Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 1/29/2001
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of January 29, 2001
- On the Jordanian prisoners in Syria
The Jordanian charge de affairs in Damascus Ahmad al-Mifleh discussed during his meeting on Thursday in Damascus with the Syrian deputy foreign minister Suleiman Haddad means of strengthening relations between the two states they ought to develop in various fields. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 2/3/2001 - Pakistani, Jordanian, Ukraine planes arrived in Iraq in solidarity with Iraqis
Three Pakistani, Jordanian and Ukraine plains arrived in Baghdad on Friday in a solidarity gesture with the Iraqi people who suffer from the tough sanctions imposed on it since 1991. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 2/3/2001 - Iraqi conditions to establish a free trade with Jordan
Well-informed Jordanian economic sources said that Iraq has put several conditions for setting up a free trade zone with Jordan. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 2/1/2001 - 663 million in Aid to Jordan, US leads
Jordanian official sources said that total loans and donations offered by Arab and foreign governments and establishments to Jordan in 2000 reached US $ 663.3 million. Jordan, Economics, 1/31/2001 - Jordanian detainees expected to be released from Syrian jails
The Jordanian daily al-Rai said on Monday that certain international human rights organizations and commissions told the committee of the Jordanian detainees families in Syria about the intention of the Syrian authorities to release all these detainees very soon. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Abu al-Ragheb asks the King to exempt him from post
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd learnt on Monday from sources its described as well-informed that the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb had two weeks ago asked King Abdullah II to exempt him from his post and justified this request of his health conditions and the increasing conflict of power forces surrounding his government. Jordan, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Abu al-Ragheb denies secret negotiations with Sharon
Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb has denied news that Jordan had made secret negotiations with Sharon or a representative for him. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Italian President to visit Jordan Jordan-Italy, Politics, 1/30/2001
- On arresting a member of the Jordanian anti- normalization committee
The news on detaining one member of the anti- normalization committee on Saturday has provoked Jordanian trade union and party reaction. Jordan, Politics, 1/29/2001