Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 5/25/1998
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of May 25, 1998
- American shuns money offers and returns Petra antiques
The red rose city of Petra has been reunited with two Nabatiyan pieces 50 years after they were sold to an American tourist. Jordan, History, 5/30/1998 - Moratinos, al-Majali hold talks discuss on M.E. Jordan-Regional-European Union, Politics, 5/30/1998
- A new radio-TV station in Amman started Jordan, Economics, 5/29/1998
- King Hussein and Gingrich discuss peace process
Both speakers, a number of deputies and the Jordanian ambassador to Washington waited for him till 3 p.m. at the Meridian Hotel in Amman, but Gingrich did not attend. Jordan, Politics, 5/28/1998 - Israeli-Jordanian committee on Eilat -Aqaba accord Jordan-Israel, Economics, 5/28/1998
- Jordanian minister to review trade with Iraq
Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Hani Mulki left Amman for a two-day visit to Baghdad. He is to meet with the Iraqi ministers of industry and trade. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 5/27/1998 - Assassins captured in Amman
An official statement released today in Amman announced that the assassins who in 1997 killed in al-Rabiyah district in Amman six Iraqis including a diplomat in the Iraqi embassy in Amman and two Egyptians working in the villa where the incident took place had been uncovered. Jordan, Judicial, 5/26/1998 - Egyptian, Jordanian foreign ministers meet
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met today in Amman with his Jordanian counterpart, Jawad al-Anani, and discussed with him means of salvaging the Middle East peace process as well as the policy pursued by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 5/26/1998 - Jordan calls for smaller Arab summit
"It has become necessary to hold an Arab summit," Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Abdul-Sal al-Majali said. "The summit is to discuss the hindered Middle East peace process and Israeli obstinacy," he said. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 5/25/1998 - Jordanian Cabinet endorses $5 million soft loan Jordan, Economics, 5/25/1998