Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 1/22/2001
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of January 22, 2001
- Abu al-Ragheb visits Egypt Egypt-Jordan, Politics, 1/26/2001
- Syrian ambassador submitted his credentials in Amman
The Jordanian foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib on Thursday received the new Syrian ambassador to Jordan Abdul Fattah Ammoura, who presented a copy of his credentials to the Jordanian foreign minister. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 1/26/2001 - UAE loan for Jordan to finance al-Wahda project United Arab Emirates-Jordan, Economics, 1/25/2001
- Jordanian prisoners to be released from Syrian jails
The Saudi daily al-Watan said on Wednesday quoting sources in Amman saying that Jordan had received new Syrian assertions to release all Jordanian political detainees held in the Syrian jails. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 1/25/2001 - Italian president to visit Jordan
It was announced in Amman on Wednesday that the Italian President Carlos Seyabi will visit Jordan in the mid of February in an official visit which will last for several days during which he will meet with the Jordanian King Abdullah II and high ranking Jordanian officials. Jordan-Italy, Politics, 1/25/2001 - Iran - Jordan cooperation talks cover all areas
As for the Iranian- Jordanian parliamentary relations, karoubi stressed his determination to follow up all issues aiming at developing cooperation between the two countries in all trade, industrial, agricultural and investment areas as well as to work for implementing the water project of al-Deisi basin waters to the Jordanian capital Amman. This project is proposed by the Iranian side. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 1/24/2001 - Jordanian, Iranian parliamentary talks cover visas and Jerusalem
Jordanian and Iranian officials on Monday in Amman discussed means of maintaining coordination concerning the return of the Palestinian refugees to their homes and the question of Jerusalem in the context of the two countries' backing to the Palestinian people as well as discussing the question of the entry visas for the two countries' citizens. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 1/23/2001 - New list in the names of Jordanians normalizing with Israel
The Jordanian anti- normalization committee announced the names of the second shift of the list of those who normalize relations with Israel. The list includes the names of 68 companies, establishments and figures who are maintaining such relations with Israel. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 1/23/2001 - Abu al-Ragheb's anger over Syrian, Iraqi messages
The Qatari daily al-Rayah said on Saturday that one Syrian message and another Iraqi one had provoked the anger of the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al- Ragheb and pushed him to address violent threats to the Jordanian national forces. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 1/22/2001 - Iranian chairman of Shoura council arrives in Amman
The chairman of the Islamic Shoura Council in Iran Mahdi Karoubi arrived in Amman on Sunday leading a delegation in an official visit to Jordan which will last for three days during which he will convey a message from the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami to King Abdullah II on means of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 1/22/2001 - King Abdullah to visit Tehran
The speaker of the Jordanian parliament Abdullah al- Majali said that the Jordanian King Abdullah II will visit Iran next month and hold meetings with the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami and with high ranking Iranian officials. Jordan-Iran, Politics, 1/22/2001