Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 4/5/1999
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of April 5, 1999
- Al-Rawabdeh pledges to fight corruption in Jordan
The Jordanian government chaired byPrime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh on Thursday won the confidence of 66 parliament members out of 80. 12 parliamentarians voted against it and the other two abstained from voting following three-day debates. Jordan, Politics, 4/9/1999 - Jordan stresses cooperation with Syria to build al-Wahda dam, finance a problem Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/9/1999
- King Abdullah to visit Oman and the UAE on Saturday Jordan, Politics, 4/8/1999
- Jordanian parliamentarian calls for halting normalization with Israel
Member of the Jordanian Parliament Muhammad al-Bataynah has called for halting normalization with Israel and to link such steps with the progress in comprehensive settlement on all peace process tracks, including the Israeli withdrawal from the Golan and south Lebanon according to international resolutions. Jordan, Politics, 4/8/1999 - Peace is a strategic option for Jordan
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Ilah al-Khatib has asserted that just and comprehensive peace peace is the strategic option on which the Arab nation has agreed. Jordan, Politics, 4/8/1999 - King Abdullah concludes three-day visit to Saudi Arabia Jordan, Politics, 4/8/1999
- Arrangements to release Jordanian prisoners in Syria
Well-informed Jordanian sources told the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily that the Syrian government has actually started taking practical steps to arrange the release of Jordanian prisoners and that announcing this step will be made during King Abdullah's visit to Syria within the coming days. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Report: King Abdullah to visit Syria on April 15
Discussions between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and King Abdullah will center on the need for joint coordination toward the Middle East peace process. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Relations between Jordan, Kuwait restore normalcy, minister says
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Ilah al-Khatib has stated that Jordanian-Kuwaiti relations have regained their strength and been restored to what had been before. Jordan-Kuwait, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Bringing back 27 Egyptian antiquities from Jordan
Egypt is receiving during the coming days a set of rare Egyptian antiquities that were smuggled to Jordan during last November. Egypt-Jordan, Culture, 4/7/1999 - Detente between Jordan and Israel over water issue Jordan-Israel, Politics, 4/7/1999
- Jordanian opposition parties condemn massacres in Kosovo
Jordanian opposition parties condemned the large-scale NATO attacks against Yugoslavia and the acts of killing and the massacres and deportation in Kosovo district. Jordan-Morocco-Yugoslavia, Politics, 4/7/1999 - Saudi Arabia renews support to Jordan
The Saudi crown prince and King Abdullah held a meeting dealing with relations between the two countries and issues relating to the region, especially the questions of Palestine, Jerusalem, the Middle East peace process, the Iraqi crisis, and inter-Arab relations. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Jordanian monarch to visit United Arab Emirates
Jordan's King Abdullah will arrive in the Unied Arab Emirates today after a visit to Saudi Arabia. Jordan-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Jordanian prime minister confers with Saudi FM
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh met on Monday at his residence in Jeddah with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Jordanian king highlights relations with Syria and Kuwait
Jordan's King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein said that Jordan's relations with both Syria and Kuwait are proceeding for the better. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Jordan announces breakthrough in Jordanian-Israeli water problem
A Jordanian official said on Tuesday that there has been a "clear breakthrough" in the water problem between Jordan and Israel, MAP reported. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 4/6/1999 - Jordanian parliamentary delegation to visit Damascus
A Jordanian weekly has said that consultations are being made to form a Jordanian parliamentary delegation to visit Damascus shortly and meet with several officials there. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/6/1999 - Jordan imports potable water
The Jordanian government has permitted imports of mineral water in compliance of an importation license issued by the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Jordan, Economics, 4/6/1999 - Rumors on Israeli purchases of instigated factories in Jordan Jordan-Israel, Economics, 4/6/1999
- Jordan denies agreement permitting Israeli planes to fly in Jordanian airspace to Israel
Director of the Civil Aviation Authority in Jordan, Captain Jaser Zeyad has denied an agreement permitting Israeli planes which take off from Israel to cross Jordanian airspace into Eilat. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 4/6/1999 - King Abdullah refuses to meet with Israeli defense minister Jordan-Israel, Politics, 4/5/1999
- King Abdullah confers with Arafat
Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday in Amman discussed with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat developments in peace negotiations and obstacles impeding them, especially on the Palestinian-Israeli track. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 4/5/1999 - On King Abdullah's visit to Syria
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abd al-Ilah al-Khatib has asserted that the visit of Jordan's King Abdullah to Syria has not been fixed yet, adding that the visit of the Jordanian King to Saudi Arabia will mark the beginning of Arab meetings on summit levels. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 4/5/1999 - Jordanians implement efforts to fight normalization with Israel
Chairman of the resistance fighting committee at the Jordanian trade union's complex, Ali Abu al-Sukkar, has asserted that the committee is about to complete a list including names of Jordanian companies, factories and figures who have normalized ties with Israel in medical, engineering, industrial, pharmaceutical and construction fields. Jordan, Politics, 4/5/1999 - Jordan - Iraq exports Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 4/5/1999
- Jordan is still committed to its share of waters with Israel Jordan, Politics, 4/5/1999