Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 1/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of January 3, 2000
- Jordan prevents Palestinian activities
The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said on Thursday that the Jordanian authorities prevented two remarkable Palestinian figures from carrying out activities in the refugee camps in Amman. Jordan, Politics, 1/7/2000 - Jordanian Muslim Brothers deny split
The official spokesman for the Muslim Brothers group in Jordan, Jamil Abu Baker, has denied news that there is a group that has split from his group to establish a new party bearing the name of the Muslim Brothers Party. Jordan, Politics, 1/7/2000 - Cabinet reshuffle expected in Jordan
Sources at the Jordanian royal palace expected on Wednesday that King Abdullah Bin Hussein will accept the resignation of the chairman of the Jordanian Royal Court, Abdul Karim al-Kabariti, and appoint in his place former Prime Minister Fayez al-Tarawneh. Jordan, Politics, 1/6/2000 - Israeli Knesset member confers with King Abdullah
An Israeli Knesset member from the United Arab List, Ahmad Tibi, said that King Abdullah II of Jordan has asserted to him that peace in the Middle East cannot be established without solving the essence of the conflict, which is the cause of Palestine. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/6/2000 - Message from Iranian president to King Abdullah
King Abdullah of Jordan on Tuesday received a message from Iranian President Muhammad Khatami, who presides over the current session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, dealing with means of backing cooperation among the Islamic states. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 1/5/2000 - Jordanian-Israeli joint industrial zone
The Israeli Ministry of the Environment has recently approved the establishment of a joint Jordanian- Israeli industrial zone in the Jordan Valley after Israel had opposed the establishment of such a zone during the three past years. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 1/5/2000 - Mubarak to visit Jordan in the middle of January Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 1/4/2000
- Joint water projects between Jordan and Syria
Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Kamal Mahadin announced the commencement of the executive steps to build the El-Wehda Dam, in whose establishment Jordan and Syria will participate, on Yarmouk river in April. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 1/4/2000 - Jordanian cultural attache's car in Athens burnt Jordan-Greece, Politics, 1/4/2000
- Jordanian delegation heads to Baghdad
A delegation from the Jordanian Petroleum Ministry will head to Baghdad in the coming week to discuss the details of the Jordanian - Iraqi petroleum agreement for the current year. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 1/3/2000 - 16 Jordanians arrested in millennium celebrations Jordan, Politics, 1/3/2000
- New passports in Jordan Jordan, Politics, 1/3/2000