Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 2/26/2001
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of February 26, 2001
- Jordan: release of the chairman of anti-normalization committee
A Jordanian judicial source said that Ali Abu Sukkar, the last detained member in a trade union committee which stand against normalization with Israel was released on Wednesday after his other 6 colleagues were released earlier. Jordan, Politics, 3/1/2001 - Jordan, Lebanon discuss peace, free trade zone
Jordan and Lebanon have asserted their stances on the need to achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle east provides for the restoration of the legitimate Arab rights. This was expressed in the talks held on Wednesday afternoon in Amman between the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb and his Lebanese counterpart Rafik al-Hariri who arrived in Amman earlier in the day in a visit lasts for two days. Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 3/1/2001 - Mubarak, Abdullah discuss Arab summit, Palestinian Issue, Iraq
Egyptian- Jordanian summit dealt with ways of making the forthcoming Arab summit a success, the sanctions on Iraq, issues to be tackled by the Arab summit in Amman, the results of the latest tour by Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region, accession to power in Israel by Prime Minister elect Ariel Sharon and the critical position of the peace process. Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 2/28/2001 - Patriarchy elections in Jordan Jordan, Religion, 2/28/2001
- Mubarak, Abdullah hold bilateral session of talks
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan's King Abullah II held today a session of talks immeditaly upon their arrival at Raghdan Royal palace in the Jordanian capital. Jordan-Egypt, Politics, 2/27/2001 - Powell's messages to Syria and Jordan
The Jordanian weekly al-Majd in its Monday's issue said, according to well-informed forces said that the question of signing a free trade agreement between Jordan and Iraq was on the top of issues discussed by the US secretary of state Colin Powell with high Jordanian officials on Sunday in Amman. Jordan-Syria-USA, Politics, 2/27/2001 - Al-Hariri to visit Jordan tomorrow
Lebanon's Ambassador in Amman Adib Alam Eddine said that al-Hariri will hold talks with the Jordanian King Abdullah and with high ranking Jordanian officials dealing with bilateral issues, the situation in the region and the developments of the ME peace process in light of Sharon's winning of the Israeli government and Colin Powell's visit to the region. Lebanon-Jordan, Politics, 2/27/2001 - Japanese donation to Jordan Jordan-Japan, Economics, 2/27/2001
- Syrian- Jordanian al-Wahda dam project proceeds well Jordan-Syria, Economics, 2/26/2001
- Jordanian Premier confers with Arafat
Jordan's prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb on Saturday in Amman discussed with the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat the grave deteriorated conditions in the Palestinian territories as a result of the Israeli military escalation and the tightened sanction measures and the siege against the Palestinian people. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 2/26/2001