Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 7/9/2001
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of July 9, 2001
- Jordanian elections law amended
In a very important step aiming at bringing the opposition to take part in the next parliamentary elections, the Jordanian government decided to amend the election law and replace a new formula to the " one voice" principle, according to which the elections of 1970 were held. Jordan, Politics, 7/13/2001 - Differences between the Jordanian parties and government
The Jordanian national parties have strongly criticized that the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb who did not attend the meeting, he himself called for with the secretaries of these parties and other Jordanian parties. Jordan, Politics, 7/12/2001 - Free zone area between Jordan, Israel
The Israeli radio on Wednesday unveiled that works have started to establish a free trade area between Israel and Jordan at the borders between the two sides at an area of 1500 dunnums and at a total cost estimated at more than $ 300 million. Jordan-Israel, Economics, 7/12/2001 - Jordanian Premier confers with Kuwaiti educational minister Jordan-Kuwait, Education, 7/11/2001
- Kuwait have denied Jordanian vehicle drivers access to their territories Kuwait-Jordan, Politics, 7/11/2001
- Water shortage in Jordan
The BBC correspondent in Amman said on Tuesday that Jordan at the meantime, suffers water shortage due to the drought inflected on it in recent years. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 7/11/2001 - Jordanian Premier confers with French official
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb has warned against not giving positive signals from the side of Israel towards its commitment to the principles of peace will lead to more violence which threatens the future of the region. Jordan-France, Politics, 7/10/2001 - Abu al-Ragheb to visit Bahrain
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb will pay a visit to the state of Bahrain on July 21 and he will preside over the Jordanian side to the meeting of the Jordanian- Bahraini higher committee. The Bahraini side to this committee will be chaired by the prime minister Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Suleiman al-Khaleifa. Jordan-Bahrain, Politics, 7/10/2001