Arabic News Weekly Edition for Jordan, 10/7/2002
Weekly Edition, Jordan - Week of October 7, 2002
- MBC: Abdullah: the Hashimite family has no ambitions to ruling Iraq
The Jordanian King Abdullah on Friday denied any Hashimite ambitions in ruling Baghdad. This was expressed in an interview with the MBC TV during which he directed clear threats against the parties which he said have foreign links. He, in this regard, noted the Communist Party, the Baath party and the Islamic Labor Front. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 10/12/2002 - Jordan to host Omani, UAE, Bahraini, British, American maneuvers mid October
It was announced officially in Jordan that maneuvers will be held on the Jordanian territories between Jordanian, Omani, UAE, Bahraini, British and American military units in the mid of the current month. Jordan-Regional, Military, 10/10/2002 - Three Jordanian trade unionists arrested over membership in anti- normalization society
Jordanian legal sources said that the State Court attorney general Col. Mahmoud Obeidat on Tuesday ordered the arrest of three trade unionists accused of being members in a "non legal society" which stands against normalization with Israel. Jordan-Israel, Politics, 10/9/2002 - Abu al-Ragheb: Jordan to reform its economy Jordan, Politics, 10/8/2002
- Jordanian prince wants to revive a new Middle East region
Prince Hassan, the cousin of the Jordanian King Abdullah II, said in a statement to the Israeli daily Yadhout Ahronot that he wants to revive the hope of a "new Middle East region." Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2002