Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 8/2/1999
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of August 2, 1999
- Amman to host second anti-normalization conference Jordan, Politics, 8/7/1999
- King Abdullah to visit Lebanon next month Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 8/6/1999
- Jordanian army chief confers with commander of US third army Jordan-USA, Military, 8/6/1999
- Levy to visit Amman; Jordan asks for apology
The Israeli daily Maariv said on Wednesday said that Jordan has asked for a personal apology message signed by former Israeli intelligence chief Dany Yatom in order to permit him to visit Jordan Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/6/1999 - King Abdullah receives Finnish foreign minister
Jordan's King Abdullah II received yesterday Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen and her escorting delegation. Jordan-European Union, Politics, 8/5/1999 - Levy to visit Jordan on August 10 Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/5/1999
- Jordanian writers continue hunger strike
Some 26 jobless members of the league of Jordanian writers continued an open hunger strike they started on Sunday in objection to being ignored by the Jordanian government and its neglect of their difficult living conditions. Jordan, Politics, 8/5/1999 - Syria - Jordan committee signs protocols, agreements
Chaired by Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi and his Jordanian counterpart, Abdul Raouf al-Rawabde,h meetings of the joint Jordanian - Syrian higher committee concluded on Tuesday night in Amman. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/4/1999 - King Abdullah confers with Syrian premier
King Abdullah II on Tuesday in Amman received Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi. The meeting was attended by the Jordanian premier, the Syrian deputy premier for economic affairs and the chairman of the Jordanian royal court, Abdul Karim al-Kabareiti. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/4/1999 - Jordanian king disguises for the second time to check security in Amman
King Abudullah II of Jordan disguised himself for the second time in a week and checked on the general security patrols in Amman's streets to see the way they deal with civilians. Jordan, Politics, 8/4/1999 - Syrian - Jordanian joint committee meets in Amman
Chaired by Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi and his Jordanian counterpart, Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, meetings of the joint Syrian - Jordanian higher committee started in Amman on Monday evening. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/3/1999 - Tahsin Shardam, Jordanian ambassador to Israel Jordan-Israel, People, 8/3/1999
- King Abdullah calls for security for Arab tournament Jordan, Local, 8/3/1999
- Syrian prime minister arrives in Jordan today Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/2/1999
- Syrian and Jordanian technical experts meet in Amman
The participants in the meeting continued discussions topics pertaining to the trade exchange agreements between the two countries and ways of introducing new commodities into the agreement signed in 1975. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/2/1999 - Report: Syria wants Jordan to return forged passports
A London-based daily has said that the Syrian government has asked its Jordanian counterpart officially to search for hundreds of forged Syrian passports used by Syrian opposition members who live in the Jordanian territories during their travel. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/2/1999 - Jordanian engineer union denies membership to graduates from Israeli universities
The Jordanian engineers syndicate's council decided not to accept the membership of any graduate from any of the Israeli universities, also breaking with Jordanian tourism offices after the union discovered the offices were agents of the Israel airline company, El Al. Jordan, Politics, 8/2/1999