Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 7/17/2000
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of July 17, 2000
- Jordanian PM will hold a visit to Iraq
Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb will hold a visit to Iraq which is the first of its kind at this level since the end of the second Gulf war ( between Iraq and Kuwait) with the aim of developing relations between the two states in various fields especially economic relations Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/22/2000 - Mubarak, King Abdullah review camp David negotiations
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on Friday made a telephone call with the Jordanian King Abdullah II during which they two leaders reviewed results of negotiations held under the direct US auspices in Camp David, near Washington between the Palestinian and Israeli delegations. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/22/2000 - Jordanian King gets a telephone call from Clinton
The Jordanian official news agency Petra said on Thursday that the US President Bill Clinton on Wednesday made a telephone call and informed him on the details of the Camp David summit between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/21/2000 - Jordanian King confers with Weisman
Jordanian King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein on Thursday held talks with the resigned Israeli President Ezra Weisman dealt with latest developments in the Middle East peace process. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 7/21/2000 - El-Bashir visits Jordan in August
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir will pay a 2-day visit to Jordan on the 2nd of August. Sudan-Jordan, Politics, 7/21/2000 - Weekly trips between Amman and Tel Aviv
The Israeli Air Company Arkia began organizing 10 trips weekly between Amman and Tel Aviv. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 7/21/2000 - Jordanian King pays a short visit to Syria
Jordanian King Abdullah arrived in Damascus on Wednesday and discussed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad relations between Syria and Jordan and a number of Arab and regional issues President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah agreed in a meeting they held at the Damascus al-Shaab palace to invite the Jordanian- Syrian higher committee to hold a meeting as soon as possible and to activate trade ties between the two countries. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 7/20/2000 - A new page in Iraqi- Jordanian relations
Jordanian King Abdullah II said that Jordan and Iraq have agreed to "open a new page" in their relations which have witnessed tension in the ten recent months. This was expressed during the meeting held to Amman by the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/20/2000 - Abdullah visits Damascus to congratulate Bashar
King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived today at Damascus on a short visit to congratulate the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad two days after being sworn to succeed his late father Hafez al-Assad. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 7/19/2000 - A message from Eritrea 's president to Jordanian King Jordanian Jordan-Eritrea, Politics, 7/19/2000
- Campaign for rejecting settling the Palestinian refugees in Jordan
The Jordanian vocational unions decided to collect 2 million signatures for rejecting their "settlement and compensation" in Jordan and insisting on the right of return and compensation for the Palestinian refugees together. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/18/2000 - New flights between Israel and Jordan
The director general of the Jordanian civil aviation authority Captain Jihad Arsheed has announced that the Israeli Arkia aviation company will start 10 weekly flights between Amman and Tel Aviv as from the beginning of August. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 7/18/2000 - Pessimism prevailing over Camp David talks
Israeli sources stressed on Sunday that gaps in the Camp David negotiations are still wide between the Israeli and Palestinian sides. The Israeli radio quoted these sources as saying that the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak saying that an agreement can be reached with the Palestinians if there is a complete Israeli control on the occupied city of Jerusalem. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 7/17/2000 - Eritrean delegation arrives in Amman Jordan-Eritrea, Politics, 7/17/2000