Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 4/10/2000
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of April 10, 2000
- Amman's hotels refuse to host reception for the Israeli embassy Jordan, Politics, 4/15/2000
- Jordanian parliamentary majority calls for resignation of al-Rawabdeh government
Some 53 members at the Jordanian parliament called in a message addressed on Wednesday to King Abdullah II for changing the Jordanian government chaired by Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh. Jordan, Politics, 4/14/2000 - Jordan imports gazelles from Australia to establish a natural protectorate Jordan-Australia, Environment, 4/14/2000
- Chretien in Amman today
It was announced in Amman on Thursday that Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien will arrive in Amman this afternoon in a visit to Jordan which will last for three days. Jordan-Canada, Politics, 4/14/2000 - Jordan joins the worldly trade organization Jordan, Economics, 4/13/2000
- Amman Hosts Suphex 2000 fair for military equipment
The Suphex 2000 exposition for weapons and military equipment will be opened on April 17 in Amman. Jordan-International, Business, 4/13/2000 - Turkish minister of agriculture visits Jordan Jordan-Turkey, Politics, 4/13/2000
- Jordan joins WTO Jordan-International, Economics, 4/12/2000
- Jordan calls for public trial for accused murderers of its citizens in Israel Jordan-Israel, Politics, 4/12/2000
- UAE donation for Jordan
The United Arab Emirates' government decided to present a financial donation to Jordan of $200 million to support the Jordanian economy and basic infrastructure projects. Jordan-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 4/12/2000 - Khaled Mashal: Qatari mediation to bring Hamas leaders back to Jordan continues
Khaled Mashal, head of the political bureau of the opposition Palestinian Hamas movement, said that the Qatari mediation continues to bring back leaders of the movement to Jordan and that Hamas' stance has not changed. Qatar-Jordan, Politics, 4/12/2000 - Iraqi lawyers ask Jordan to close file of the Italian pilot
The Iraqi lawyers syndicate asked the Jordanian judiciary to halt the legal procedures against Nicola Trifiani, the Italian pilot accused of violating the law and misleading the Jordanian authorities when he flew a small airplane from Rome to Baghdad through Amman, violating the air embargo imposed on Iraq. Jordan-Iraq-International, Politics, 4/12/2000 - Amman hosts a conference on Arab - American relations Jordan-USA, Culture, 4/11/2000
- King Abdullah arrives in Oslo
Jordan's King Abdullah Bin Hussein arrived on Monday in Oslo, starting an official visit which will last for three days. Jordan-Norway, Politics, 4/11/2000 - Report: Split in pro-Iraq Baath Party in Jordan
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd has reported in its most recent issue about a continued split in the lines of the Jordanian Socialist Arab Baath Party, which is pro-Iraq, as a new group of this party's leaders and members announced on Sunday that some 36 of its members have resigned or frozen their membership in this party, unless the party's higher leadership responds to the demands of the committee to call for a special conference to be attended by all members of this party. Jordan, Politics, 4/11/2000