Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 11/3/1997
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of November 3, 1997
- Spokesman: Jordan elections fair Jordan, Politics, 11/8/1997
- Defeat of female and Islamic nominees in Jordanian elections
The percentage of public voting is 54.63% which is less than the percentage of voters who participated in 1989 elections which was 61.53% and the 1993 elections which was 68%. Jordan, Politics, 11/6/1997 - Jordan-Israel airport to begin tests Jordan-Israel, Economics, 11/6/1997
- Jordan elections Jordan, Politics, 11/6/1997
- Jordan parliamentary elections Jordan, Politics, 11/5/1997
- Jordanian elections today without Islamic Labor Party and Muslim Brotherhood
King Hussein called on all Jordanians to vote, declaring his full trust in the awareness of the Jordanians and that they will not let themselves, their country or their king down. Jordan, Politics, 11/4/1997 - 10 Jordanian Parties Boycott the Election
The boycotting parties advocate a plan to annul the peace agreements which Jordan signed with Israel and to reconsider the laws of the election and press. Jordan, Politics, 11/3/1997 - American organization requests Jordan abolish laws restricting freedom
Al Magally called on the Jordanian government to abolish all the laws and restraints imposed on the freedom of expression. 3 weekly newspapers were closed due to the legal modifications which raised the minimum capital of any newspaper 20 times to reach $400 thousand. Jordan, Local, 11/3/1997