Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 1/1/2001
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of January 1, 2001
- A row in the Jordanian parliament over evacuation of the Palestinians
Two Jordanian members of parliament have exchanged insults on Wednesday at the parliament and the situation was about to direct fighting between the two unless other parliament members interfered. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 1/5/2001 - King Abdullah: No peace unless complete Palestinian rights,withdrawal from the Golan
King Abdullah II of Jordan has stressed that peace is only attainable through restoration of full rights of the Palestinian people and the establishment of their own state on their native soil and Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Golan until June 4, 1967 border lines. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 1/4/2001 - The first Jordanian nuclear reactor to be operated in 2002
Jordan's minister of oil and mineral resources Wael Sabri has announced that Jordan will by the beginning of 2002 operate its first small reactor which will be dedicated for the purposes of scientific researches in peaceful areas. Jordan, Economics, 1/4/2001 - Jordan, Iraq revive the railway line project
Jordanian officials announced that Jordan and Iraq are planning to revive the project of setting up a railway line linking the two countries. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 1/3/2001 - Jordanian princess Maqboula dies at 83 Jordan, People, 1/3/2001