Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 5/1/2000
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of May 1, 2000
- King Abdullah confers with speaker of Syrian parliament, voices backing for Syria
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday in Amman received the speaker of the Syrian Parliament, Abdul Qader Qaddoura. The meeting was attended by the speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Abdul Hadi al-Majali, and the Syrian charge de affairs in Amman Youssef Jum'aa. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 5/5/2000 - King Abdullah of Jordan receives Moroccan vice-speaker
King Abdullah of Jordan met in Amman Abdelaziz Alaoui Hafidi, first vice-speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, who led Morocco's delegation to the 103rd session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Amman. Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 5/5/2000 - Jordan: No increase in commodity prices
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh has announced that his government will keep prices for basic commodities and services at their current level for this year. Jordan, Economics, 5/5/2000 - King of Jordan to visit USA at end of current month Jordan-USA, Politics, 5/4/2000
- Amman stresses its position concerning Hamas leaders
The Jordanian government has stressed its commitment to its position concerning the four leaders of the Hamas resistance movement who carry Jordanian citizenship and were evacuated in November 1999 to Doha, Qatar. Jordan-Qatar, Politics, 5/4/2000 - Jordan's foreign minister visits Qatar Jordan-Qatar, Politics, 5/3/2000
- Arabs - Israel conflict and Iraq - Kuwait issues at Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Jordan
Manifestation of the conflict between the Arabs and Israelis due to continued Israeli occupation of Arab territories and the refugees issues has characterized the three-day meetings of the 103rd session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which started in Amman on Sunday in the presence of 1,400 parliamentary figures from 123 states. Regional-Jordan-International, Politics, 5/3/2000 - New planning minister appointed in Jordan Jordan, Politics, 5/2/2000