Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 2/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of February 18, 2002
- King Abdullah speaks on the telephone with Saudi defense minister Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/23/2002
- Jordanian FM underlines importance of next Arab summit Jordan-Regional, Politics, 2/23/2002
- Some 41 Jordanian women ask for divorce according to the new marital law
Some 41 Jordanian women had filed cases to split from their husbands at jurisprudence courts, and this falls in the context of a new development provided by the marital law which was amended three months ago. Jordan, Culture, 2/22/2002 - Jordan refuses to release three Hizbullah members
In its Thursday's issue, the Lebanese daily Assafir said that the Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri informed the Hizbullah leadership the refusal of the Jordanian King Abdullah II to release three of its members who were arrested in Jordan two months ago while working for smuggling weapons to Intifada forces in the occupied West Bank. Jordan-Lebanon, Politics, 2/22/2002 - Jordan decided to cancel Eid celebrations in solidarity with the Palestinians Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 2/21/2002
- Former chairman of Jordanian intelligence denies involvement in bank scandal
Former director of the Jordanian intelligence Lt. Gen. Samih al-Bateikhi has denied in statements issued on Tuesday any link to the case of "bank facilities" in which three Jordanian banks are involved with the "Global Business" company owned by Majd Sami al-Shameylah. Jordan, Economics, 2/20/2002 - Jordan freezes assets of 55 persons, companies in greatest financial scandal
The attorney general of the Jordanian state security court on Sunday ordered the freezing of the assets of 55 companies and persons suspected to be involved in one of the largest "law violation" cases in Jordan of USD 100 million taken from Jordanian national banks by a Jordanian businessman who escaped outside the country with the help of partners. Jordan, Economics, 2/18/2002 - Jordanian foreign minister confers with Russian ME envoy
The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan al-Maashar on Sunday in Amman discussed with the Russian ME special envoy Andre Vidovin conditions in the region especially on the Palestinian arena. Jordan-Russia, Politics, 2/18/2002