Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 8/23/1999
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of August 23, 1999
- Mubarak confers with Jordanian prime minister
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today received Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, who conveyed to him a message from Jordan's King Abdullah II pertaining to Middle East peace process developments and conditions in the region. Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 8/28/1999 - Jordanian-Mauritania cultural relations highlighted Jordan-Mauritania, Politics, 8/28/1999
- Jordanian Premier confers with Dutch FM
Dutch Foreign Minister Jozias van Aartsen described his talks with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabedah and Foreign Minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib as important and centred on developments concerning the Middle East peace process. He indicated that there is a new chance to achieve progress on the Palestinian track. Jordan, Politics, 8/27/1999 - King Abdullah to visit Kuwait on September 6
A Kuwaiti daily on Thursday quoted the chief of the Jordanian royal court, Abdul Karim al-Kabareiti, as saying that King Abdullah II of Jordan will hold his first visit to Kuwait on September 6. Jordan-Kuwait, Politics, 8/27/1999 - Free trade area between Jordan, Syria Jordan-Syria, Economics, 8/26/1999
- On Jordanian, Syrian, Lebanese integration Regional-Jordan, Politics, 8/26/1999
- King Abdullah, Dutch FM discusses Middle East peace
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday discussed with Dutch Foreign Minister Jozias van Aartsen the Middle East peace process, relations between the two countries and means of strengthening them in various areas. Jordan-Netherlands, Politics, 8/26/1999 - Syrian party official confers with Jordanian Communist Party official Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/26/1999
- Ruler of Kuwait, meetings and messages
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Wednesday in Kuwait received the chairman of the Jordanian royal court, Abdul Karim al-Kabareiti, currently visiting Kuwait. Kuwait-Jordan, Politics, 8/26/1999 - Jordanian artists against normalization with Israel
The Jordanian Artists Union on Wednesday removed one of its members for reasons including carrying out normalization activities with Israel. Jordan, Politics, 8/26/1999 - Norwegian foreign minister arrives in Damascus
Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for a visit to the country. Syria-Jordan-Norway, Politics, 8/25/1999 - Al-Rawabdeh confirms improvement in Egyptian - Jordanian relations
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh said Jordanian - Egyptian relations are improving, due to the continued consultations and coordination between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah Bin Hussein, pointing to the expected visit to King Abdullah to Egypt in this respect. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 8/25/1999 - Amman: Syrian, Jordanian, Lebanese tripartite gathering of an economic objective
Syrian sources said, "Parts of this issue were debated in the meetings hosted by the Syrian capital in the past two days, during which discussions centred on tripartite economic integration and discussions in adopting a united entry visa." Regional-Jordan, Economics, 8/25/1999 - Jordanian premier describes relations with Syria as strong
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdah has described Syrian-Jordanian relations as "perfect." Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/25/1999 - Syria, Jordan and Lebanon joint market discussions
Official Syrian sources said today that Syrian Minister of Economy Muhammad al-Imadi discussed with a high-ranking Jordanian delegation raising the level of commercial exchange between the two countries. Syria-Jordan, Economics, 8/24/1999 - Jordanian - Lebanese agricultural talks
Jordanian-Lebanese talks started on Monday in Amman between delegations from the ministries of agriculture in the two countries, during which discussions centered on evaluating the exchange of agricultural products between the two countries and means of developing agricultural ties. Jordan-Lebanon, Agriculture, 8/24/1999 - Israel, Jordan inaugurate new bridge on Jordan River
Israel and Jordan on Monday morning inaugurated a new bridge on the Jordan River under the name "al-Hussein Bridge." Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/24/1999 - Jordan king to visit Lebanon
Lebanese ambassador to Jordan, Adib Alam al-Din, has stated that King Abdullah II of Jordan will start a two-day visit to Lebanon on September 13 and will meet with Lebanese President Emil Lahoud and other senior Lebanese officials. Lebanon-Jordan, Politics, 8/23/1999 - Israeli FM to visit Jordan today
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy will arrive in Amman today for a short visit to Jordan. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/23/1999 - Israeli - Jordanian water committee to meet Wednesday
The Jordanian - Israeli technical joint committee for water is due to hold a meeting on August 25 in Amman to follow up on the discussion of a Jordanian proposal concerning obtaining Jordan's share of water directly from El-Yarmouk river, instead of storing it in Tabaraya lake. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 8/23/1999