Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 8/16/1999
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of August 16, 1999
- Jordan criticizes appointment of former Mossad head as peace process supervisor
Jordan criticized yesterday the decision to appoint Danny Yatoum, the former head of the Israeli intelligence body, the Mossad, as the head of a follow-up committee between the Jordanians and Israelis. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/21/1999 - Jordanian - Comoran meeting Jordan-Comoros, Politics, 8/20/1999
- Jordanian mediation in the peace process
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said that the Israelis show high appreciation for the efforts made by King Abdullah II of Jordan to resume negotiations on the Syrian track from the point at which they broke off. Regional-Jordan, Politics, 8/19/1999 - Jordanian minister Syrian-Jordanian relations deep, remarkable
Jordanian Minister of Information and Culture Nasser Lowzi has asserted the deep bilateral and fraternal relations between Jordan and Syria and described these relations as "remarkable and developed." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/19/1999 - Israel agrees to give Jordan waters from al-Yarmouk instead of Tabaraya
The spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Amman, Roy Geilad, told the AFP on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to a request made by Amman to have its share of water come directly from al-Yarmouk river instead of storing this water share in Tabarayah lake and then transferring the waters to Jordan. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/19/1999 - In Jordan: A bank was burglarized
The Jordanian capital Amman witnessed a burglary yesterday where two persons were able to enter the branch of a Jordanian bank where they threatened the employees and seized all the money in the safe, that were only 11,400 Jordanian dinars. Jordan, Local, 8/19/1999 - Jordanian monarch to visit Lebanon Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 8/18/1999
- Syria permits entry of Jordanian press
Jordanian officials announced in Amman on Tuesday that Syria has permitted Jordanian papers to enter its territories after a five year boycott due to the political tension following the Wadi Araba agreement signed between Jordan and Israel. Syria-Jordan, Business, 8/18/1999 - Jordanian crown prince visits Bahraini PM Bahrain-Jordan, Politics, 8/18/1999
- Syrian - Jordanian industrial company meets in Damascus
The general assembly of the Syrian - Jordanian company for industries on Tuesday morning held its annual meeting at the Syrian Ministry of Industry in Damascus. It was attended by Syrian Industry Minister Ahmad Nizam al-Din and his Jordanian counterpart, Muhammad Asfour. Syria-Jordan, Business, 8/18/1999 - Jordanian writers end open strike
The Jordanian writers have ended their open hunger strike which lasted for 16 days after the Jordanian government responded to their demands. Jordan, Politics, 8/18/1999 - Jordan reaches agreement on railway development Jordan, Economics, 8/18/1999
- Jordanian industry and trade minister arrives in Syria
Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Muhammad Asfour arrived in Syria by land through Daraa on Monday and visited the Syrian - Jordanian industrial free zone. He was accompanied by Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi. Syria-Jordan, Economics, 8/17/1999 - Algerian, Jordanian youths cooperation Algeria-Jordan, Sports, 8/17/1999
- On Muslim Brothers in Jordan
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd said that the Jordanian authorities refused to permit the Shoura council of the Syrian Muslim Brothers is to convene a meeting in Amman this week. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/17/1999 - Jordan: Retina burns after the eclipse
Jordanian Minister of Health Ishaq Maraqa announced that the number of those injured with burns to the retina has increased due to the solar eclipse on last Wednesday. Maraqa said the total number of the injured increased yesterday from 8 to 12 cases. Jordan, Health, 8/17/1999 - A report on electricity cooperation between Syria, Jordan Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/16/1999
- King Abdullah confers with AL chief
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday in Amman discussed with Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid the general Arab situations and inter-Arab relations in light of the developments taking place in the region. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 8/16/1999 - Jordan, Mauritania to boost relations Jordan-Mauritania, Politics, 8/16/1999