Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 12/31/2001
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of December 31, 2001
- A new chairperson for the Jordanian writers Union Jordan, Local, 1/5/2002
- Jordan to recognize the provisional government in Afghanistan
A Jordanian official source said on Friday that Jordan will shortly recognize the new regime in Afghanistan and the provisional Afghani government headed by Hameed Kerzai. Jordan-Afghanistan, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Jordanian government suspends licensing of papers
The Jordanian government has decided to halt the issuance of press publications, noting that the issuance of such licenses is linked to completing necessary legislation to develop the media, in line with the new media policy led by King Abdullah I Jordan, Politics, 1/4/2002 - Drastic deterioration for Jordanian underground waters
A Jordanian official report has unveiled the grave condition of underground waters which has been drastically exploited. Jordan, Economics, 1/4/2002 - Amman is the capital of Arab culture
On January 1st, 2002, Amman received the new year as a capital for the Arab culture as it will be along this year abundant of various cultural and artistic activities including seminars, lectures, workshops, art exhibitions and drama performances, cinema films, and local and Arab poetry evenings and festivals. Parallel art and cultural activities in other Jordanian provinces will be also held.. Jordan-Regional, Culture, 1/4/2002 - Arab agronomists to meet in Jordan Regional-Jordan, Local, 1/3/2002
- Six Jordanian parties form a national council
Six Jordanian parties have formed a national council for inter- coordination in order to unify their steps in their party process. Jordan, Politics, 1/3/2002 - A new study for al-Wahda dam
The Jordanian daily al-Dostour said on Wednesday, according to well-informed Jordanian sources that a new study for al-Wahda dam due to be installed at al-Yarmouk river between Syria and Jordan was completed last week. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 1/3/2002 - Jordanian premier confers with Algerian minister
The Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb on Wednesday discussed with the Algerian minister of energy and mines, Khalil Shakib, currently visiting Jordan means of developing relations between the two states especially in the sectors of energy and mines. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 1/3/2002 - Israel prevents families of 13 Jordanian prisoners from visiting them in its jails
The society of the Jordanian detainees families in Israel has called on the Jordanian government to interfere at the Israeli authorities and to make pressures on it in order to release them, especially as many of them had spent long years in the Israeli jails. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 1/3/2002 - Jordan: Islamic Labor Front to take part in the parliamentary elections
Officials in the Islamic Labor Front, the political front for the Muslim Brothers group in Jordan said they are about to take a decision to take part in the parliamentary elections, due to be held, according to governmental sources in the Summer of 2002. Jordan, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Jordan to sign free trade agreement with Iraq soon
Jordanian Prime Minister, Ali Abu Al-Ragheb, will visit Baghdad soon to sign a bilateral free trade agreement, Jordanian ambassador in Iraq told reporters. Jordan-Iraq, Economics, 12/31/2001 - Israel transfers polluted waters to Jordan
The Israeli authorities have transferred the polluted waters and drainage system of Eilat city, the settlements and the factories on al-Aqaba Gulf to the Jordanian territories and this resulted in polluting large areas of the Jordanian lands and ground-waters in the area. Jordan-Israel, Environment, 12/31/2001 - Jordanian- Algerian economic talks Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 12/31/2001