Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 7/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of July 29, 2002
- Turkey says US is not sharing plans on Iraq, FM to visit Jordan
The Turkish foreign minister Shukri Ghouril will visit Jordan next week in order to discuss American threats to topple the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, according to a spokesman for the Turkish foreign ministry on Friday. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 8/3/2002 - Palestinian PFLP denies Jordan's expulsion of Saadat's wife
The People's Front For Liberation of Palestine has categorically denied press allegations which stressed that the Jordanian authorities had expelled from Jordan the wife of the secretary general of the front Ahmad Saadat. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/2/2002 - New water desalination plant in Jordan Jordan-USA, Economics, 8/1/2002
- Al-Rai: Jordan denies to have received 8 expelled Palestinians Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/31/2002
- Jordan's king criticizes Prince Hassan for Iraqi position; differs with Blair
The Jordanian King in London on Monday and two days before his visit to the White House to meet with the US President George Bush called for not listening to the hawks in Washington, who support a military intervention in Iraq that might open the door, if it will happen before all possibilities in the Middle East. Jordan-Regional, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Muslim brothers doubt denial on attack; Abdullah: striking Iraq now a silly idea
The Jordanian King Abdullah has considered the American intervention in Iraq before achieving a progress towards the Palestinian - Israeli peace is a "silly idea," stressing that the best option in dealing with Iraq is to maintain a dialogue. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Al-Rai al-Am: US toughens visa measures in Jordan
The Jordanian daily al-Rai al-Am said on Monday that the American embassy in Amman started to toughen measures provided to grant entry visas to the US. The embassy decided to leave undetermined the period set to reply to a visa application approval; the embassy had previously a one month period to approve or deny a visa application. Jordan-USA, Local, 7/30/2002 - Jordanian prime minister talks with PLO secretary Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 7/29/2002
- Al-Rai: Jordan worried of US inspecting ships anchored in Aqaba
Jordan has expressed regret over the intention of the American forces to inspect ships heading to the Jordanian Aqaba port or leaving it, under the pretext of preventing smuggling of the Iraqi oil. Jordan-USA, Politics, 7/29/2002 - A new Jordanian passport Jordan, Local, 7/29/2002