Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 11/2/1998
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of November 2, 1998
- Qatari foreign minister talks with Tarawneh over al-Jazira office issue
Al-Jazira television said in the session that Jordan is a fabricated entity created by Zionism to conspire against the Arab nation after World War I to be a new homeland for the Palestinians and there is a strategic and old relation between the Hashimites and Zionism Jordan, Politics, 11/6/1998 - On Jordanian detainees in Syria Jordan-Syria, Politics, 11/6/1998
- Syrian-Jordanian relations deteriorated, Tarawneh says
Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh has expressed wonder over the deteriorated Jordanian Syrian relations. He said: "As a prime minister I am bewildered over the matter which is viewed by the Syrians as the main reason of the crisis with Jordan. But we are not convinced that the peace agreement with Israel is the reason." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 11/5/1998 - Jordanian government halts accreditation of Qatari satellite station
The Jordanian government on Wednesday adopted a decision providing for canceling the accreditation of both Jordanian and non-Jordanian correspondents for al-Jazira television working in Jordan. Jordan, Politics, 11/5/1998 - Jordanian - Palestinian - Israeli cooperation on telecommunications Jordan-Palestine, Economics, 11/5/1998
- Jordanian Premier calls for reviving negotiations on Syrian, Lebanese tracks Jordan, Politics, 11/5/1998
- Syria demands meeting of Syrian-Jordanian committee on al-Wahda dam Syria-Jordan, Politics, 11/4/1998
- Jordanian authorities deny preventing chairman of Hamas Mishal from travel
The Jordanian weekly al-Sabil has reported that Jordanian security authorities on the Jordanian - Syrian borders prevented on Saturday the chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Khaled Mishal, from leaving Jordan after being stopped for more than one hour and treated improperly. Jordan, Politics, 11/4/1998 - Jordanian engineer denies having been held by Syrian authorities
Jordanian engineer Moussa Abu Hantach, a member of the Jordanian Engineers Union, has denied reports that he was arrested together with his colleague Riyadh Abu Hazim by the Syrian authorities when they passed through the Syrian territories in the way to Lebanon Jordan-Syria, Politics, 11/4/1998 - Jordan warns Hamas against launching attacks, statements from its territories
Jordanian Information Minister Nasser Joudeh said that "Jordan will not accept to be a base for any outlaws' statements or those calling for violence." This was in an implicit warning to the Palestinian Hamas movement. Jordan, Politics, 11/3/1998 - Jordan, Denmark highlight EU role in Middle East peace process
Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh on Monday discussed with Denmark's foreign minister, Niels Helveg Petersen, issues of common concern to the two countries, the situation in the region and means of supporting the Middle East peace process. Jordan-Denmark, Politics, 11/3/1998 - Jordan for better relations with Syria
Jordanian Information Minister Nasser Joudeh said that Jordan has "all respect and appreciation for Syria. Our hearts and hands are open to any dialogue," noting the existence of contacts between the two countries on all levels. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 11/2/1998