Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 7/15/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of July 15, 2002
- Washington's commitment to peace is stronger than believed Jordan-USA, Politics, 7/20/2002
- Jordan - Israel canal linking the Dead to red Sea
The Jordanian daily Jordan Times said Friday quoting a high ranking official that Jordan has started "non official" contacts with Israel in order to revive a project that aims at digging a canal to fight against the drying up of the Dead Sea. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 7/20/2002 - Jordanian- American maneuvers in al- Aqaba Jordan-USA, Military, 7/19/2002
- Syria's parliament speaker confers with member of Jordanian Upper House
The Speaker of the People's Assembly (PA) in Syria Abdul Qader Qaddoura on Thursday received Marwan al-Hamoud, member of the Jordanian al-A'yan (the upper chamber of the national assembly) who is also the secretary general of the forum for Arab states and African parliamentarians for populations and development. Syria-Jordan, Politics, 7/19/2002 - Jordan: death sentences against Cell group members for terrorism
The Jordanian state security court on Monday issued death penalty sentences, alleviated to imprisonment sentences for 15 years against three Jordanians who were convicted of being members in a group known as "cells " that was preparing to carry out "terrorist acts," in Jordan. Jordan, Local, 7/16/2002 - BBC: Jordan postpones 'cultural festival' events Jordan, Politics, 7/16/2002
- Jordan: resignation of media higher council chairman
Jordanian official sources announced on Saturday that the chairman of the higher council for the media in Jordan Kamel Abu Jabber left his post and gave no reason on the motives behind this resignation. Jordan, Politics, 7/15/2002 - Moussa visits Jordan Jordan-Regional, Local, 7/15/2002
- Moussa, Abul Ragheb discuss the occupied territories, Iraq
Jordanian Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb on Sunday in Amman met with the secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa and they discussed developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the joint Arab work as well as the situation in Iraq. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 7/15/2002 - Palestinians face new entry procedures to Jordan
Jordan has started to implement new procedures for Palestinians of the West bank who carry "temporary" passports and want to enter into the Jordanian territories. The new law includes introduction of justice or banking guarantees. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/15/2002