Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 12/14/1998
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of December 14, 1998
- Jordanian minister of energy postpones visit to Baghdad Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 12/19/1998
- Jordan, Turkey close borders with Iraq
Jordan on Thursday morning closed its eastern border with Iraq, only permitting the entry of diplomats to its territory. The Jordanian measure aims at facing the possibility of the flow of refugees to Jordan following the US-British attacks against Baghdad. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 12/18/1998 - Israel prevented from participating in Amman tourism conference
Representatives of local councils in Israel decided not to take part in conference concerned with political affairs, to be held in the Jordan. Representatives from all parts of the world are taking part in the conference. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 12/17/1998 - Jordanian court calls for lifting immunity of Jordanian parliamentarian on rape charges
The prosecutor general of the major Criminal Court in Jordan asked the Jordanian parliament to lift immunity from Jordanian Parliament member Ahmad al-Abbadi under charges of sexual assault. Jordan, Judicial, 12/16/1998 - Jordanian-Iranian committee meets in Amman
Works of the Jordanian-Iranian joint committee chaired by Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Muhammad Saleh al-Hourani and his Iranian counterpart, Ghulam Rida Shafee, opened on Tuesday in Amman. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 12/16/1998 - 7 deficit in Jordan's 1999 budget
Sources in the Jordanian government today expected that the deficit in the 1999 budget would amount to 7.1% of the total local production of Jordan in 1999. Jordan, Economics, 12/16/1998 - Jordanian parties oppose decision to prevent Jordanians from taking part in Palestinian conference in Damascus
The higher coordination committee of the Jordanian opposition parties described the Jordanian government's decision to prevent Jordanian party leaders and political figures from attending the Palestinian National Conference recently held in Damascus as a "violation of human rights of the Jordanians." Jordan, Politics, 12/16/1998 - Albright holds meeting in Amman Jordan-USA, Politics, 12/16/1998
- Albright is visiting Jordanian today Jordan-USA, Politics, 12/15/1998
- On the Jordanian delegation being prevented travel to Syria for Palestinian conference
A statement issued by the Jordanian minister of the Interior Nayef al-Qadi on Sunday at the Jordanian parliament noted the prevention of 50 invitees from heading for Damascus to take part in the " Palestinian national conference." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 12/15/1998 - Jordan - honor killings Jordan, Judicial, 12/15/1998
- EU envoy summarizes the EU's role in the ME peace process
During his visit to Amman this week, the European Union's special envoy for the Middle East peace process, Miguel Moratinos, said the EU already has a role in the Middle East and that the actions the EU can undertake will give new momentum to the Middle East peace process. Jordan-European Union, Politics, 12/14/1998