Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 6/1/1998
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of June 1, 1998
- 3000 Jordanian engineers are unemployed
Number of engineers registered at Jordanian Engineers Union through June 1, 1998 reached 40,000 possessing a range of specializations and including 3,342 women engineers, a research prepared by the Engineers Union with cooperation from the Royal Scientific Association in Jordan and released yesterday said. Jordan, Economics, 6/5/1998 - Amman: No railway project between Irbid and Java
Jordanian Minister of Transport and Communications Sami Qamwa has denied reports that his country agreed with Israel to set up a railway line linking Irbid, north of Amman with the Israeli port of Java, which overlooks the Mediterranean. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Algerian President confers with Jordanian prince
Algerian President Liamine Zeroual on Thursday received Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan and discussed with him bilateral relations between the two countries. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 6/5/1998 - Jordanian communist party calls for solidarity with Syria Jordan-Syria, Politics, 6/5/1998
- Saudi tour did not bring Syria, Jordan together
The US has asked the Arab states for more time to give the Middle East peace process a push forward before calling for an Arab summit, at a time when the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz did not succeed in bringing together Jordanian and Syrian viewpoints. Regional-Jordan-USA, Politics, 6/4/1998 - Cultural program between Jordan and Sudan
Under the agreement Sudanese universities will allocate 10 scholarships annually for Jordanian students, while Jordan will allocate 10 scholarships for Sudanese students' higher education at Jordanian universities. Jordan-Sudan, Education, 6/4/1998 - Egyptian gas for Jordan Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 6/4/1998
- Jordanian-Israeli joint committee starts deliberations
Meetings of the Jordanian-Israeli joint committee started in Aqaba to study items of Aqaba - Eilat agreements in the course of Wadi Araba treaty endorsed by Jordan and Israel. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 6/4/1998 - PM meets a senior Turkish officer Jordan-Turkey, Politics, 6/4/1998
- Jordan's Crown Prince in Algeria
Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan held talks with Algeria's prime minister and parliament speaker on bilateral relations between Jordan and Algeria. Arab issues were also discussed at the start of Crown Prince's visit. The Middle East peace process is at the top of the agenda. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 6/4/1998 - Saudi-Jordanian officials conclude meetings, summit on hold
Saudi Arabia and Jordan said that any Arab summit to discuss the faltering peace process needs careful preparation to insure its success. Saudi Arabia-Jordan, Politics, 6/3/1998 - Hussein receives Pickering
Jordan and the US on Tuesday emphasized the need to advance the Middle East peace process. US Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering held talks in Amman with King Hussein of Jordan and Jordan's Foreign Minister Jawad Anani on the stalled peace process. Jordan-USA, Politics, 6/3/1998 - Lebanon prevents 100 trucks of watermelons from entering
Lebanon prevented 100 Jordanian trucks loaded with 2,700 tons of watermelons from entering the country and that these trucks have stood at the Lebanese - Syrian borders for two weeks, and the Lebanese authorities do not want to permit them in. Lebanon-Jordan, Economics, 6/2/1998 - Jordan, Saudi Arabia stress commitment to Middle East peace Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/2/1998
- Jordan wants to be compensated if it halts normalization with Israel Jordan, Politics, 6/2/1998
- Prince Abdullah for mediation between Jordan, Palestine and Syria
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd quoted well-informed Arab sources as saying that the current visit of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to Jordan has come partly at the request of the Palestinians and the Jordanians to restore warm relations with Syria. Regional-Jordan, Politics, 6/1/1998 - Jordan mediates between Israel and Lebanese opposition
The Jordanian daily al-Hadath (event) said that Jordan has responded to an Israeli request made jointly by Yusi Belin and Ariel Sharon to mediate with Lebanese sides to convince them to accept Jordan's mediation as a broker between the Israeli and Lebanese governments. Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 6/1/1998 - Arabs to try for a summit
Arabs have intensified contacts to organize an Arab summit to reach a unified position on the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. As part of these consultations Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin-Abdul-Aziz is expected in Amman of Jordan in a few hours for talks with Jordan's King Hussein. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 6/1/1998 - Jordanian Crown prince to visit Tel Aviv Jordan-Israel, Politics, 6/1/1998
- Jordan approves international peace conference Jordan, Politics, 6/1/1998
- Jordan's Premier notes contacts with Syria despite differences Jordan-Syria, Politics, 6/1/1998
- A cry for Nature in Jordan Jordan, Environment, 6/1/1998
- Jordan in OSCE
Jordan has been recognized as a permanent Mediterranean member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE. Jordan, Politics, 6/1/1998