Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 1/14/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of January 14, 2002
- Jordanian king confers with parliament member in China Jordan-China, Politics, 1/19/2002
- Jordanian King holds talks with Chinese officials
The Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks with the Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing on the Middle East question and the international campaign on fighting campaign and other international and bilateral issues. Jordan-China, Politics, 1/18/2002 - Jordanian journalist released at a guarantee Jordan, Politics, 1/17/2002
- Jordanian lawyers stop trials in protest of the Israeli practices in occupied territories Jordan-Israel, Local, 1/17/2002
- New marriage instructions in Jordan Jordan, Culture, 1/17/2002
- Jordan stresses implementation of al-Wahda dam jointly with Syria
One Jordanian official has stressed Jordan's determination to carry out the al-Wahda joint dam project with Syria as from its set date in being a strategic project and an important source of water. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 1/16/2002 - New currency to be circulated in the Jordanian markets by the end of January Jordan, Economics, 1/16/2002
- Trade booms in the Jordanian free trade zones
Jordanian economic and trade sources said that trade movement in the free areas in Jordan have achieved in 2001 a growth rate estimated at 690 million Kuwaiti dinars against 538 million Kuwaiti dinars in the year 2000. Jordan, Economics, 1/16/2002 - Jordanian journalist arrested Jordan, Politics, 1/15/2002
- Jordan gives up the building of al-Wahda dam project
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said in its Monday's issue that the Jordanian government has given up the idea of building al-Wahda dam on the Syrian- Jordanian borders. Jordan-Syria, Economics, 1/15/2002 - Seven new ministers in the government of Abu al-Ragheb
The prime minister and the ministers took their oath before King Abdullah II who stressed that the new government has to carry out the new parliamentary elections with transparency Jordan, Politics, 1/15/2002 - Jordanian, Iraqi foreign ministers meet in Amman
A meeting was held on Monday in Amman between the Jordanian foreign minister Abdul Illah al-Khatib and the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri during which they exchanged view points regarding several regional and international issues. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 1/15/2002 - Jordanian King to visit Washington by the end of January Jordan-USA, Politics, 1/14/2002
- Amman's chamber of commerce discusses with AL officials greater free Arab trade executive program
Chairman and members of the Amman's chamber of commerce discussed in a meeting held with the general administration for economic affairs in the Arab League special measures on imports and exports and the implementation of the executive program for the Greater Arab free trade Zone. Jordan-Regional, Economics, 1/14/2002 - Royal Jordanian buys one new 'Falcon' plane Jordan, Business, 1/14/2002
- Jordan, Turkey to sign a free trade agreement in 2002
The Turkish ambassador in Amman Arjan Ozer has announced that there are negotiations between Jordan and Turkey to sign a free trade agreement between them this year. Jordan-Turkey, Economics, 1/14/2002