Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 7/8/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of July 8, 2002
- Assafir: Jordan invites Iraq to check if US military is on its bases for attack
The US have completed its negotiations with four countries in the Middle East in order to use their territories during its attack against Iraq, especially Jordan in order to topple its President Saddam Hussein, according to the Lebanese daily Assafir. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/13/2002 - Jordan warns of attacking Iraq, denies American forces on its territories
The Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb has stressed that news published by certain papers that there are American forces in Jordanian military bases that will take part in striking Iraq, are groundless. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/12/2002 - Paris Club reschedules Jordan's debts
Jordan has concluded an important agreement with the Paris Club member countries to reschedule a sum of USD 2.1 billion to be paid by Jordan during the period from this July until December 2007. Jordan, Economics, 7/12/2002 - Large fire cuts Jordan's TV transmission
A large fire erupted in the building of the Jordanian TV in Amman that resulted in suspending TV transmission. Jordan, Local, 7/12/2002 - Dahlan is Arafat's security advisor, Oreikat: a crisis with Jordan on Palestinians crossing the border
The Palestinian local rule minister Saeb Oreikat on Wednesday in Amman expressed his hope to solve the crisis resulting from the fact that people of the West Bank are not able to get into the Jordanian territories with ease. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 7/11/2002 - Jordan's king discusses with Putin regional situation, bilateral relations
The Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday concluded a short visit for Moscow and left it on Tuesday noon immediately after the end of talks with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian official sources said the two sides discussed the situation in the Middle East, especially in the occupied Palestinian territories and relations between Jordan and Russia. Jordan-Russia, Politics, 7/10/2002 - Sudden visit by Jordanian King to Moscow Jordan-Russia, Politics, 7/9/2002
- Jordanian- Moroccan economic talks
The Jordanian minister of trade and industry Salah Eddin al-Bashir and the Moroccan state secretary in charge of foreign trade, Abdelkrim Benatik have discussed means of increasing trade exchange and founding investment projects between the two states. Jordan-Morocco, Economics, 7/8/2002