Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 10/18/1999
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of October 18, 1999
- King Abdullah and hamas question: we study the best formula for a solution
King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein of Jordan on Friday announced that his government is studying " the best formula to solve the question of the Islamic resistance movement " Hamas" within the course of the supremacy of the law Jordan, Politics, 10/23/1999 - King Abdullah in Spain
Jordan's King Abdullah II met on Wednesday with Spain's King Juan Carlos, who invested him with the Spanish order of merit, excellent class, on the first day of King Abdullah's official visit to Madrid. The visit is expected to convert Jordan's debts to Spain into investments. Jordan-Spain, Politics, 10/22/1999 - Jordan receives first shipment of advanced British tanks Jordan, Military, 10/22/1999
- Mashaal, Ghoshe suffer deteriorated health
The Arab Human Rights Organization in Jordan has announced that the health of the chairman of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, Khaled Mashaal, and its spokesman in Jordan, Ibrahim Ghoshe, have been deteriorated in one of the Jordanian prisons three days after they announced a hunger strike. Jordan, Politics, 10/21/1999 - Means of strengthening Arab investment
Acting Jordanian Prime Minister Marwan al-Hammoud has reviewed with Sheikh Bander Bin Fahd Afheed, the chairman of the Arab Center for Arab-International Economic Relations Jordan-Regional, Economics, 10/21/1999 - Jordanian prime minister heads to UK Jordan-UK, Politics, 10/20/1999
- Jordan says did not ask to buy weapons from Israel Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/20/1999
- Jordanian Journalists Union expels three journalists
The Jordanian Journalists Union's council in a session held on Tuesday decided to drop the membership of three of the union's members -- Sultan Khattab, Abdullah Hasanat and Jihad al-Moumeni -- and definitely prevent them from practising "journalism," over violations of the repeated decisions taken by the Jordanian JU and the Arab Journalists Union which ban visiting Israel and call for abiding by the decision to resist normalization of relations with Israel. Jordan, Politics, 10/20/1999 - Report: Muslim Brothers delegation to visit Damascus
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said on Tuesday that Hamas political bureau member Mousa Abu Marzouk is trying to get the approval of the Syrian authorities to permit a delegation representing the Muslim Brothers group in Jordan to visit Damascus. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 10/20/1999 - Mandela in Amman
Acting Jordanian Prime Minister Marwan al-Hammoud on Monday reviewed with former South African President Nelson Mandela Jordanian-African relations, Arab - African relations and the Middle East peace process. Jordan, Politics, 10/19/1999 - Jordan intensifies procedure against selling Palestinian land Jordan, Politics, 10/19/1999
- Sharon confers with Jordanian prince Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/19/1999
- GCC, Jordanian relations reviewed
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Sheikh Jamil al-Hujeilan met on Monday at the headquarters of the GCC in Riyadh with the Jordanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hani Khaleifa. Gulf-Jordan, Politics, 10/19/1999 - On rapprochement between Syria and Jordan Jordan-Syria, Politics, 10/19/1999
- Amman hosts people's conference for Jerusalem
The secretariat of the people's conference in defense of Jerusalem has confirmed the decision taken in its first conference, when it adopted the year 2000 as an international year of Jerusalem and decided to accelerate efforts during the year 2000 to disclose the Israeli schemes against the city and to support the steadfastness of the people of Jerusalem. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 10/19/1999 - Israel agrees to sell weapons to Jordan
Official sources in the defense sector in Israel said that the Ministry of Defense gave permission to an Israeli company for military industries to sell weapons to Jordan. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/19/1999 - Report: Al-Kabareiti thinks of quitting his post
A Jordanian weekly has stressed that the chairman of the Jordanian royal court, Abdul Karim al-Kabareiti, is thinking seriously and vocally of resigning his post after his disputes with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh have increased. Jordan, Politics, 10/19/1999 - King Abdullah and the future of Jordanians of Palestinian origin
Jordan's King Abdullah II has talked about the future of Jordanians of Palestinian origin who carry Jordanian passports and live in Jordan in case a final status agreement is reached, especially concerning the refugees and the evacuees from 1948 and 1967. Jordan, Politics, 10/18/1999 - Al-Assad gets a message from King Abdullah
President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday at the Damascus al-Shaab palace received the Jordanian foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 10/18/1999 - Queen Noor fights landmines in Phnom Penh
The widow of the late Jordanian King Hussein, Queen Noor, arrived in Pnom Penh in a three-day visit, during which she intends to highlight the need to find backing for landmines' victims. Jordan-Cambodia, Politics, 10/18/1999 - Barak confers with Jordanian prince Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/18/1999
- Hawatemah in Jordan in preparations to meet with Arafat
The secretary general of the " Democratic front for the Liberation of Palestine" Nayef Hawatemah announced in Amman on Saturday that a second round of reconciliation dialogue between his front and the " fatah" movements, led by the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will be held in the Jordanian capital, Amman next month. Jordan, Politics, 10/18/1999 - Hamas leaders in food strike
The defendant for the detainees of the Islamic resistance movement "Hamas" Saleh al-Armouti said on Sunday that its political office chairman Khaled Mashaal and its spokesman Ibrahim Ghoushe and four of their escorts who were arrested on September 22 started on Saturday an open food strike in al-Jweida prison, South Amman in protest of the slow measures taken by the Jordanian government in settling their question through a political understanding or judicial court. Jordan, Politics, 10/18/1999 - US reschedules Jordanian debts
Jordan and the US signed an agreement on Sunday in Amman that provides for rescheduling the Jordanian debts owed to the US, estimated at US $101.7 million. Jordan-USA, Politics, 10/18/1999 - Abu Marzouk and the question of Hamas
Hamas political bureau member Mousa Abu Marzouk said his idea for settling the question of the Hamas movement with Jordan is through the release of the detainees and opening a dialogue with the Jordanian government concerning all issues of concern to serve the interests of the two sides. Jordan, Politics, 10/18/1999