Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 9/18/2000
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of September 18, 2000
- On the significance of al-Qaddafi visit to Jordan; water projects
The visit of the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi to Jordan scheduled in October, and most expectedly on the 3rd of October is of special importance for Jordan which is looking forward to signing an agreement according to which Libya finances a vital project to bring waters from Southern Jordan to Amman, at a cost of US $ 600 million in which Libya provides more than half. Jordan-Libya, Politics, 9/22/2000 - Jordan negates a dispute with Iraq concerning commercial protocol Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 9/22/2000
- There is no obstacle in front of the Jordanian prime minister's visit to Iraq
Taleb El-Refaei, the Jordanian information minister assured yesterday that "there is no obstacle preventing the prime minister Ali Abu El-Ragheb from paying an official visit to Iraq whenever he wants." Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 9/22/2000 - A nearby ministerial reshuffle in Jordan
The speaker of the Jordanian parliament Abdul Hadi al-majali announced on Wednesday that the parliament had approved to start a dialogue with the government over the election law draft, while the Jordanian minister of information Taleb al-Refae talked about a nearby Cabinet reshuffle. Jordan, Politics, 9/21/2000 - Established confidence between the Syrian and Jordanian leaderships
The Jordanian weekly al-Meithaq said in its recent issue that the telephone call President Bashar al-Assad made with the Jordanian King Abdullah upon his return back from his recent tour bears more than one meaning and has only one explanation, namely the confidence which has been growing between the two states since more than one year. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 9/21/2000 - Jordanian King confers with al-Riyadh district prince Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/21/2000
- Delaying Ghaddafi's visit to Jordan to next month
The Libyan President Moammar El-Ghaddafi will head to Amman on the beginning of coming month instead of the current week as was previously decided. Libya-Jordan, Politics, 9/21/2000 - Jordan: Demonstrations for unemployed university graduates
Jordan witnessed clashes and demonstrations by members of vocational unions as the anti riot police prevented the demonstrators from heading to the cabinet to protest for their demands. Jordan, Economics, 9/21/2000 - Jordan's premier in Iraq: 1st visit of the kind in 10 years
Jordanian prime minister, Ali Abu Ragheb, will visit shortly Iraq in the first visit to Iraq by such a high-ranking Jordanian official in 10 years. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 9/20/2000 - Saudi Prince Salman leaves Jordan for Damascus
The Saudi prince of al-Riyadh district leaves Jordan today heading to Damascus. On Tuesday, Amman held a huge celebration in honor of prince Sultan in the framework of his visit which covered separate talks with the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/20/2000 - Supreme Jordanian - Egyptian joint committee preperations today in Amman
Works of the preparatory meetings of the supreme Jordanian - Egyptian joint committee began today in Jordan. Jordan-Egypt, Economics, 9/19/2000 - Al-Majali, al-Zanoun meet in Amman Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 9/19/2000
- Jordanian journalists Union denounces further normalization with israel
The freedom committee at the Jordanian Journalists Union has strongly denounced the issuance of a bimonthly paper in Jordan, backed by Israel and is called " Sawt al-Salaam " ( the voice of peace ), calling for normalization with Israel. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 9/19/2000 - Six sentenced to death in Jordan over being members in al-Qaedah organization
The state security court in Jordan on Monday sentenced 6 persons to death after being condemned of being members of al-Qaedah (the base) of the Saudi Islamic businessman Osama Bin Laden. Jordan, Judicial, 9/19/2000 - Gaddafi is to visit Jordan on coming Wednesday
Libyan President Moammar El Gaddafi is to begin a few days visit to Jordan the day after tomorrow during which he is going to meet king Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss the different International and Arab causes as well as the bilateral ties between the two states. Jordan-Libya, Politics, 9/18/2000