Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 9/11/2000
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of September 11, 2000
- Work on implementing Egyptian - Jordanian agreements begins in Amman
Meetings of the follow-up committee for implementing the Egyptian agreements began today in Amman in which the Egyptian side is headed by the first under secretary of the international cooperation ministry Ali Salman while the Jordanian side is headed by the secretary general of the trade and industry ministry Mohammed Samer El-Taweel. Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 9/16/2000 - U.S.A hopes to reach agreement on free trade with Jordan
U.S diplomatic sources in Jordan said that they hope to achieve large progress in the talks to ratify a free trade agreement with Jordan which is considered an important ally to the U.S.A in the Middle East. The talks began during this week in Washington. Jordan-USA, Economics, 9/15/2000 - Syrian President phones King Abdullah II of Jordan Syria-Jordan, Politics, 9/14/2000
- Post and communication minister deny restructuring will cancel the ministry
Jordanian post and communication minister Hatem El-Zoebi denied the intention to cancel his ministry, saying that the restructuring that was lately spoken about will take place in a new program based on data and technology to serve Jordan's future aspirations and the economic developments. Jordan, Economics, 9/14/2000 - Malaysian minister meets Jordanian Prince Faisal
Malaysian minister of International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz conferred in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday with Prince Faisal Al-Hussein, the heir apparent to the King of Jordan, Malaysian news agency BERNAMA reported. Jordan-Malaysia, Economics, 9/14/2000 - An increase in Israeli tourists to Jordan
Jordanian tourism and archeology minister Akel Beltagi said in a interview to the Jordanian newspaper al-Destour this week that Israeli tourists to Jordan increased by 22% during the first seven months of the current year. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 9/14/2000 - Head of the Jordanian parliament: Jerusalem is not for bargain
Head of the Jordanian parliament Abd El-Hadi El-Majali emphasized on the necessity of the Palestinian -Egyptian - Jordanian coordination in this important stage concerning the peace process. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/12/2000 - Jordanian concern for foreign finance of non governmental organizations
The foreign finance of the non-governmental organizations raised a wide controversy lately in Jordan as protests especially from the left and Islamic trends see this as a cover attempt for violating the Jordanian sovereignty. Jordan, Politics, 9/12/2000