Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 8/5/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of August 5, 2002
- Jordan elections to be postponed, sources say
Jordan has decided to postpone the legislative elections which were basically set for September of this year to the spring of 2003. Jordan, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Jordan summons Qatar's ambassador over criticism in a TV program
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marwan Muasher on Thursday summoned Qatar's ambassador in Amman to inform him of the anger and regret of the Jordanian government after the Qatari al-Jazeera satellite TV station broadcast a program in which there was criticism of present and officials Jordanian officials. Jordan-Qatar, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Amman: Muasher confers with Palestinian delegation
a Palestinian delegation held talks in Amman with Jordanian officials concerning the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in regard of the gradual withdrawal plan by the Israeli army. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 8/9/2002 - Passport requirement removed for travel between Amman, Damascus
The Jordanian minister of tourism Taleb al-Refae announced that Amman and Damascus are now studying measures to be taken for travel between the two capitals by the use ID, not passports, noting that this decision was taken in 2001 but was postponed to be enforced because of the security condition the region is passing. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 8/8/2002 - Jordan denies show of support for Iraq, the Palestinians
The committee said that a group of Jordanian youths were due to leave on a trip, in collaboration between the national committee in defense of Iraq and the Jordanian scouts society, heading for Baghdad, Iraq, carrying medicines and baby powder milk to the Iraqi children, but the Jordanian minister informed the border center to prevent this trip from leaving the Jordanian territories. Jordan, Politics, 8/8/2002 - Jordan bans al-Jazeera TV activities
The Jordanian authorities on Wednesday banned the al-Jazeera satellite TV station on its territories and withdrew its license, following a program considered as an insult to the Hashamite family and the role played by the Kingdom in Palestine and Iraq. Jordan, Politics, 8/8/2002 - Israeli fears of infiltration from Jordan by Palestinian resistance fighters
The Israeli radio announced on Wednesday that an important road extending along the Jordanian borders was closed on Wednesday for fears of infiltration of a " terrorist" armed group to Israel. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 8/8/2002 - Al-Rai: Washington denies resuming al-Aqaba inspection Jordan-USA, Politics, 8/6/2002
- Jordan denies exporting Israeli goods to Saudi Arabia
The secretary general of the Jordanian ministry of industry and trade Samer al-Taweel on Monday denied news reports stated by Saudi dailies on exporting Israeli goods to Saudi Arabia through Jordan. Jordan-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 8/6/2002 - Jordanian King visits South Africa Jordan-South Africa, Politics, 8/5/2002
- Bassam Abu Sharif founds 'Palestine's democratic party'
Former media advisor for the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat, Bassam Abu Sharif, announced in Amman, Jordan, the foundation of "Hizb Philastine al-Democrati " ( Palestine Democratic Party). It aims at establishing a Palestinian state on the occupied territories of 1967 including East Jerusalem, which will be the capital. Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 8/5/2002