. Jordan, Economics, 9/22/1997