Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 1/18/1999
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of January 18, 1999
- King Hussein expected to announce choice of elder son as crown prince on Monday
Jordan's King Hussein is to direct a speech to his people on Monday in which he is expected to announce his anticipated to appoint his oldest son, Prince Abdullah as crown prince, succeeding Prince Hassan, the king's brother, who occupied this post for 33 years. Jordan, Politics, 1/23/1999 - Israeli youth delegation in Jordan Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/23/1999
- Netanyahu to meet with King Hussein soon
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Netanyahu and Jordan's King Hussein have decided to meet soon, but they have not specified a date. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/23/1999 - Hamzeh and Abdullah mentioned as potential crown prince to Jordan
The main British dailies issued in London on Thursday said that Jordan's King Hussein in his statements on Wednesday raised his intention to nominate one of his five sons as his crown prince. Jordan, Politics, 1/22/1999 - Sources: King Hussein informed Crown Prince Hassan that he is releived
Well-informed sources in Amman asserted on Thursday that Jordan's King Hussein has informed his brother, Crown Prince Hassan, of his decision to releive him from his post as crown prince, in preparation for choosing one of his five sons to succeed him to the throne. Jordan, Politics, 1/22/1999 - On the succession of the throne of King Hussein
King Hussein of Jordan on Wednesday, after his arrival in Jordan Tuesday from his long medical treatment in the United States, may have paved the way for his eldest son, Prince Abdullah (36) to succeed him Jordan, Reporter's View, 1/21/1999 - King Hussein returns home
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday made a telephone call to King Hussein of Jordan in which he congratulated the Jordanian ruler on his return home and over the success of the medical treatment the King underwent in the United States. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 1/20/1999 - King Hussein: Reports on succession mere forecasts
King Hussein of Jordan said on Tuesday that reports on his succession will remain mere forecasting. Jordan, Politics, 1/20/1999 - Arab officials to receive King Hussein upon arriving in Amman Jordan, Politics, 1/19/1999
- Mini Arab summit to be held in Jordan on Wednesday
Diplomatic sources in Cairo expected today that a small summit meeting will be convened in Jordan on Wednesday and Thursday in which Egypt, Qatar, Oman, Palestine, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen are going to take part, in addition to Jordan. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 1/18/1999 - Yemen, Oman FMs visited Jordan
The Jordanian daily al-Disour has reported that the Foreign ministers of Yemen and Oman, Abdul Qader Bajmal and Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, respectively, paid a short visit to Jordan last Thursday, where they met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib and other Jordanian officials. Regional-Jordan, Politics, 1/18/1999 - Arafat to visit Jordan next week Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 1/18/1999
- Drought announced in Jordan Jordan, Agriculture, 1/18/1999