Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 9/14/1998
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of September 14, 1998
- Jordan court drops death penalty for eight Jordan, Judicial, 9/19/1998
- A message from Arafat to Jordanian crown prince
Well-informed Jordanian sources said that secretary of the PLO executive committee, Mahmoud Abbas, who will arrive in Amman today is carrying a message from Palestinian President Arafat to Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/18/1998 - Palestinian - Jordanian committee to meet on Saturday
The Palestinian - Jordanian joint higher committee is to meet on Saturday in Amman under the chairmanship of Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh and Mahmoud Abbas, the secretary of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Jordan-Palestine, Economics, 9/18/1998 - More than a million citizens under the poverty line in Jordan Jordan, Economics, 9/18/1998
- Syrian-Jordanian economic talks
Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi discussed on Wednesday with Jordanian Minister of Trade and Industry Muhammad Saleh al-Hourani in Damascus economic relations between the two countries, obstacles hindering trade exchange between the two countries and means of eliminating them. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 9/17/1998 - Jordan PM submits policy to legislature Jordan, Politics, 9/17/1998
- Damascus asks for Jordanian cooperation to prevent entry of Israeli goods Syria-Jordan, Politics, 9/17/1998
- Fish come to the rescue of Jordan's water pollution crisis
The Jordanian Zai station for water purification has used different kinds of fish in a "biological" effort to eliminate organic items and pollutants. This new measure helped in solving the two-month Jordanian water pollution crisis. Jordan, Economics, 9/16/1998 - Jordanian court refuses to try former water minister
El-Solh court in Oman refused to try former Jordanian Minister of Water Munzir Haddadin in association with water pollution in Amman this summer. In its decision, the court said that the higher council is the specified body for trying Haddadin. Jordan, Judicial, 9/16/1998 - Draft agreement discussed for Egypt - Jordan agricultural cooperation
Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Youssef Wali discussed yesterday with his Jordanian counterpart Mijhim al-Khurayshah a draft agreement for agricultural cooperation between Egypt and Jordan. Egypt-Jordan, Economics, 9/16/1998 - Ross in Jordan today Jordan-USA, Politics, 9/16/1998
- 17 arrested in Jordan on charge of belonging to prohibited Islamic party
The attorney general of the Jordanian's Nations Council officially detained 17 suspected members of the prohibited Islamic Liberation Party in Jordan on the charge of belonging to an illegal organization. Jordan, Judicial, 9/15/1998 - Israeli jails permit visits from Jordanian detainees' families
Jordanian Minister of Information Nasser Joudah announced arrangements for visits by families of 14 Jordanian detainees referred to by Israel as security prisoners. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 9/15/1998 - King Hussein takes measures to open up Jordan to opposition views
A royal decree was issued in Oman yesterday appointing former prime ministers Tahir al-Masri and Ahmed Obidat as members in the council of nobles after they were excluded from the council's members because of their opposition to some government polices. Jordan, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Syrian - Jordanian meeting in Damascus
The Jordanian daily al-Rai published in Amman on Sunday said that the Syrian-Jordanian joint industrial committee will convene a meeting in Damascus in the middle of September. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 9/14/1998 - Report: Jordan seeks to amend water agreement with Israel
Well-informed sources told a Jordanian daily that the Jordanian government is exerting intensive efforts to amend the Israeli-Jordanian agreement pertaining to the issue of waters. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/14/1998 - Jordan - expatriates Jordan, Politics, 9/14/1998
- Jordanian businessmen deny ties with Israel
Private sector officials in Jordan denied the establishment of a joint Jordanian - Israeli Chamber of Commerce aimed at boosting trade and industrial cooperation between Jordan and Israel. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/14/1998 - Jordan denies receiving invitation to participate in Israeli-Turkish maneuvers Jordan, Politics, 9/14/1998