Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 10/13/1997
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of October 13, 1997
- Jordanian assurances to Syria
During the meeting of the Syrian-Jordanian Joint Committee in Amman, the Jordanian side assured the Syrian side that Jordan is committed to the implementation of the Union Dam on the Yarmouk river signed in 1987 in cooperation with Syria. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 10/15/1997 - Prisoners to be released Jordan, Politics, 10/15/1997
- Mishal-Gate inquiry panel as Israel tries better relations with Jordan
Critics had charged the inquiry panel appointed by Netanyahu will be a white-wash. Opposition leaders complained it would lack the "teeth" of an independent inquiry headed by a judge. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/14/1997 - 17 female candidates as election application time expires
The total number of candidates is 571, 17 of whom are female. The candidates will compete for 80 seats in 21 polling sections in the different areas of Jordan. Jordan, Politics, 10/14/1997 - Jordan denies halting security coordination with Israel
The Jordanian Minister of State for Information Affairs denied Jordan's intention to halt security coordination with Israel despite the Mossad's attempt to assassinate the chief of Hamas' political bureau. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/13/1997 - King Hussein's humanitarian gesture
King Hussein King of Jordan has offered to pay the medical expenses for the treatment of Syrian poet Nizar Kabani. Jordan-Syria, People, 10/13/1997 - Syrian-Jordanian committee meets
The committee discussed means of promoting work progress procedures at the Wihad dam, and cooperation to protect the surface and underground water sources at the Yarmouk river basin. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 10/13/1997